The Reading Festival Initiative

Biblionef’s Reading Festival Initiative aims to bring the joy of reading to life for children around the world. Through these festivals, we create vibrant spaces where stories come alive, imagination thrives, and every child can experience the magic of books, regardless of their background or language.

Each festival is designed as an engaging platform full of storytelling, creative workshops, and interactive games that place books at the heart of the experience. The focus is especially on primary school children, encouraging a lifelong love for reading while strengthening their language and literacy skills.

The Reading Festivals are more than just joyful events — they are part of a larger movement to promote quality education and equal opportunities for all children. By participating, partners and organizations directly contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:

• SDG 4 – Quality Education: fostering literacy and learning through access to books and reading activities.
• SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities: ensuring that all children, regardless of their situation, can benefit from the power of stories.
• SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals: uniting schools, libraries, ministries, NGOs, and volunteers in a shared mission to make reading accessible and fun.

Want to know who our partners are?
Visit the Reading Festival editions by country to learn more.

Would you like to become a partner or sponsor?
Get in touch with us! We’d love to collaborate with you to bring the joy of reading to even more children.