Understanding other countries' cultures would help people accept, respect and integrate into a multicultural environment, she added.

Malta Libraries has been collecting publications on various subjects to donate to Jinling Library in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province. The aim is to offer Chinese people an opportunity to learn about Malta, a small island country which is also rich in history, culture and traditions, she said.

Falzon expects these books to be transported to China in June. It will be the first time for Malta Libraries to donate books to a Chinese library. She hopes to further expand cooperation with Jinling Library in the future and to collaborate with more Chinese libraries as well.

Malta Libraries is the entity responsible for the National Library of Malta, the National Library (Gozo), the Central Public Library, the Gozo Public Library, all regional and branch public libraries on the Maltese Islands as well as the National Bibliographic Office.