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Saturday 5 November 2022

Council of Ministers receives bag with books in connection with

the 30th edition of the Children's Book Festival

ORANJESTAD - On Friday, for the children to enjoy.
November 4, 2022, the Chil- Let us keep reading with
dren's Book Festival will ini- joy and keep visiting the
tiate at the Cas di Cultura at National Library."
5:00 pm.
Minister of Education and
It is the 30th edition of the Sports, Mr. Endy Croes,
Festival organized by the thanked the National Li-
National Library of Aruba brary for the books and
with the theme “Biba Natu- expressed his support for
ra-lesa”. In connection with the Festival. “It is great to
the opening of the Children promote, educate and in-
's Book Festival, the Library spire our children to read
Director, Mrs. Astrid Britten, because reading improves
and the festival's coordi- your knowledge, which we
nator, Mrs. Zetsia Ponson, support. Stimulate the chil-
visited the Council of Min- dren to read because the
isters, where they gave the more you do it, the more
ministers a goody bag with you know, and the more
a book. Minister Mrs. Evelyn Wever- Festival, each minister re- The Children's Book Festival you know the smarter you
Croes remarked, “When ceived a gift bag contain- was first organized in 1993 are."
The Children's Book Fes- children read, a world ing two books, the festival to promote reading and
tival will take place from opens to them that they will book and the 30th edition has grown ever since. It is At the end of the encoun-
November 7 to November not get to know in another book, which includes 30 becoming becomes big- ter, the Prime Minister in-
11, 2022, at the National way, and that is something songs produced for each ger and bigger every year. vited all parents, teachers,
Library in Oranjestad and we need to inculcate more edition of the Children's and all who influence chil-
San Nicolas. The library in- and more in our children Book Festival. Mrs. Ponson The library put together a dren and the youth, to visit
vites the entire community, and youth." stated “We are happy that magnificent program for the children's Book Festival.
particularly the children, to the Ministers are also pro- the opening event at Cas
be part of this book festival. Mrs. Zetsia Ponson stated moting the Book Festival. di Cultura. This year, for the The Prime Minister also ex-
that this year marks the 30th Thirty years is a long time, first time, it will include a pressed gratitude and ap-
The schools are preparing edition of the Children's and Friday, November 4, video clip of the festival's preciation to all the schools
for the book festival, and Book Festival with as theme 2022, is the 30th edition of song. Library Director, Mrs. working hard and passion-
next week, writers and illus- "Biba Natura-lesa” - Long the festival at the Cas di Astrid Britten stated, “We ately to prepare for the
trators will promote reading live nature. In connection Cultura starting at 5:00 pm. believe that as a library, we Festival.q
among the children. Prime with the 30th edition of the need to promote reading