Sarawak Children's Festival, Sibu

Sarawak Children’s Festival held anually in Pustaka Negeri Sarawak. It is a re-brand from “Pustaka Bookaroo International Children’s Literature Festival”. The program and activities are plan based on fun educational activities.

Objectives

• Celebrating the joy of reading
• Promoting the art of learning
• Introducing new technologies
• Promoting membership

Program

*Storyspace

-Storytelling activities involving professional local and international storyteller.

*Makerspace

-Activities held based on Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) with the support of various gadget and robot.

*Gastrospace

-Kids are expose to healthy eating structure. They will be taught on some of the technics in preparing simple and healthy food.

*Gamespace

-Fun and interactive games such as Congkak, Seremban,Cup Stacking Challenge, Tin Can Pyramid Game and IQ Games Challenge

*Performance Space

- Kids are expose to local and international performing which involves performance such as, dancing, theatre and acting.

Virtual Sarawak Children's Festival 2020

After the Covid-19 outbreak in March 2020, all activities was held virtually. For 2020 Sarawak Children's Festival, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Sibu was conducting TWO (2) spaces which are Performance Space and Gastro Space.

Government & Private Sectors Involved

Organization Name		Program/Space
1) Pejabat Kesihatan Bahagian Sibu 2) Miss Cheryl (Arts Theatre) 3) Addy bin Saat (Traditional Dance Performance)		Gastro Space Performance Space Performance Space

Impacts

1. Exposure of various knowledge for the kids
2. Help improves kids' self confident