📚📚The City of Athens Library, one of the most important and historic libraries of the country, reopened its doors to the citizens on 11 February 2025. The Library has been radically modernized, while some 25,000 books of all categories are now freely accessible to the public.

On this occasion, read about the library's history, the books, archives and rare collections it houses, the challenges it faces and the future prospects as it enters a new era.

Δήμος Αθηναίων
Οργανισμός Πολιτισμού, Αθλητισμού και Νεολαίας Δήμου Αθηναίων

The lead tablets of the Dodona Oracle, part of UNESCO “Memory of the World”, whiteness timeless human concerns and offer invaluable information about socio-historical and political contexts, epigraphy and dialectology.

The Executive Board of UNESCO, on April 14th, unanimously decided to approve the designation of February 9th as “World Greek Language Day”. The decision of the Executive Board recognizes the universality and the global contribution of the Greek language to the cultural heritage of humanity.

📚📚Little bookstores constitute an integral part of our culture and our local communities. It’s the place where writers can connect with readers, where we discover new, unknown worlds, where children are captivated by the thrill of reading that can last a lifetime. They are the places that never stop inspiring us, uniting us and spreading the love for books.

Reading Greece spoke to Ioanna Diamanti and Miltos Gitas, owners of 'Mov Koukouvagia', a little bookstore in Ioannina, Epirus, about the role of little bookstores and their influence on reading preferences, as well as the challenges they are faced with and the prospects ahead.