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NBDB: The Book Nook project and Frankfurt Book Fair
By Aric John Sy Cua
Oct 22, 2024 12:06 am

IN 2021, the National Book Development Board (NBDB) launched Book Nook, a program to instill a reading culture among children.

At its launch, Book Nook opened an initial 52 sites across Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao, featuring a wide selection of books and reading materials in English, Filipino and other Philippine languages.

National Book Development Board Chairman and The Manila Times Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dante ‘Klink’ Ang II says the guest of honor program of the annual Frankfurter Buchmesse in Germany is an opportunity for the world to discover more about the Philippines not just in its literature and culture but in many aspects of its society. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO

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