Kickoff of the Year of Reading at the Yerevan International Book Festival. Across the 2026–2027 academic year, each month will focus on a specific literary genre or direction — from epics and novels to drama, poetry, and children's literature. Libraries and museums will join the program alongside teacher and student conferences. Panelists: • Hayk Hambardzumyan — Senior Researcher and Head of Publishing at Matenadaran, PhD in Philology, literary scholar • Ara Atayan — Director of Aregnazan Educational Complex, educator • Zhanna Harutyunyan — Director of the National Center for Education Development and Innovation • Lusine Hovhannisyan — Principal of Sevan Basic School No. 3 • Lusine Hakobyan — Elementary teacher at Ijevan Basic School No. 5 • Amalya Markosyan — Student at Yerevan Basic School No. 35 named after N. V. Gogol Moderator: Tamara Sargsyan, Head of General Education Department at the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia