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Sharjah World Book Capital Reveals the ‘House of Wisdom’ Library Project

In News by Porter AndersonFebruary 2, 2020

Set for completion in April, Sharjah’s new House of Wisdom facility is designed to bring legacy and digital library services together with social learning.

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Sharjah World Book Capital Program Backs Kenyan Library Restoration

In News by Porter AndersonDecember 17, 2019

Backing ‘the journey of a historic cultural icon’ in Nairobi, the Sharjah World Book Capital program announces support for the McMillan Library restoration.

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Tbilisi Named UNESCO’s World Book Capital for 2021

In News by Porter AndersonOctober 7, 2019

Tbilisi has been named UNESCO’s 2021 World Book Capital, and the Georgian city will have the honor handed over to it by Kuala Lumpur.

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Sharjah Becomes UNESCO’s World Book Capital With a ‘Scheherazade’ Stage Premiere

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonApril 24, 2019

In its newly commissioned stage production, the emirate Sharjah has opened its year as UNESCO’s World Book Capital with a new tale for the ancient canon of the Arabian Nights.

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UNESCO Reviews Sharjah’s World Book Capital Plans; 2021 Applications Deadline is May 2

In News by Porter AndersonMarch 24, 2019

Bodour Al Qasimi met with UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay in Paris to discuss the coming Sharjah’s World Book Capital programming.

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Kuala Lumpur Named 2020 World Book Capital; Political Book Sales in the US; PRH Names New CFO

In News by Porter AndersonSeptember 21, 2018

Kuala Lumpur is the 2020 World Book capital; more political books in the US released and compete with growing sales of Woodward’s ‘Fear’; and PRH has a new CFO.

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Greece Opens Athens’ Year as UNESCO’s World Book Capital

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonApril 24, 2018

International officials and media gather on World Book Day to open the 18th UNESCO World Book Capital program in Athens, celebrating what Greece’s Prokopis Pavlopoulos calls ‘the powerful potential of books.’

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Bokova and Al Qasimi Certify Sharjah as UNESCO World Book Capital 2019

In News by Porter AndersonAugust 10, 2017

Calling for ‘a more open dialogue regionally and internationally,’ Bodour Al Qasimi accepts UNESCO’s designation of Sharjah as World Book Capital 2019.

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UNESCO Names the UAE’s Sharjah World Book Capital 2019

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJune 26, 2017

New recognition for efforts that Sharjah’s royal family and civic leadership have made, Sharjah follows Athens 2018 in the “World Book Capital” designation.

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Athens Named World Book Capital as 118-Year-Old Bookstore Closes

In News by Porter AndersonSeptember 23, 2016

Athens learns it’s UNESCO’s World Book Capital 2018 and that its largest bookstore, the 118-year-old Eleftheroudakis, is going under.

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