The International Book Towns Movement

In 1961, Richard Booth founded the World's first Book Town at Hay on Wye. There are now around twenty towns throughout the World describing themselves as Book Towns or Book Villages, with another twelve or more proposed.

The Book Towns/Book Villages of which we have been notified are:-

• Hay-on-Wye, UK (1961)

Richard Booth, Richard Booth's Bookshop Ltd., Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford HR3 5DL, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1497 820503 / Fax: +44 (0)1497 821314
Email: postmaster@rboothbookshop.demon.co.uk
 
• Gold Cities BookTown,Grass Valley -- Nevada City

Gary Stollery, PO Box 2114
Nevada City, CA 95959
Tel: 530 265 9448
Tel / Fax:530 265 3450
 
• Redu, Belgium (1984)

Noel Anselot, Libraire Ancienne Noel Anselot, 18 Rue de Transinne, 6890 Redu, Belgium
Tel/Fax: 0032 6165 6091
 
• Becherel, Northern France (1988)

Ysonne Preteseille Librzirie Gwrizienn,3 rue de la Chansrerie,35170 Becherel (FRANCE)
Tel.00 33 2 99 66 87 09 / Fax. 00 33 2 99 66 71 89
 
• Montolieu, Southern France (1989)

Grant McLean, Librairie Hope et Richard Booth, 3 Place de Jean Guehenno, 11170 Montolieu, Aude, France
Tel: +33 468 24 80 51 / Fax: +33 468 24 83 21
 
• Kembuchi Children's Picture-Book Village, Hokkaido, Japan (1991)

Miss Nobuko Koike, c/o Mr Tomoo Horikita, Chairman, Hokkaido Herald, Hokkaido Overseas Public Relations Promotion Council, Hokkaido, Japan
?Tel/Fax: 00 81 11 730 0726
 
• Bredevoort, Holland (1993)

Henk Ruessink, Stichting Bredevoort Boekenstad, 't Zand, 7126 BG, Netherlands
Tel: 0031 5434 52380 / Fax: 0031 5434 52368
Email: booktown@tref.nl
 
• St. Pierre de Clages, Switzerland (1993)

Marie-Jose Gaist, Route de Collombey 7, 1956 St. Pierre de Clages, Switzerland
Tel: 0041 27 306 31 01 / Fax: 0041 27 306 59 29 / 0041 27 306 61 13
 
• Fontenoy la Joute, North-eastern France (1993)

Daniel Mengotti, 9 Rue de Paris, 54000 Nancy, France
Tel.0033 3 83 98 01 14 / Fax 00 33 3 83 98 13 14
 
• Stillwater, Minnesota, USA (1993)

Tom Loome and Gary Goodman, 232 South Main Street, Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
Phone/Fax: (651) 430-2450
Email Loome: Loomebooks@prodigy.net
Email Goodman:grgoodmn@msn.com
• Miyawaga Children's Book Village, Gifu, Japan (1993)

 
• Fjaerland, Norway (1995)

Marit Orheim Maritzen, Hotel Mundal, 5855 Fjaerland, N-Norway
Tel: 0047 5769 3101 / Fax: 0047 5769 3179
 
• Sidney, British Columbia, Canada (1995)

Clive and Christine Tanner, Tanners Bookstore, 2436 Beacon Avenue, Sidney, British Columbia, V8L 1X6, Canada
Tel: 001 604 656 2345 / Fax: 001 604 656 0062
 
• Waldstadt Wunsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany (1997)

Wolfgang Metz, Land Brandenburg, Landesbeauftragt, 15838 Waldstadt, Germany
Tel: 0049 3377 302 706 / Fax: 0049 3377 302 755
 
• Damme, Belgium (1st May 1997)

Luc Vanhaverbelie and Luc Smits, Diogenes Bookshop, Kerkstraat 22A, Damme, Belgium; or:
Bert Van Haecke, Tourist Office Damme, Huyse Degrote Sterre, Jacob van Maerlantstraat 3, B.8340 Damme, Belgium
Tel: 0032 (0)50 35 3319 / Fax: 0032 (0)50 37 0021
 
• Dalmellington, Scotland, UK (1997)

Kennedy Ferguson, Dalmellington Book Town Trust, c/o Ayr Road Garage, Ayr Road, Dalmellington, Scotland, KA6 7SJ, UK
Tel/Fax: 01292&nbrsp
 
• Wigtown, Scotland, UK (1997)

John Carter, GC Book Publishers Ltd., The Book Shop, 17 North Main Street, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland, DG8 9HL, UK
Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1988 402499
 
• Sysma, Finland (4th July 1997)

Tarja Laattala, Vanha Kerttu (Antiquarian Bookshop), Pl 34, 19701, Sysma, Finland
Tel/Fax: +358 3 717 2727
 
• Muehlbeck/Friedersdorf, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (26th September 1997)

Frau Heidemarie Dehne, President, Foerderverein Buchdorf Muehlbeck/Friedersdorf e.V., Walther-Rathenau-Strasse 40, D-06749 Bitterfeld, Germany
Tel: +49 34 93 43 0 43 / Fax: +49 34 93 43 0 45
 
• Kampung Buku Malaysia, Langkawi(3rd December 1997)

Sanusi Junid (Tan Sri), The Secretariat, Rumah Pok Rafeah, Kampung Buku Malaysia, Lubuk Semilang, 07000 Langkawi, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
Tel: 00604 955 5568 / Fax: 00604 955 5562
Email: kgbukuml@tm.net.my