The Hong Kong Public Libraries will launch the Summer Library Festival 2025 under the theme "Summer Footprints - Stories of Local Culture" in July and August, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department announced today.

Through activities including workshops, online programme, exhibitions, etc, the festival aims to deepen the public's understanding of the life and traditional culture of the city, and raise their interest in reading.

Parents and children may join workshops at public libraries in various districts, where they can learn more about the life and culture of Hong Kong, such as the Cheung Chau Jiao Festival, street food and the love for giant pandas through making handicrafts.

They can also participate in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) workshops to make mini neon signs and distinctive music boxes, while learning about the science behind them. 

For teenaged and adult readers, they can opt for taking part in the landscape painting with Hong Kong characteristics workshops to learn about drawing and painting the city's beautiful scenery with coffee and pencils, or the transportation 3D origami workshops to make paper crafts of Hong Kong's public transport icons.

Furthermore, children can join storytelling workshops to learn about the significance of traditional festivals and make related handicrafts.

The Summer Library Festival 2025 also includes a four-episode online programme with the theme "From the Dining Table to the Writing Desk", exhibitions on the history of Hong Kong in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and intangible cultural heritage, different handicraft and traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy workshops, as well as large-scale calligraphy performances featuring the history and culture of the Qin and Han dynasties.

All activities are free of charge. Seat reservations are required for some of the programmes.