The Australian Reading Hour, in which Australians of all ages are encouraged to drop everything and read a book for a specified hour each year, was last week. This year’s event held special significance for the indigenous Binjari community because libraries participating in the program featured a children’s book — “Moli Det Bigibigi,” about a […]
Read morePamela Paul and Maria Russo have written a new book How to Raise a Reader by Workman Publishing: a practical guide for parents and other adults who interact with young people. It emphasizes reading as a pleasurable activity. The authors address each developmental age in their many tips,and the last quarter of the book lists […]
Read moreThe World Economic Forum provides five research-based reasons why reading books is good for you: longer life, more efficient knowledge gain, greater literacies, better vocabulary, better brain maintenance. For details, read https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/5-reasons-why-reading-books-is-good-for-you
Read moreThe UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) published this week the first UNESCO publication on prison libraries, highlighting their contribution to the personal development and education of incarcerated adults and young people. Books beyond bars: The transformative potential of prison libraries, written by Lisa Krolak, UIL’s Chief Librarian, will be officially launched at the […]
Read moreOver 20,000 librarians and exhibitors attended the American Library Association (ALA) conference in Washington, DC this June. One of its major strands, as usual, was outstanding authors for youth. The year marks the 50th anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Award, which honors African American authors of children’s literature. Kwame Alexander and Jacqueline Woodson spoke […]
Read moreAttached is the Literacy Toolkit final draft June 2019 for developing national literacy and reading strategies. In Athens the IFLA Literacy and Reading section will organize the following session as a section: Skalkotas Hall 28.08.2019, 13:45 – 15:45 Session 236 Toolkit – Literacy and Reading Programme Workshop: IFLA Toolkit for developing national literacy […]
Read moreTechnology has replaced books at bedtime, with more than a quarter of parents trying to use home assistants, apps and voice notes to tell their child a story in the evening, research suggests. A study commissioned by children’s reading charity BookTrust indicates a growing reliance on digital storytelling. The survey of 1,000 parents with children […]
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