Ljubljana was designated World Book Capital City 2010 by the UNESCO selection committee in Paris on Wednesday. The Slovenian capital will become the tenth World Book Capital City, an acknowledgment of the best programme dedicated to books and reading, according to the UNESCO website.
Ljubljana won the competition for the "quality of its application as well as for its diverse and complete programme, widely and enthusiastically supported by all players involved in the book industry (publishers, bookstores and libraries)," the jury's statement reads.
The Slovenian capital will take on the title on 23 April 2010 (World Book and Copyright Day) for a year.
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