International Book Fair opened its doors for the first time in Yaritagua

Published at: 07/02/2025 09:54 AM

This Thursday, February 06, the Venezuelan International Book Fair (FILVEN) opened for the first time in Yaritagua, Yaracuy state, in the spaces of the Mayor's Office of the Peña Municipality, in front of Plaza Bolívar.

The opening event was accompanied by the Single Cultural Authority in Yaracuy, Betty González, and the general director of the Mayor's Office of the Peña municipality, Milena Hernández, together with the honored regional writers Belky Montilla and Neri Carvallo.

González celebrated the initiative of the Ministry of Popular Power for Culture and the National Book Center to transfer FILVEN throughout Venezuela, not only to state capitals, but also to communities within, “for a vision that culture must reach every city, every community.”

In that sense, he extended the invitation to the people to come and enjoy the regional edition of this book festival in which they will see poetic recitals, book presentations and meetings with writers.

“We are celebrating this festival of words and literature. There are a good number of books, affordable, of good quality and extraordinary content, so that we can enjoy the word, the literature, the history. There are a wide variety of titles and there are no excuses not to read,” he said.

For her part, the general director of the Mayor's Office of the Peña municipality, Milena Hernández, recalled that this fair is the product of the policies promoted by Commander Hugo Chávez, who continue with the government of President Nicolás Maduro to bring books to every corner of the country.

“FILVEN is nothing more than a party for those of us who love to read, want to grow, for those of us who have said and understood that only through reading can we grow as people. From the Mayor's Office of the Peña Municipality we want to express our words of thanks to each one of you, our own and strangers, countrymen, who are joining us today in this wonderful event,” he said.

The FILVEN Yaracuy will be open until February 8 with an extensive exhibition of books from different literary genres, including poetry, novels and short stories.

News about The Dog and the Frog, Monte Ávila and the Ayacucho Library can be found through Librería del Sur, as well as the Simon Bolivar Study Center and the Venezuelan Anti-Blocking Observatory, among other labels and publishing funds, booksellers and institutions.

VTV/Mazo News Team