It was the first activity of the Tanweer movement in Libya, the 2nd hand Book Festival, which took place two months after the official commencement of the movement activities in Tripoli on April 21, 2013. The festival lasted for three days under the slogan “Give your book a new life”. The 2nd hand Book Festival is a cultural project that aspires to raise the awareness of society and push it towards a culture of reading through the provision of large numbers of books in a variety of interests in different languages which are affordable and accessible to all society members. the festival included a wide range of cultural and recreational activities, concerts, symposia and book signing ceremonies during a three-day period from 21 April to 23 April which coincided with the World Book and Copyright Day.