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Ideas to Celebrate World Book and Copyright Day -- April 23

Monica Palmer, President of APSS-Canada, reminds us that April 23 is the symbolic date chosen by UNESCO for world literature. The connection between April 23 and literature dates back to 1923 in Catalonia, Spain. It marks the date that Shakespeare, Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth of prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo.

At the General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, UNESCO paid a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those, who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.

Do you already have plans for World Book and Copyright Day? If not, its not too late to connect the world with your book. Let your imagine go wild.


April 23 falls on a Saturday this year. This is great time for arranging an event:
– at your local library
– in your local supermarket foyer
– at a department store
– at your barber shop or hair salon
– in your local park (weather permitting)
– or just set up a stall at an unconventional sites, you are bound to get attention.


What ever you do, have fun!
Happy World Book Day

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Comment by Laura Baker on April 20, 2016 at 9:22am

We're celebrating all week long at Sheridan!  Each day employees are dressing up based on a theme inspired by a book and the big finale will be on Friday where you can dress up as your favorite literary character.  Not only are we raising awareness among employees, we are having some fun with it too!  Photos from the week will be shared on our social sites to further spread the word.

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