People read at State Library of NSW in Sydney, Australia, on April 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)
SYDNEY, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The State Library of New South Wales, the oldest library in Australia held an online event with the nation's significant authors to mark the World Book Day on Friday.
Maggie Patton, manager and curator at the State Library of New South Wales, told Xinhua that they will have a special online recording of significant individuals to talk about their favourite and least favourite books on that day.
This event is a part of a series of cultural activities the library planed to attract more people to take a tour and enjoy reading.
The library also has a rich and precious collection of William Shakespeare and a Shakespeare Room to commemorate the death of the great writer, making it a perfect place to take a tour on the World Book Day, which was established to memorise several prominent authors including William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.
"We are the only library in Australia that has the first four very important publications of Shakespeare," Patton said.
"The library holds all four Shakespeare folios, including the first one, so these are the most significant additions of Shakespeare, published in the 17th century. We like to think of ourselves as the home of Shakespeare in Australia."
Maggie Patton, manager and curator at the State Library of New South Wales, introduces books of William Shakespeare at the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, on April 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)
People read at the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, on April 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)
People read at the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, on April 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)■
