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Library, ahoy! Floating book fair sails into town

Doulos Hope welcomes book lovers on board from tomorrow

Updated 7 months ago · Published on 06 Sep 2023 2:15PM

Library, ahoy! Floating book fair sails into town
The floating book fair Doulos Hope will be open to visitors in Kota Kinabalu from tomorrow onwards. – Facebook pic/Doulos Hope, September 6, 2023

KOTA KINABALU – International floating book fair, the Doulos Hope has confirmed its arrival here tomorrow.

The ship will be open to the public at the South Jetty of Kota Kinabalu Port from tomorrow until October 1.

The opening hours will be from 4pm to 9pm from Tuesday through Sunday.

“Visitors to Doulos Hope are offered a selection of over 2,000 different book titles at affordable prices,” the operators said in a media statement today.

“They cover a wide range of subjects including science, medicine, arts, languages, faith, hobbies, cooking and sports.

“It promises to be an exciting family event, with children’s titles, academic texts, dictionaries and atlases,” it said.

Children must be accompanied by adults and require their own tickets.

The Doulos Hope is the sister ship of Logos Hope which visited Sabah in November 2021. – The Vibes, September 6, 2023

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