Under the guidance and patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, the Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the Department of Culture & Information of Sharjah Government has been organising international book exhibitions in Sharjah since 1982, a 1 0 -day annual event usually held during the first half of Decemb er. The prime aim of S harjah World Book Fair is to generate reading habit among the people, mainly the younger generation, and to make quality books accessible to them at affordable prices. International Representations: In recognition of its international standard and success, the Sharjah World Book Fair is given memberships of many international organizations such as (1) Afro-Asian Book Council (2) Arab Publishers\' Association (3) GCC Book Committee, etc. Recognized by : International Publishers\' Association (IPA). General Organization: - S harjah World Book Fair has got two main divisions: (a) Display division (2) Sales division. - Both the divisions will have Arabic language and Foreign language sections . Visiting hours: - Morning: (09:00 - 13:00) - Evening: (16:30 - 22:30) - Fridays: (16.30 - 22.30) - Boys\' Schools: Saturdays & Mondays ( 09:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs). - Girls\' Schools: Sundays, Tuesdays ( 09:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs) - General Public: Daily (16:30 - 22:30) - Saturdays & Thursdays: (9:00 - 13:00) & (16:30 - 22:30) - Children\'s Activities: (10:00 - 12:00) & (17:00 - 19:00) - Associated Activities : Daily (17:00 - 21:00) Participants: (a) Publishing houses or their authorised agents (b) c ultural establishments , research centres, societies, universities, media. (c) Producers of educational aids, maps, audios/videos. Book Fair Guide: The Book Fair Guide published annually provides full information on the current book fair . Book Fair Catalogue / CD: The catalogue and CD, published in Arabic and English languages, contain full information on available titles (title name, author, price, e tc.) that are available at the fair, with a special children\'s books section . (Dewy System is applied for subject classification.)
Show Organizer:
Sharjah World Book Fair - Department of Culture & Information, Government of Sharjah
Event Date:
2008-10-29 - 2008-11-07
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