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  Date: April 23, 2025 Venue: Learning and Information Resource Centre Each year, World Book and Copyright Day reminds us of the profound impact books have on shaping ideas, preserving culture, and respecting intellectual creativity. This year, the SFIT Library , in collaboration with the SFIT NDLI Club , is proud to host a vibrant celebration to honor books, authors, and the importance of copyright. 📚 Highlights of the Celebration: 📘 1. Book Exhibition & Takeaway Corner Explore a specially curated collection of books across genres—ranging from timeless classics to modern thought-leaders. What’s more? Selected books will be available for a takeaway —yes, you read that right! You can pick a book to keep, read, and cherish, absolutely free. It's our way of spreading the joy of reading. "A room without books is like a body without a soul." — Cicero ❓ 2. Quiz on Understanding Plagiarism Organized by the SFIT NDLI Club , this short and engaging quiz aims t...

Katherine Martinko   ( @feistyredhair) Living  /  Culture December 21, 2015 CC BY 2.0  Steve Bissonette Book lovers will want to adopt this lovely holiday tradition, which melds literary and holiday pleasures into a single event. Icelanders have a beautiful tradition of giving books to each other on Christmas Eve and then spending the night reading. This custom is so deeply ingrained in the culture that it is the reason for the  Jolabokaflod , or “Christmas Book Flood,” when the majority of books in Iceland are sold between September and December in preparation for Christmas giving. At this time of year, most households receive an annual free book catalog of new publications called the  Bokatidindi . Icelanders pore over the new releases and choose which ones they want to buy, fueling what Kristjan B. Jonasson, president of the Iceland Publishers Association,  describes  as “the backbone of the publishing industry.” "It's li...