Looking for evidence in how school libraries can support student literacy rates? The WA School Library Association (WASLA) has created an easy to navigate website that is a repository of many referenced articles about literacy, including: * reports from Australia and other countries * articles on reading, digital literacy and reading from the screen * […]
Read moreIn 2010, Librarians Without Borders partnered with the Asturias Academy in Guatemala to build a school library. Each year, LWB runs an annual service trip. Over 120 librarians and library science students have worked to help our partner realize and grow their dream of an open stacks, circulating school library. We invite you to work […]
Read moreThe Library of Congress Literacy Awards 2017 application period is now open. To apply or nominate an organization, visit Apply. Statement of Purpose The Library’s mission is to provide Congress, the federal government and the American people with a rich, diverse and enduring source of knowledge that can be relied upon to support their intellectual […]
Read moreThe UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning developed a policy brief on Using Libraries to Support National Literacy Efforts. The policy brief examines the role of libraries in supporting lifelong literacy. It looks at how libraries nurture early literacy skills up to advanced levels of literacy proficiency, and the need for libraries to be involved in […]
Read moreFor the past 20 years, ILA has published the annual What’s Hot in Literacy survey findings to take the temperature of the literacy dialogue and to note the changing trends from year to year. The key findings are listed at http://literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/resource-documents/whats-hot-2017-top-takeaways.pdf?sfvrsn=4 The full details are available at http://literacyworldwide.org/whatshot
Read moreLiteracy and Reading Section: Call for Proposals Theme: Literacy Matters: It takes a community to raise a reader – building a nation of readers and creating a reading culture. This session is cosponsored by the IFLA Literacy and Reading Section in partnership with the Children’s and Young Adults Section, the Public Libraries […]
Read moreUNESCO published a fact sheet in light of the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day. The 2016 document notes that literacy rates are on the rise but millions remain illiterate. To access this 10 page publication (available electronically in English, French and Spanish), go to http://www.unesco.org/ulis/cgi-bin/ulis.pl?catno=245830&set=0057F276DC_1_13&gp=1&lin=1&ll=1
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