Palakkad book fair from Oct 16 to 18
The District Library Council in Palakkad is hosting a three-day book fair starting October 16, featuring over 60 publishers and various cultural events. The initiative aims to promote reading through discussions, poetry festivals, and discounted book sales.
Why it matters
It highlights local community efforts to foster literacy and cultural engagement through public library movements.
The District Library Council development committee will organise a book fair at Prasannalakshmi Kalyana Mandapam here from October 16 to 18, featuring more than 100 stalls by over 60 publishers. Writer Vaishakhan will inaugurate the fair at 10 a.m. on Friday. District Library Council president C.P. Chitrabhanu will preside over the function. Fifteen books by local writers will be released on the occasion.
V.K. Sreekandan, MP, will inaugurate a cultural seminar in the evening. Writer Ashokan Charuvil will speak on the theme ‘The power of resistance through the written word’. One-person plays by library activists will also be staged. P.P. Sumod, MLA, will inaugurate the Vyloppilli poetry festival on October 17. A discussion titled ‘What remains to be said’ featuring writers from Palakkad will follow.
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