Mamkegh inaugurates ‘Reading for All’ festival

By JT - Nov 29,2015 - Last updated at Nov 29,2015

AMMAN — Culture Minister Lana Mamkegh on Sunday inaugurated the 2015 “Reading for All” festival, which is part of the Jordanian Family Library project, at the Madaba culture directorate, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The festival features 50 titles sold at affordable prices. Mamkegh said the project was launched in 2007 to make books available for families. The festival will continue until December 3, with each book sold at JD0.25 to JD0.35.

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