Every year, the first Wednesday of March is celebrated as World Read Aloud Day. In this regard, librarians held a literary hour for students of elementary school No. 3 on the topic “The image of a teacher on the pages of children's books”. The children got acquainted with the story "Ukytuchy apam" by Gusman Bakirov, the stories of Rustam Galiullin, included in the book "Bish ikele", listened to excerpts. They actively participated in the discussion of what they read and expressed their opinions about the main characters of the works. The poems of the poetess Elmira Sharifullina, included in the collection “Belem Yuly”, were read aloud by the children.