VHO – Taking place from April 23-26 at the Cultural Conference Center of Dien Bien province, the National Librarians Festival propagates the development of reading culture and introduces books to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory with theme “Dien Bien – Echoing the epic forever”.
Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy presented souvenir flags to units attending the Festival
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Trinh Thi Thuy, in her opening speech, reviewed the historical milestone 70 years ago. The historic victory of Dien Bien Phu “resplendent on five continents, shaking the earth” marked a brilliant milestone of Vietnam. Vietnamese people in the struggle against colonialism, for independence and freedom.
Echoing the epic Dien Bien forever
The victory of Dien Bien Phu as an immortal epic left behind many profound lessons, which still retain great values for the cause of innovation, construction and defense of the Socialist Fatherland of Vietnam. meaning in the period of development and integration.
“This is an important cultural activity, an opportunity for librarians across the country to apply their skills in introducing books and propagating documents about the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu; about the Party’s leadership and the skillful direction of President Ho Chi Minh; about General Vo Nguyen Giap, the legendary general, and many historical figures participating in the campaign; about the glorious history through 80 years of building, fighting and growing up of the Vietnam People’s Army; about the heroic memories of the old veterans and about a Dien Bien that is being renewed day by day…”, Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy emphasized. Through the Festival, it will contribute to raising awareness, sense of responsibility, arousing national pride, love for the homeland, desire to contribute, build and develop a prosperous and happy country in every way. people, especially the younger generation.
The 2024 propaganda festival to develop reading culture and introduce books is a useful playground for librarians to show their love for the profession, and is a valuable opportunity to exchange professional experiences, learn and spread. radiate good models, new and creative ideas in the journey of bringing books to readers. This is also one of many activities to strengthen, innovate, and apply information technology in propaganda work, bringing efficiency and pervasiveness, contributing to encouraging reading and promoting the development of reading culture. in the community. The Deputy Minister emphasized that with the meaning, impact and effectiveness that the 2024 Book Promotion and Promotion Festival brings, he hopes that libraries will continue to maintain and identify this as a regular task that needs to be performed. , is an important measure to improve the sense of responsibility and professional capacity of library workers throughout the country.
An art performance at the Festival
Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy proposed that, after the Festival, libraries continue to promote the application of information technology and digital transformation in association with innovating communication work in cyberspace, bringing Festival programs to promote widely spread so that the books and newspaper works introduced can truly come to life; Deploy and apply initiatives and models to serve books and newspapers effectively, consistent with local practice. Delegation members participating in propaganda must truly become the nucleus, the shock force in carrying out the noble mission of the library industry, bringing knowledge and information to the community, creating conditions for people to Regions and regions across the country have equal opportunities to access information and knowledge, develop self-learning capacity, contribute to improving people’s knowledge, developing a reading culture and building a learning society.
Director of Quang Tri Provincial Library Ho Ngoc Thien shared: “For the units and localities participating in this Festival, returning to Dien Bien is in a very heroic and exciting atmosphere commemorating the 70th anniversary of the War. Winning Dien Bien Phu, we had a lot of emotions and excitement. Those who work in libraries and reading culture have brought here the nuances of many regions, associated with Dien Bien Phu. During the Dien Bien Phu Victory, Quang Tri people also made many contributions to Dien Bien. This time we bring a cultural space for reading, expressed through theater, recreating those contributions of Quang Tri people to this historical land. We want to send a message for peace to all people and tourists in Vietnam and the world.”
Many readers visit the book exhibition
Inspire the young generation
In his welcome speech, Standing Vice Chairman of Dien Bien Provincial People’s Committee Pham Duc Toan expressed that the Festival aims to propagate and introduce many publications about the Dien Bien Phu Victory, President Ho Chi Minh, and General Vo Nguyen. Giap and other generals, soldiers and compatriots across the country participated in the resistance war against the French…
Activities at the Festival not only revive the heroic historical moments of the nation but also widely propagate to a large number of people and international tourists about the historical traditions of our nation. thereby inspiring today’s youth to have a deeper understanding of the Dien Bien Phu Victory and the revolutionary achievements of their ancestors in this Campaign. “With the pride of 70 years of Dien Bien Phu Victory and the rich and exciting activities within the Festival, each delegation and each Library staff will be equipped with new experiences, knowledge and skills. From there, continue to cultivate more love for the profession, enthusiasm for dedication to spreading human knowledge to a large number of readers and book lovers, making an increasingly practical, comprehensive and profound contribution to the cause of building build, protect and develop the country in the period of integration and development…”, Mr. Pham Duc Toan believes.
The festival has the participation of 42 delegations with more than 1,000 members, representing more than 10,000 librarians from 63 provincial and city libraries; armed forces library; University libraries across the country. The books introduced by library groups at the Festival are rich and diverse sources of material, being stored and served to readers at libraries, providing viewers with a comprehensive source of information about Victory. history of Dien Bien Phu; about General Vo Nguyen Giap, the legendary general, and the characters participating in the campaign; about the glorious history through 80 years of building, fighting and growing up of the Vietnam People’s Army, about the heroic memories of past veterans and about a renewed Dien Bien today. Mr. La Dinh Nghia, Director of Quang Nam Provincial Library, said: “Our group had to travel 2 days and 1 night to reach Dien Bien. Even though the road is far away, we are very happy to participate in this Festival.”
National librarians propagating the development of reading culture and introducing books organized annually by the Library Department advising the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is a very meaningful activity. At festivals, librarians have the opportunity to exchange, learn, propagate reading culture and introduce books to more readers; Show love for the profession and enthusiasm for the job. Each festival has a different theme, each associated with the most important event in the country that year. According to the delegations, this year’s Festival is larger in scale, investing in human resources, competition content, and funding, participating in activities more effectively and closer to reality. “Our group has participated in the Festival many times, but this time it was the largest, the furthest, and devoted the most. We feel honored to participate in the Festival on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory,” Mr. Nghia shared.
The opening program and all days of the Festival will be open and free to serve local people and students in the city. The Festival organizers will replay the Festival participation program of 42 Library delegations on the YouTube channel Books and Vietnamese Wisdom for people to access, review and vote on the most popular program. Based on nominations on the channel, the Organizing Committee will award prizes to the Program with the most votes from the audience.
