focused on nine objectives: Transform the old building of the Bangkok City Hall into a city library Establish a Thai Cartoon Museum to inspire people to think outside the box Cultivate a reading culture Promote reading among children and youth Encourage locals to research literature and broaden their minds Promote learning and the usage of scientific books to encourage scientific thinking Promote reading for instilling morality and good judgement, aiming towards a peaceful society Work with the Bangkok Reading Group to create campaigns The International Publishers Association (IPA) Congress, hosted by Bangkok in 2014 under the theme “Books Raise Morality, Enhance Creativity”. Numerous activities were organised all year long to reach these objectives. Bangkok collaborated with numerous organisations from the public and private sectors. Activities were run with departments in Bangkok, including those of education, healthcare, environment, social development, traffic control and 50 others. All sectors were also tied together under another theme, “Thinking, Doing, Learning, Fixing, and Taking Responsibility Together.” This stimulated mutual support and contribution from multiple stakeholders and associate networks like TK Park, The Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand, SCG, The Mirror Foundation, Chula Book Center, Thai Health Promotion Foundation, and more. Port Harcourt 2014 Theme: Books: Windows to Our World of Possibilities Port Harcourt is the first city in Sub-Saharan Africa to win the title. The Rainbow Club organisation, a non-governmental organisation applied and won the bid on behalf of the Nigerian Government. The theme of this year “Books: Windows to Our World of Possibilities”, communicates the concept that reading books provides knowledge and exposure to new mentalities and ideas, as well as that it transports the reader to new worlds. Educating and cultivating citizens aimed at empowering them to protect democracy, promote social justice, and contribute to the development of their communities. Besides the main theme, other main objectives of the Port Harcourt World Book Capital 2014, were promoting Nigerian and African literature, fostering a reading culture among children and youth, and improving literacy rates. Book fairs and reading events took place throughout the year. The World Book Capital programme 2014 granted people access to more libraries and more literary activities in the city. The programme encouraged young people to use facts from their lives to tell their own stories, through the usage of technology and social media. This was achieved in several events: The Book Clubs, Reading Tree, Book-of-the-Month, exhibitions, amongst others. Other