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1/ Roving Exhibition on Winning Entries (Guangdong) of "4．23 World Book Day Creative Competition" in 2025 - "Reading—My Travel Buddy" - Senior Secondary Category
| Date: | 2025/11/8 (Saturday) to 2025/11/30 (Sunday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
| Description: | In support of the World Book Day on 23 April, the Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) organises the “4‧23 World Book Day Creative Competition in 2025” on the theme of “Reading—My Travel Buddy” to promote a reading culture. Through competition, which integrates reading and creation, we hope to encourage children and young people to expand and deepen their scope of reading to open the door to knowledge, broaden their horizons and enrich their lives. |
1/ Roving Exhibition on Winning Entries (Macau) of "4．23 World Book Day Creative Competition" in 2025 - "Reading—My Travel Buddy" - Junior Secondary Category
| Date: | 2025/10/8 (Wednesday) to 2025/10/31 (Friday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
| Description: | In support of the World Book Day on 23 April, the Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) organises the “4‧23 World Book Day Creative Competition in 2025” on the theme of “Reading—My Travel Buddy” to promote a reading culture. Through competition, which integrates reading and creation, we hope to encourage children and young people to expand and deepen their scope of reading to open the door to knowledge, broaden their horizons and enrich their lives. |
1/ Roving Exhibition on Books Read by Winning Students of "4．23 World Book Day Creative Competition" in 2025 - "Reading—My Travel Buddy"
| Date: | 2025/10/8 (Wednesday) to 2025/10/31 (Friday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
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1/ Roving Exhibition on Reading Supernova of Reading Programme for Children and Youth in 2023-2024
| Date: | 2025/8/1 (Friday) to 2025/8/25 (Monday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
1/ Wedding Stories in Archives
| Date: | 2025/7/1 (Tuesday) to 2025/7/16 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
| Description: | Marriage marks a significant new stage of life for many couples, with wedding ceremonies and celebrations highlighting the rich traditions and culture of a society. In Hong Kong, the customs and registration associated with marriage reflect Hong Kong’s uniqueness in bringing together both Eastern and Western cultures. This exhibition will take the audience on a journey to revisit the development of marriage system and customs in Hong Kong and unveil lesser-known stories behind the archival records. |
1/ Sights and Sounds of Dancing: (I) From Street Dance to Literature Workshop
| Date: | 2025/7/6 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | By using a novel as the framework for dance choreography, the speaker illustrates and explains how to tell the story in the novel through dancing to allow participants to learn about the techniques used in dance choreography and enjoy the fun of reading. |
1/ “Sights and Sounds of Central & Western District” Series – “Sights and Sounds of Hiking”: (ii) From Hong Kong to the World
| Date: | 2025/7/5 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
1/ Exploring Hong Kong ICH
| Date: | 2025/6/1 (Sunday) to 2025/6/30 (Monday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
2/ Adventure in ICH
| Date: | 2025/6/1 (Sunday) to 2025/6/30 (Monday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
1/ ‘Mystery of Chinese Writing’ Roving Exhibition
| Date: | 2025/6/1 (Sunday) to 2025/6/30 (Monday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
| Description: | The development of Chinese characters has a long and rich history, beginning with the pottery inscriptions in the late Neolithic period, progressing to the oracle bone scripts and bronze inscriptions in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and evolving through small seal scripts after the unification by Qin to clerical scripts during the Qin and Han periods. By the Tang dynasty, Chinese writing system had fully matured and the art of calligraphy scaled new heights. As of today, Chinese characters continue to embody the wisdom of the past and demonstrates the charm of Chinese culture. The exhibition will use simple writings, images of artefacts and vivid illustrations to showcase the development and cultural connotations of Chinese characters. |
1/ Storytelling for Children
| Date: | 2025/6/28 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
2/ Storytelling for Children
| Date: | 2025/6/21 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
3/ Storytelling for Children
| Date: | 2025/6/14 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
4/ Storytelling for Children
| Date: | 2025/6/7 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library |
