Today, with the support of the akimat of Turkestan region, The Book Fair "Pagetimes" has started in the farab library. It is attended by well-known writers of our country, representatives of local intelligentsia and mass media, readers led by Ularbek Daleyuly, Yrysbek Dabey, Yerlan Zhunus.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the head of the Regional Department of culture Azimkhan Koylybayev noted that this project is of great importance, and recently young people are increasingly interested in reading books. He also supported the challenge taking place here and presented several books to the Farab library.
During the event, various competitions are held. New books are being presented. The audience reads poems and shows their skills. To date, more than 10 bookstores and publishers across the country have expressed their desire to participate in the fair. Among them are the publishing house" Alka"," Qasym"," HANKOMIX", the capital publishing house" Shugyla", the anthology" Otbasy", the publishing house" Arrow", the publishing house" Kyzmet", the bookstore" world of books".
The organizers focused on what the name of the project came from. "Reading a book begins first of all with a leaflet. To draw public attention to this. A person who has become distracted from reading or is just about to start reading, the suggestion to try flipping through a book sounds more pleasant than to read it. Each person discovers the world of books for himself through flipping through the pages. Also, isn't every day of life a new page? It follows from the proposal to start your day with reading books, – said Beisenkul Narymbetova.
It should be noted that the purpose of the project is to increase the interest of young people in books, promote reading among the population of the city, and create a desire to read among children. Through this, the city of Turkestan becomes an intellectual city and contributes to the formation of Turkestan culture. Assistance in the development of the Kazakh publishing industry with the participation of publishers, publishing houses, as well as poets and writers at the fair. Promote the formation of a positive immune system of the spiritual capital.
Press service of the Akim of Turkestan region

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ontustik/press/news/details/895365