At logos college we recognize each student as an individual with much potential. So gather all your pennies and head over to the bmich from september 16, on till september 23 for all your dose of books. This october, the logos hope the worlds largest floating library arrives at the colombo harbour. Colombo international book fair 2017 at bmich from september. Logos hope is the german the ship with the worlds largest floating book fair, will arrive in galle harbor on june 29 the public exhibition of books and the ship is to commence on june 30 and it is to be held until july 17.
The colombo international book fair was inaugurated by president mahinda rajapaksa at the bmich, this morning 10. Through the initiative, singer sri lanka will power the crew of the logos hope in their. Add this event to calendar asia colombo get started. The worlds largest floating book fair is returning to colombo this year too. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, has brought its international crew back to sri lanka. Luke continues the story of the risen jesus who will now extend his reign through the apostles and others to the furthest reaches of the roman empire. Sep 22, 2017 the colombo international book fair cibf is one of the most anticipated annual events in sri lanka.
Logos hope, currently in colombo, will dock at doha. Logos hope back in colombo port logos hope, worlds largest floating book fair is back in colombo. The logos hope, which was once a passenger car ferry, is double the size of doulos, which was the last om book fair ship to visit sa having called in 2005 and 2002. Logos hope floating book fair brings 400 volunteers to. Crew members are really geared up about visiting colombo again to close this tour of asia. Cibf is sri lankas best attended and largest consumer book fair visited by millions of people during the nine days encompassing two weekends. August 30 to sep 12 from 10am to 8pm from tuesday to saturday. With a crew of over 400 volunteers and staff from over 45 countries, logos hope will dock at the doha port from 10 to 21 october 20. Oct 06, 2015 logos hope brings international crew worlds largest floating book fair to bring international crew back once more october 6, 2015, 9. After declaring open the exhibition, president sirisena toured the exhibition and engaged in cordial discussions with writers and book publishers. In the port of kingston, jamaica, an unsuspecting member of the public received a celebration in her honour as she stepped off the gangway and into the worlds largest floating bookfair. Organised by the sri lanka book publishers association, the fair is also for publishers looking for content.
Governor, eastern province rear admiral mohan wijewickrama attended as the chief guest at the opening ceremony of the book exhibition on 10th january with a cross section of political and public officers of the. Logos hope ship berthed at colombo harbour in sri lanka in 2015. Colombo international book fair 2015 british council sri lanka. Logos hope floating book fair brings 400 volunteers to jamaica. The user has been admitted, on a binding basis, as an exhibitor for a future trade fair exhibition organised by leipziger messe at the time of download and storage, and during the period the logoname is used. An annual floating book fair, that is visited by hundreds of visitors. At the time of its retirement the doulos was the worlds oldest active, oceangoing passenger ship. Get ready to board the worlds largest floating book fair. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon visit colombo on her maiden voyage to sri lanka. The ship is docked in kingston, jamaica, while next.
Logos hopes onboard book fair offers an expanded selection of over 5,000 different titles of books at affordable prices. Logos hope floating book fair, the worlds largest floating book fair will be in durban harbour as a part of their first south african tour. Colombo international book fair, colombo, sri lanka. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will return to doha for a second visit in october 20, after three years of absence. With the vision of sharing knowledge, help and hope with the people of the world, the ship carried on board approximately 6000 different titles on a wide variety of subjects including parenting and relationships, leadership, travel, spiritual as well as a profusion of books for children. God has used the ministry of logos hope in mighty ways to transform lives and encourage believers around the continent of africa to reach out and make his name known. Jamaicans invited to visit floating book fair in kingston. Years later, after ivor became a christian, the book his mother purchase that day challenged him to commit his life to serving god. The logos hope was originally constructed in 1973 as a car ferry. Sep, 2017 colombo international book fair 2017 will be held from friday, 15th september to sunday 24th september from 9 am to 9 pm at the bmich bandaranaike memorial international conference hall, bauddhaloka mawatha, colombo 07. The ship opened its doors to the sri lankan public from october 22ndand is expected to be in colombo until november 12th. If you know trade fairs in colombo that are not listed, you can transmit them to us via announce new trade fair our team will update them in a timely manner to promote these fairs as well.
The mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair is now docked at the colombo port to enthrall book lovers in sri lanka with its mind boggling collection of over 7,000 titles ranging from education, technology, history, philosophy, art, cookery and fiction, as well as a selection of childrens books. International crew of volunteers return to colombo, sri. Two years ago, mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair was opened to the public and welcomed over 96,000 visitors. Ports and dates in orange italics are not confirmed yet. Sep 27, 2017 colombo international shopping festival to be held in 1st week of october september, 27, 2017 the first ever colombo international shopping festival will kick start on the 1 st october 2017, a move that is aimed at helping towards making sri lanka a retail hub. Mv logos hope is operated by the german christian charitable organization gba ships e. In 1974, ivor poobalan visited logos with his mother, who purchased a christian book at the book fair on board. Since then the ships logos, doulos, logos ii and now logos hope. Also check out blog on sri lankan books to get at the book fair and a the bibliophiles guide to the colombo international book fair. Logos hope is the german the ship with the worlds largest floating book fair, will arrive in galle harbor on june 29 the public exhibition of books and the ship is to. Sri lanka book publishers association organized a colombo international book fair at bmich from 18 th to 27 th september 2015 on 9. The last visit to the island was in 2017 when a total of over 160,000 visitors went on board the ship at both ports. Colombo book fair in full swing photos the sunday leader. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon make her first ever visit to south africa.
The colombo international book fair 2017 was opened by president maithripala sirisena at the bandaranaike memorial international conference hall bmich yesterday. Gba ships have responded to the coronavirus covid19 pandemic by closing logos hope to the public. Logos hope floating book fair comes to south africa. Listed in the colombo stock exchange since 1983, aitken spence has. The worlds largest floating book fair ship, logos hope, will dock in colombo from 30th august until 22nd september. Of the 87,500 visitors to logos hope in colombo sri lanka during the ships recent visit there, many remembered seeing logos and doulos as children. Logos hope follows its sister ship doulos which visited sri lanka six times.
Colombo international book fair sri lanka promotions. Not only does logos hope bring reasonably priced books at a fraction of their original price to farflung nations such as ghana, sudan, liberia and sierra leone, it also conducts a great amount. Floating book fair to return to doha in october marhaba. Logos hope follows its sister ships logos and doulos which visited sri lanka five times between 1971 and 2006. Carrying 5,000 books, the logos hope will visit mexicos east coast. Colombo international shopping festival to be held in 1st. Samudra book publishers is the proud principal sponsor of the kandy book fair while the platinum sponsors are sarasavi book shop, akura publishers, m d gunasena and godage.
The 14th edition of the colombo international book fair will be happening at bmich from 18 september to 26 september 2012. Dubai the worlds largest floating book fair, on the logos hope, is due to dock in dubai saturday, and move on to abu dhabi on february 7. Logos hope floating book fair attractions in sri lanka. Crewmembers are really geared up about visiting colombo again to close this tour of asia. Mv logoshope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is expected to return to jamaica from february to march 15, 2020, docking in both montego bay and kingston. The logos hope is the worlds largest floating book fair and is currently docked at the colombo harbour as part of its tour of asia. The colombo international book fair 2017, organised by the sri lanka book publishers association, was declared open on friday 15, at the bmich, and will continue till september 24, open from 9 am9 pm daily. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon bring its international crew with their life changing stories to colombo, before she saiis to africa. Renowned for its expansive book fair, the mv logos hope offers more. We will have time to kill before we go to the airport via bus 187 around 89pm for a midnight flight and will have light carry on backpacks that we can move around with. The ship will open to the public on august 30 to allow visitors the opportunity to purchase books and meet crew members. Logos hope the worlds largest floating book fair vessel was recently at the port of colombo. Colombo book fair in full swing photos photos show shoppers at the colombo international book fair, which is currently underway at the bmich.
