14th of February – International Book Giving Day

Since 2012, this holiday has been celebrated in many countries of the world, its main idea is to inspire people to give each other books and to show that a paper book remains a relevant gift and does not lose its value.

There are holidays that were born thanks to the attention of the UN or other public organizations to problems of an international nature, there are public holidays, religious, professional, and others. One way or another, each of them has its own history of origin.

Book Donation Day is a holiday that has become international not only because of its global nature but also because it has its roots in the people, that is, the initiative for its appearance belongs to one ordinary person - American Emmy Broadmoor, the founder of a children's book website in the USA.

Plus, Amy Broadmoor is a mother of three. It was the question of one of the sons, who once asked my mother - why there is no such day in the year when people give each other books just like that and became the impetus for the birth of a new significant holiday. Addressing initially through her channels of communication to familiar bloggers, users of social networks, colleagues, and partners on the site, Emmy initiated in 2012 the annual February 14 Book Gift Day.

Today, the ideological inspiration of the promotion and popularization of the book and the holiday have achieved their goal: the book is still loved, and the holiday is international.

The organizers and activists of the holiday ask all not indifferent people to treat the book with care, not to forget that, unfortunately, even today not everyone in the world has the opportunity to freely get acquainted with the book. Someone - because of insufficient material support, and someone - because of a difficult life situation, social reasons. There are orphanages, shelters, boarding schools, hospitals where children left by their parents are. To bring their books that have been read or are not in demand due to the children who have grown up in the family, to donate these books, seeing the joy in the eyes of the child and remembering that not only gadgets can cause such a genuine feeling is a good deed!

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