Pop-up Library to be launched in various districts to promote reading in community

     The Hong Kong Public Libraries will hold "Fun Reading at Your Neighbourhood – Pop-up Library" in various districts from mid-November to January next year. With book displays, e-book borrowing services and other activities such as story-telling and crafts workshops, members of the public can enjoy the fun of reading in the community.
 
     The Pop-up Library will display more than 250 books, including picture books and books themed on sports, science and technology for visitors to enjoy reading on the spot. Other activities will include an e-Reading experience, Ventriloquist Storytelling and Crafts Workshop, happy selfies and game booths. Upbeat, the first "young old" a cappella group under the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, has been invited to perform at the last event to convey positive energy with their voices.
 
     The Pop-up Library will appear at the following venues and times:
 
Tuen Mun Cultural Square
Date: November 18 (Sunday)
Time: 11am to 6pm
 
Fung Tak Park, Wong Tai Sin
Date: December 1 (Saturday)
Time: 11am to 6pm
 
On Tat Estate Plaza, Kwun Tong
Date: December 15 (Saturday)
Time: 11am to 6pm
 
Exhibition Hall, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
Date: January 20 (Sunday)
Time: 11am to 6pm
*A cappella performance from 3pm to 4pm
 
     Each Pop-up Library will feature Ventriloquist Storytelling and Crafts Workshop in which ventriloquists will also conduct interactive games with children. The storytelling and crafts workshops will be held from noon to 1.15pm and from 4pm to 5.15pm (only the noon session is available on January 20). Each session can enrol 15 pairs of parent and child (one child aged 4 to 12 accompanied by one carer). Interested people can register on-site 30 minutes before the session starts on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
     Admission for all activities is free and members of the public are welcome to attend. For enquiries, please visit www.hkpl.gov.hk/en/extension-activities/event-category/144063/fun-reading-at-your-neighbourhood-pop-up-library or call 2921 3599.