Home / News / More Book Donations by the NBC Back to News More Book Donations by the NBC News 28th April, 2017 As part of the celebrations for World Book Day 2017 and Libraries Day 2017, the National Book Council took part in two events this week – a Literacy Fest for schoolchildren co-organised with Dingli Local Council and St Nicholas College Primary (Dingli) on the 27th and a book donation to Malta Libraries on the 28th, which was held at the office of the National Book Council. Deputy Chairman Charles Calleja and the general secretary of the Book Council, Mr Joe Debattista, represented the National Book Council while Deputy Librarian Ms Margaret Zammit accepted the donation on behalf of Malta Libraries. Several books were donated, most of which were either award-winning titles or titles that were shortlisted for previous editions of the Malta Book Prize. The National Book Council holds on firmly to the belief that more informed and more frequent use of local bookshops and public libraries by members of the public will benefit society in many ways. In order to encourage more frequent visits to libraries and bookshops, however, it is important that these are always kept stocked with high-quality and interesting material. In particular, promotion of local works of literature and research will motivate both increased readership and authorship of such material because it naturally engenders a sense of creativity among local communities. The NBC thanks all the organisations mentioned above and Malta Libraries for co-operating with the Council on such culturally important projects. SHARE POST Related Articles POSITION OF MANAGER WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK COUNCIL: JOBSPLUS PERMIT NUMBER 881/2025 News 9th September, 2025 Read More Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey heads to Malta Book Festival News 2nd September, 2025 Read More The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026 Opens for Submissions in Maltese and English News 1st September, 2025 Read More Shortlist For The 2025 National Book Prize Announced News 26th August, 2025 Read More What Makes a Great Short Story? News 18th August, 2025 Read More ANNOUNCING THE NBC’S SHORT STORY WORKSHOP TOUR (AUG-OCT 2025) News 5th August, 2025 Read More The National Book Council launches Five-Year Strategy 2025–2030 News 5th August, 2025 Read More Sandra Hili Vassallo Appointed Executive Director of the National Book Council News 22nd July, 2025 Read More The results of the Malta Book Fund 2025 are out News 15th July, 2025 Read More The 42nd PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th July, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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