City of Literature

The UNESCO is an international organisation.

That means:

The UNESCO exists all over the world.

The UNESCO promotes, for example:

– Education

– Science and 

– Culture

The UNESCO also awards various titles.

For example, the title City of Literature.

With the title City of Literature,

the UNESCO honours cities

– that publish many texts.

– that have many bookstores and libraries

– that organise many actions for reading. 

Bremen ist applying for this title.

Why does Bremen want to become City of Literature?

In Bremen we believe:

As many people as possible should read.

Reading is important.

By reading, we learn something about others.

And we also learn something about ourselves.

By reading, we can also inform ourselves.

Thats why Bremen wants to promote reading.

How does the application look like?

Bremen has made a plan:

Bremen spoke with different cities that have already been awarded the

title City of Literature.

For example:

– Heidelberg 

Heidelberg is a city in Germany.

– Leeuwarden

Leeuwarden is a city in the Netherlands.

– Milan

Milan is a city in Italy.

Many projects have already been created.

For example:

– the Bremer Sprachmusikanten

– the LauschOrte - Sound & Stories

– the literary magazine of Bremen

That's why Bremen can win the title:

There is a famos fairy tale in Bremen.

It is called the Town Musicians of Bremen.

The fairy tale is known and loved all over the world.

The Town Musicians of Bremen stand for tolerance and open-

mindedness.

In the next few years,

Bremen will build new facilities.

These facilities are for people

– who read texts. 

For example, children and young people.

– who write texts.

For example, authors from Bremen.