Basler Jugendbücherschiff (Youth Book Fair on a Ship)

This yearly event is a very special book fair that takes place on the MS Christoph Merian boat that is docked at Schifflände. It houses all kinds of books for kids and youths of all ages in many different languages. Each year, thousands of children, adolescents, their parents, school classes, and teachers—essentially anyone interested in children’s literature—visit the ship to leaf through the books on hand and discover new reading material.
This year, the ship will again be docking at Schifflände for three weeks! The experts from the PZ.BS library have selected around 1,500 new picture, children's, and young adult books that can be browsed on the ship.
All events are suitable for families with children ages 5 and over. There will be readings on Saturday and Sunday from 15:30-16:30, after which the book ship sets off from the ship landing for a half-hour trip (until 17:15). Check out the varied list of events on their website.
Entrance is free.
Website
bs.ch/ed/hochschulen/pzbs/veranstaltungen/buecherschiff#ueber-das-buecherschiff
Where
Schifflände
4051 Basel
Map
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