The ship will be open to the public from august 30 to allow visitors to purchase books and meet the crew members. Sep 29, 2016 the colombo international book fair, which is organised by the sri lanka book publishers association, is being held at the bmich for the 18th consecutive time. President inaugurates colombo international book fair 2014. The mv logos hope, also known as the worlds largest floating book fair, is a nonprofit organization that sails around the world to bring knowledge, help and hope. Many may still remember doulos, logos hopes former sister ship. Known as the biggest book fair in asia, cibf is in its 14th year running.
Over 44 million people from more than 150 different countries have walked up one of this ships gangways to visit their floating book fair. Gba ships is a charitable organisation based in germany. Following is a list of the current and upcoming ports for logos hope. Entrance and 15% discount voucher on logos hope online. Located in fort, colombo city hotel is within a 10minute walk of popular sights such as galle face beach and galle face green. Volunteering ship is changing young lives lifestyle. Our crewmembers are focussing on maintaining the vessel, taking advantage of community training opportunities and are preparing creative ways to reach out to share knowledge, help and hope.
Good books for all featuring a mobile bookstore, as a part of international christian outreach movement. Governor, eastern province rear admiral mohan wijewickrama attended as the chief guest at the opening ceremony of the book exhibition on 10th january with a cross section of political and public officers of the area. The ships 400 crew members are volunteers who have come. The british council library will be a part of the annual colombo international book fair from 18 to 27 september at the sirimavo bandaranaike exhibition centre bmich hall a stall 43 get a british council library membership at a discounted rate and enjoy access to. The exhibition will be open to the public from march 19 april 03. Organised by the sri lanka book publishers association, there are approximately 200300 local and international stalls at the venue, ranging from books, stationery, and learning aids. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair,is returning to colombo. Colombo international book fair 2017 savi publications. Colombo international book fair 20 14 22 sep at bmich 9. When logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, docks in montego bay on february, there will be 400 volunteers from over 60 countries on board, among them one jamaican. The worlds largest offshore book fair, logos hope is currently moored at harbour city in hong kong, she arrived on july 25 and will sail to taiwan on august 10. Ttt live online logos hope arrives in trinidad facebook. By shabna cader of all book fairs that have been held in sri lanka, nothing would amount to the experience of going to one atop a ship. Many exciting experiences await the young and the old on board the logos hope.
The worlds largest floating book fair will dock at the mexican ports of veracruz. Sri lanka telecom sponsored logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, on its visit to sri lanka. Patrons are invited to browse its selection of over 5,000 educational books and. Sri lankas largest book exhibition, colombo international book fair 2014 will continue until september 17. Sri lanka telecom and logos hope work together to bring. Logos hope is arriving in colombo from phuket, thailand after concluding the visit from august 14 to august 23. President inaugurates colombo international book fair 2017. Mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will be back in colombo and will be open to the public from august 30 to september 22. Colombo international book fair 2017 at the bmich the. Floating book fair to anchor in dubai uae gulf news. Logos hope returns to ja in february news jamaica gleaner. Logos and names may only be used for the news reports of publishing houses andor journalists, or.
Logos hope returns to the bahamas the official site of the. Sep 16, 2016 calling all readers and book lovers, the colombo book fair is finally here. Through the initiative, singer sri lanka will power the crew of the logos hope in. Of course also other interesting trade fairs can take place in colombo, which are not yet known to us. Kandy book fair 2018 will be held from june 27 to july 1 from 9 a. Aug 10, 20 the worlds largest floating book fair august 10, 20, 7. Colombo international book fair cibf will be happening from 18 september to 27 september at bmich, 9am to 9pm.
