At the initiative of the Saken Seifullin Central Library of the Zhetysu region, the regional competition "Kitap oku koshbasshysy – 2025" ("Leader in Book Reading – 2025") was held among the libraries of the region. The purpose of the competition was to widely promote Kazakh children's literature, increase interest in reading, and foster a culture of reading.

Thirteen students aged 12–13 from district and city schools, skilled in the art of expressive reading, participated in the competition.

The competition consisted of three stages:

Stage I – writing a short composition or essay using 10 words related to the nature of Zhetysu.

Stage II – participants were given two excerpts from literary works and had to identify the works they were taken from.

Stage III – a task called "Caravan of Questions", in which participants selected hidden cells containing 5 questions each based on the works of 10 different authors.

 The panel of judges included Zhetysu poets, writers, and journalists: Esbolat Aydabosyn, Madi Alzhanbai, Aidyn Kalimkhan, Kazakh language and literature teacher Anar Dospaiqyzy from Secondary School-Lyceum No. 18 named after Baktibai Zholbarysuly, and Deputy Director of the Saken Seifullin Central Library, Madina Baimendinova.

Based on the results of the competition:

First place diploma and valuable prizes were awarded to Aisha Altynbek, a student of Abai Secondary School in the village of Almaly, Karatal district.

Second place diploma – Enlik Saulebai, a student of the secondary school named after Nikolai Ostrovsky, Sarkand district.

Third place diploma – Ulzhan Zhanarkyzy, a student of the secondary school named after Kabylisa Zhyrau in the village of Kainarly, Eskeldi district.

All participants and their mentors received letters of appreciation and special recognition awards.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-archive/press/news/details/1069595?lang=kk