The new event is born with the intention of fostering reading among children and young people and giving greater visibility to children's and young adult literature in a region where specialized offerings are scarce. The initiative aims to make Bagà a meeting point for families, schools, creators, and professionals in the book world.
Throughout the day, various locations in the municipality will host activities open to all audiences, while the Escola Galceran de Pinós will be the venue for a professional day aimed at teachers, librarians, and reading mediators. The festival is organized by Tàndem LIJ Cooperativa, an educational and cultural project founded in September 2023, with the support of the Bagà City Council and as part of its Reading Plan.
Sources from the organization have explained that the festival is conceived as an opportunity to strengthen the presence of Catalan children's and young adult literature in rural areas and to foster contact among authors, illustrators, translators, editors, booksellers, librarians, teachers, and families. The importance of backlist books will be highlighted, and the aim is to contribute to the cultural and educational revitalization of the Alt Berguedà.
Activities open to the public will be spread across Plaça de Catalunya, Plaça del Raval, and the Casal de la Vila. The program will include storytelling sessions, music, illustration, and spaces to discover books and play with stories, running from 10:00 AM until the closing at 6:00 PM with a popular chocolate event.
In addition to the scheduled sessions, there will be book stalls in Plaça de Catalunya, a free reading area in Plaça del Raval, exhibitions at the Casal de la Vila on the magazines Cavall Fort and Tatano, and spaces dedicated to the Atrapallibres and Protagonista Jove awards.
The festival will also dedicate a day to professionals in education, libraries, and reading mediation at the Galceran de Pinós school, with workshops on poetic mediation and storytelling.
