World Book and Copyright Day 2024, more commonly known as World Book Day or International Day of the Book, is observed every year on April 23rd. It was decided by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to observe a day that promotes reading, publishing and copyrighting. The first World Book Day was celebrated on 23 April in the year 1995. Let us learn a little bit about World Book and Copyright Day 2024 such as its history, significance, celebration, etc from this article.
World Book and Copyright Day 2024 Date
| Event | World Book and Copyright Day 2024 |
| Date | April 23, 2024 |
| Day | Sunday |
| World Book and Copyright Day 2024 Theme | Indigenous Languages! (Last year) |
World Book and Copyright Day History
Idea to celebrate a day of books came originally the Catalan’s ‘Day of Book’ called as Dia del Llibre. Dia del Llibre was celebrated in Catalonia every year on April 23rd. Thus, in 1995 UNESCO took a step and declared that from now every April 23 will be celebrated as the World Book and Copyright Day.
The date was chosen as it also marks the death anniversary of William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, and birth or death anniversary of several other prominent authors.
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World Book and Copyright Day Significance
To promote the habit of reading and to make people more aware of the importance of books, World Book and Copyright Day is observed every year. Many amazing quotes about books being a source of knowledge and our best friends are provided by great authors every now and then.
World Book Day also offers a way to offer our tribute to great books and authors.
World Book and Copyright Day 2024 Celebration
On World Book Day, people can spend their time at home by reading a good book. Nowadays, you can also read e-books from your internet and gain knowledge about many things. In many countries, International Day of the Book is celebrated with street festivals and students performing reading on the street.
You can also gift a good book to your book-loving children or friends to make the World Book Day celebration even more special
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World Book and Copyright Day 2024 Wishes
Here are some wishes for you to send to your friends and family on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day 2024.
Dive into the world of books and you will find yourself rising up as a more complete person. Happy World Book Day!
If heaven exists, it must be stacked with books and be a library of some sort. Happy World Book Day!
Here’s to spreading the love for books and the joys of reading and wishing everybody a very Happy World Book Day!
There are many reasons to be happy in the world but the biggest reason of them all is books. Happy World Book Day everybody!
There is nothing better than getting lost in a world of books. Happy World Book Day!
The habit of reading is the best habit to pick up in life. Happy World Book Day!
Books can be safely described as gateways to enchanting worlds. Happy World Book Day to everybody!
Books are the best companions that a person could ask for. Here’s to celebrating books. Happy World Book Day!
One who does not know the happiness a book brings has missed out on a lot of good things in the world. Happy World Book Day!
There is no better friend than a book. It gives you advice, lets you relate to it and does not even judge you. Happy World Book Day!
World Book and Copyright Day 2024 Quotes
Check out some inspiring book-related quotes to celebrate World Book and Copyright Day 2024.
The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library – Albert Einstein
Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know. – Alberto Manguel
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one. – George R.R. Martin
Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world. – Malala Yousafzai
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. – Mark Twain
It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it. – Oscar Wilde
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read. – Mark Twain
There is no friend as loyal as a book. – Ernest Hemingway
Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination and the journey. They are home. – Anna Quindlen
Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well. – Mark Haddon
Frequently Asked Questions
World Book and Copyright Day 2024 is being observed on 23rd April 2024.
Last year, it was Indigenous Languages!
23 April 1995
