Bangkok

1. Transform the old building of the Bangkok City Hall into a city library 2. Establish a Thai Cartoon Museum to inspire people to think outside the box 3. Cultivate a reading culture 4. Promote reading among children and youth 5. Encourage locals to research literature and broaden their minds 6. Promote learning and the usage of scientific books to encourage scientific thinking 7. Promote reading for instilling morality and good judgement, aiming towards a peaceful society 8. Work with the Bangkok Reading Group to create campaigns 9. The International Publishers Association (IPA) Congress, hosted by Bangkok in 2014 under the theme “Books Raise Morality, Enhance Creativity”. Numerous activities were organised all year long to reach these objectives. Bangkok collaborated with numerous organisations from the public and private sectors. Activities were run with departments in Bangkok, including those of education, healthcare, environment, social development, traffic control and 50 others. All sectors were also tied together under another theme, “Thinking, Doing, Learning, Fixing, and Taking Responsibility Together.” This stimulated mutual support and contribution from multiple stakeholders and associate networks like TK Park, The Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand,, SCG, The Mirror Foundation, Chula Book Center, Thai Health Promotion Foundation, and more.