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Preparations are underway by the Georgetown Reading and Research Centre (GRRC) to stage one of the largest book exhibitions locally – Guyana Book Festival 2010 – as it continues its efforts to get Guyanese, particularly children,Stan Mikita Jersey, to read more.Director of the centre, Rupert Hopkinson said that the Festival, which runs from Friday June 25 to Saturday July 31,Andrew Desjardins Jersey, trumpets the call to increase literacy in Guyana.The exhibition, which will be held at the Centre’s location in Waterloo Street, will have a display of more than 200,Kris Versteeg Jersey,000 books ranging from pre-school to university level.According to Hopkinson, the Guyana Book Festival will be held daily from 09:00 hours to 18:00 hours.He said that the staging of the event at this time is a good occasion for students to acquire more reading material as they proceed on the long school vacation.The 2010 Book Festival is dubbed to be the like no other and will also feature lots of toys,Chris Chelios Jersey, pens,Scott Hartnell Jersey, pencils,Jay Bouwmeester Jersey, more than 50 backpacks and other items that will be given away free with book purchases.In addition,Alex Pietrangelo Jersey, buyers will get at least one free book, regardless of the amount of their purchase.Book prices at the exhibition will be as low as $40.Hopkinson said that a new feature of the sale is “box purchases”.“You can make your selection and if it fills a small box,Steve Larmer Jersey, the buyer will receive a 50% discount on the purchase. Guyana Book Festival is for the family,” Hopkinson said.The Georgetown Reading and Research Centre was established in January 1997, and to mark its 13th anniversary,Dennis Rasmussen Jersey, Hopkinson said that the Centre has budgeted to give away 13,000 books this year.To ensure that this target is met, tables with more than 100 books will be placed in front of the location every day for the duration of the festival, and members of the public will be invited to “take a look”.