Past LibFest

The first Hong Kong Library Festival carrying the theme of ‘Reading‧ Creativity’ was held from 20 October to 21 November 2019.  The monthlong Festival promoted the culture of reading through exhibitions, talks, workshops, as well as parent-child and citywide activities, brought readers various perspectives in reading.。

One of the highlights is the large-scaled exhibition held at the Hong Kong Central Library, offering a diverse reading experience from printed materials and heritage documents to technologies and installations.  Special features included ‘Gulliver Immersive Storytelling Wall’, ‘Comet in Moominvalley’, ‘Application of Technology in Libraries of Tertiary Institutions’, Virtual Reality (VR) experience, showcase of award-winning publications and e-books.




The 2nd Hong Kong Library Festival, held between October and November 2020 under the theme ‘Reading Quartet’, promotes reading from printed materials to cross-sector arts, multimedia, virtual technologies and arts activities through blending both online and offline platforms.

During the festival, various events featuring four sections: ‘Light and Shadow’, ‘Innovative World’, ‘Variety Show on Stage’ and ‘Living with Books’ were held in the Hong Kong Central Library, other public libraries and the thematic website.  Through these creative activities, readers could appreciate cross-displinary arts and literature pieces.  And more than 50 online programmes (such as musical performances, workshops, story theatre, etc.) were uploaded onto the festival website during the festival period, for enjoyment by the public.