School libraries around the world
This link about school libraries was posted by the International Librarians Network http://interlibnet.org/2015/03/19/different-libraries-around-the-world-school-library/
Read moreResearch on libraries and literacy
Does having a library help make a child more likely to read for pleasure at school? And what about at home? Does having a library impact a child’s attitude towards reading? Room to Read commissioned a research team to examine their libraries in Laos, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Zambia, and South Africa. Find out in […]
Read moreUSA National School Library Month in April
2015 is the 30th annual celebration of USA’s School Library Month, honoring school librarians for the amazing job that they do everyday. Julianne Moore, the Academy Award winning actress and children’s author, is the Spokesperson and will be promoting the theme, Your School Library: Where Learning Never Ends, throughout April. To celebrate this 30th anniversary, […]
Read moreIFLA conference call for proposals
The IFLA Literacy and Reading Section is seeking proposals for a program to be held at the IFLA Conference in Cape Town, South Africa in August 2015. The theme is Literacy Matters! The Importance of Literacy & Reading in the Creation of Strong Societies.” Literacy is more essential than ever before. In societies dominated by […]
Read moreInternational Mother Tongue Day
here is a message from the present UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova on International Mother Language Day: “2015 marks the 15th anniversary of International Mother Language Day – this is also a turning point year for the international community, as the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals, when countries will define a new global sustainable […]
Read moreLiteracy stories
International Literacy Day, 8 September 2014 Happy International Literacy Day everyone. Comment on an Australian listerv: I AM glad to be literate, yet it’s often something I take for granted. I wonder how many of us fall into the same category? In Australia the statistics are a bit frightening. According to the Australian Bureau of […]
Read moreICT program for African universities
nhancing librarians’ ICT skills for research enablement in African universities: a Carnegie-funded CPD programme Applications for the fourth intake of the Carnegie-funded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme, which is aimed at enhancing ICT skills for research enablement in African universities opened on 1 February 2015 and closes on 13 March 2015. The The programme will […]
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