At the opening ceremony of the Children's Literature Festival, the Chief Guest, Provincial Minister Higher Education Raja Yasir Humayun Sarfaraz said that the examination system of the country needs to be improved in order to the entry test to be abolished. The Provincial Minister Higher Education said that CLF is a wonderful platform to enhance learning among children through interactive activities like storytelling, panel discussions, STEM workshops, puppet shows and music. He said the more you read the more you learn and the easier it gets to understand new languages. One learns a great deal through books and books are one's lifelong friends.
The festival was attended by 1000s of students, teachers and families! They attended various sessions and many authors (child and adult) launched their books at the CLF. The session included the Art of Book Making by Oxford University Press, Storytelling through Theater by Atif Badar, Suno Kahani Meri Zubani, Puppet Making, Clay Modelling, Origami, STEM education workshop and many more.
Participants of the Festival: Famous poet and writer, Amjad Islam Amjad, Adeel Hashmi, Arfa Syeda Zehra, Khaled Anam, Sheherezade Alam, Amra Alam, Baela Raza Jamil- Director and founder Children's Loterature Festival, Mariam Khokhar- Chairperson Children Library Complex, Rumana Husain, Raheela Baqai, Hareem Sumbul Bari, Mina Malik Husain. In spite of the weather, the children participated in high spirits! CLF seeks to promote a reading culture for creativity, imagination, citizenship through multi-sensory stimulation both in and beyond classrooms and textbooks. CLF provides a unique platform that drives the interest of children towards the joy of reading, self-expression, tolerance and critical thinking.