The event is organised by the sri lanka book publishers association. President maithripala sirisena inaugurated the colombo international book fair 2017 organized by the sri lanka book publishers association for the 19th consecutive year, at the bmich, today 15. Logos hope ship with knowledge coming to colombo sri lanka. Kingston, jamaica the worlds largest floating book fair, the mv logos hope, will return to jamaica from february to march 15, docking in both montego bay and kingston. When logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, docks in montego bay on february, there will be 400 volunteers from over 60. The worlds largest floating book fair august 10, 20, 7. On june 28, 1971 while standing within a crowd of fifteen thousand people, joe colombo was shot three times in the back of the head. Worlds largest floating book fair to bring international crew back once more logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is returning to colombo. As the ship heads to africa, colombo will be the last stop in asia for more than five years. Yangon myanmar, colombo sri lanka, port louis mauritius. The ship is already open to the public since august 30th allowing visitors the opportunity to purchase books and meet crewmembers. Sep 20, 2017 highly regarded as the biggest book fair of the entire asian region, the colombo international book fair 2017, organized by the sri lanka book publishers association for the 19th consecutive year, was inaugurated last week by president maithripala sirisena, at the bmich, colombo. The last visit to the island was in 2017 when more than 160,000 visitors went on board the ship at both ports.
Since 1970 our ships have made over 1,400 port visits in more than 150 countries and territories and welcome over 44 million visitors on board. Mv logos hope is a ship operated by the german christian charitable organization gba ships. With colombo international book fair cibf opening its doors yesterday for a nine day journey, it is the time of the year to battle your way through the masses gathered at the bmich premises to hunt for the books you love at discounted rates. The mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, now docked at the carib cement companys port in rockfort, kingston, will be welcoming persons on board from february 27 to march 17. The exhibition will be open to the public from 9am to 9pm each day. It is scheduled to arrive in colombo on august 28 and will call muscat, oman on october 1 for a sixday book fair. Built in 1973 as the ferry mv gustav vasa for service between malmo sweden and travemunde germany, she later operated as the mv norrona providing a ferry. Expographic books flagship store battaramulla 455, pannipitiya road pelawatta battaramulla tel. Worlds largest floating book fair in colombo daily ft. Logos hope offers an expanded selection of over 5,000 titles at affordable prices.
Mv logos hope returns to sri lanka the worlds largest floating book fair august 10, 20, 7. This book fair is organised by the sri lanka book publishers association. The fair, which was declared open by the minister of education, bandula gunawardena on saturday, will run until september 26. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon be back in sri lanka. Sri lankas largest book exhibition, colombo international book fair 2016. Savi stall at colombo international book fair 2017. It is held annually in midseptember at the bandaranaike memorial international conference hall in colombo, sri lanka. The ship will visit both montego bay and kingston up to march 15, 2020. Serving others with oceangoing ships began in 1970 with the purchase of the original logos. Singer sri lanka demonstrated its continuous commitment to supporting the education sector by coming forward as the chief sponsor of the logos hope floating book fair.
The unique ship offers exclusive onboard events for people of all ages, in addition to an array of quality books at affordable prices. The ship opened its doors to the sri lankan public from october 22 nd and is expected to be in colombo until november 12 th. Worlds largest floating book fair logos hope to call on. Logos hopes first visit to sri lanka the sunday leader. Logos hope is closed to the public until further notice, in compliance with worldwide advice to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Logos hope is the worlds largest floating book fair, replacing the previous ship logos ii.
The past year has been a heartwarming time of ministry for logos hope s crewmembers on the continent of africa. Worlds largest floating book fair will make stops in mexico. Trade fairs with expired dates or trade fair dates yet. The worlds largest floating book fair the island home. Our mission is to nurture and facilitate the holistic development of students academically, physically and spiritually, in the hope that one day they would grow up to continue reading. This 33room, 3star hotel welcomes guests with a restaurant, free inroom wifi, and free self parking. Were an international ship sharing knowledge, help and hope with people all over. Aitken spence brings logos hope to sri lanka again. Logos hope worlds largest floating book ship made her very first visit to trincomalee harbour on 09th january 2014. Worlds largest floating book fair logos hope in colombo. The worlds largest floating book fair, logos hope, will soon return to doha for a second visit in three years.
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