Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types –- in shared support […]
Read moreInternational School Library Month is fast approaching and may be celebrated for the whole month of October or for any time span within that month that suits a school or library. The theme this year is: The school library rocks. International projects that are underway for 2015 are the ISLM Bookmark Project where schools exchange […]
Read moreAs for 16-9-2015 for the Section there are: 19 Institutional members 1 International Association 27 National organisations 13 Personal affiliates This total of 60 members represents 37 countries. As you don’t have to be an IFLA member to subscribe to the Mailing list, there are 281 persons subscribed to: SCHOOL-L: The purpose of the list will […]
Read moreThe 2nd edition of the IFLA School Library Guidelines is a bit hit. At the moment translation processes are in progress in: Chinese, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Pt) . If you are interested in joining a team or to start a translation in your language, please contact Albert Boekhorst.
Read more1ST Bi-Annual Marantz Picturebook Research Symposium July 24-26, 2016 Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Keynote: Will Hillenbrand, Children’s Book Author and Illustrator CALL FOR PROPOSALS “The Picturebook as an Art Object:” Honoring the life and work of Dr. Kenneth A. Marantz According to Dr. Kenneth A. Marantz, professor of art education at the Ohio State […]
Read moreThe Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Children celebrates its 32nd year in 2016 by exploring the role of multicultural literature in celebrating diversity in poetry prose and pictures. Nearly 200 writers, illustrators, librarians, teachers, students and scholars will gather for this inspiring, informative event, scheduled for April 7-8th, 2016 at Kent State University. […]
Read moreCall to Action: International Literacy Day “Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a […]
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