The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has announced the return of its ‘Khazanat Al Kutub’ initiative, bringing a series of events which promote reading to Abu Dhabi malls and government entities for the third year in a row.
The event aims to encourage a culture of reading in the local community and to distribute the ALC’s publications on a wider scale, bringing them to the largest number of readers by making them available for sale at malls and shopping centres at permanent ‘Khazanat Al Kutub’ displays.
Activities for this year were launched at Bawadi Mall in Al Ain, with the event set to continue there until 22 February. Al Ain Municipality will host ‘Khazanat Al Kutub’ from 20 February to 10 March, while Bawabat Al Sharq Mall in Abu Dhabi will host it from 26 February to 13 March. Other sites will be added later on, further expanding the initiative across the emirate.
This third edition of ‘Khazanat Al Kutub’ follows the great success of last year’s event, and the Centre plans to expand activities to all seven emirates in the future.
His Excellency Dr. Ali bin Tamim, Chairman of the ALC, said: “We have expanded the scope of the ‘Khazanat Al Kutub’ initiative into an annual cultural event, as part of ALC’s wider plans to promote reading as a daily habit among all members of the community and introduce readers to the Centre’s latest publications. Holding the events in malls and shopping centres ensures that we give the widest possible audiences access to a large number of books in a new and innovative way, helping to build a community of avid readers.”
The ‘Khazanat Al Kutub’ events welcome visitors daily from 10am to 10pm on weekdays, and until midnight on weekends, presenting hundreds of books in both Arabic and English. Book genres vary and cover everything from children’s and young adult literature, to travel literature, heritage and history, geography, biographies, literature, arts, sports, natural and applied sciences, languages, social sciences, philosophy, psychology, and general knowledge.
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