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UNESCO has celebrated World Book and Copyright Day on 23 April for 17 years now. UNESCO Member States around the world celebrate the power of books to bring us together and transmit the culture of peoples and their dreams of a better future. ||
 * [[image:islqatar/logo_UNESCO.gif link="http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/world-book-and-copyright-day-2013/"]] || === Message of Irina Bokova, Director General for World Book and Copyright Day 2013 ===

Join the Twitter feed #islqWBCD ||  || The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier ||
 * Join the fun and celebrate reading - Teen Book Buzz! ||
 * [[image:islqatar/Book Crossing sign.png align="center" link="http://www.bookcrossing.com/"]] || Book Crossing – bring a book you have enjoyed, and take another away!  ||
 * Open mic – celebrate the spoken word – your own creation or a piece that has had an impact on you. || [[image:islqatar/mic.jpeg align="center" link="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/"]] ||
 * [[image:islqatar/nobodymove.jpg width="161" height="240" align="center"]] || Shoot literature – collaborate in groups to produce amazing photography around book titles.  ||
 * World Book and Copyright Day Twitter - tweet about what you are reading and share your opinions of the books
 * Dress up as a book title – use all your creative juices to identify a good title and create an outfit! ||
 * [[image:islqatar/bookcover twilight.jpeg align="center" link="http://writingwithcheryl.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/its-a-writing-themed-halloween/"]] || [[image:islqatar/The_bone_grubber.jpg width="306" height="294" align="center" link="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/"]]