Past Bookgifting Themed Meetings
Past Bookgifting Themed Meetings- March 21, 2023 – New pilot programmes in Norway and Spain
- Nov 22, 2022 – Storyteller Training
- Oct 13, 2022 – The benefits of reading: impact now vs later in life – Researchers Network
- Sept 20, 2022 – Multilingual Digital Resources
- June 14, 2022 – Programmes in Africa and the Middle East
- May 17, 2022 – Research updates
- March 22, 2022 – Library-Health partnerships
- Sept 8 2021 – Programmes in the Global South
- May 4 2021 – Health and Wellbeing
- Mar 25 2021 – Additional Needs
- Nov 19, 2020 – Book Selection
- Nov 17, 2020 – Progress and evaluations of new programmes
- July 1, 2020 – Targeting the hard to reach
- June 18, 2020 – Supporting vulnerable or at risk families
- May 4, 2020 – Impact evaluation
- Feb 13, 2020 – Maternity hospital and Health Clinic bookgifting
- Nov 20, 2019 – Best practice quality bookgifting
- Sept 12, 2019 – Using volunteers, and community invigoration
- June 11, 2019 – Multilingual provision and Diversity
- March 28, 2019 – Trial meeting: Bookstart in Belgium and in Japan
- March 21, 2019 – Trial meeting: Better Beginnings Western Australia, and Bookstart Netherlands
Powerpoints from meetings
March 2023 – New pilot programmes in Norway and Spain
- Vibeke Røgler and Sigrun Feiring, Foreningen !les , Norway: A brief overview of the Bookstart Norway project.
- Natalia Kucirkova, Professor of Reading and Early Childhood Development, Stavanger University Norway, and Open University UK “Norwegian Parents’ Attitudes Towards Shared Reading with Their Children – Findings from Evaluation of Bookstart in Norway”
- Ana Molina, Presidente of Mestiza association, San Sebastian, Spain. The implementation of the Bookstart Spain project and the power of networking.
- Araya Goitia, the publishers association ¡ÂLBUM!, founder member of Leer Transforma, Spain. READING TRANSFORMS: Leer Transforma: the creation of a new network in Spain to join literature promotion practices and programs.
Nov 2022 – Training storytellers and reading aloud ambassadors & animators
- Miriam Schembri: Senior Manager, Reading for Pleasure Programmes, National Literacy Agency, Malta Training Reading Animators, Storytellers and Educators
- Rana Dajani PhD: Founder and Director, We Love Reading, Jordan and International, Professor of Molecular Cell Biology, and President of the Society for the Advancement of Science and Technology in the Arab World Training Storytellers and Reading Ambassadors
Oct 2022 -The benefits of reading: impact now vs later in life – Researchers Network (see Research Focus page)
Sept 2022 -Digital media & storybooks for young children – resources, opportunities and challenges
- Marijke Bos: Dutch Reading Foundation, Stichting Lezen, Netherlands Using digital picture books in childcare centers for multilingual and non-Dutch speaking parents
- Lotte Baert: Boekstart Flanders, Iedereen Leest, Belgium ‘A multilingual library for babies and toddlers’ – an online tool for libraries on Iedereen Leest’s new learning platform.
- Julia Norrish and Zanri Kritzinger: Book Dash, South Africa Open-license storybook platforms & free online multilingual resources
May 2022 – Research updates on programmes
- Emmi Jäkkö: Finnish Reading Centre, Lukukeskus, Finland 27% of families begin reading – results of Finland’s first book gifting programme
- Marijke Bos and Jette van den Eijnden: Dutch Reading Foundation, Stichting Lezen, Netherlands The long-term effects of BoekStart (Bookstart): a longitudinal study
- Sabine Bonewitz: German Reading Foundation, Stiftung Lesen, Germany Lesestart 1-2-3 and the effectiveness of early speech and reading development and English Poster Lesestart 1-2-3
March 2022 – Library-health partnerships in Canada and Lithuania
- Goda Baranauskaitė-Dangovienė: National Library of Lithuania – Bookstart knygų startas in Lithuania grow a generation with a book
- Elaine Jones: Welcome Baby, Edmonton Public Library, Alberta, Canada – Beyond Library Lending Edmonton Public LIbrary 22 March 2022
Sept 2021 – Bookgifting programmes in the Global South
- Dorette Louw: Director, Book Dash, South Africa – The Book Dash book-production/publishing model as one way of creating appropriate content needed to start a book-gifting programme; case-studies of other organisations using & adapting the model to create their own books; Book Dash’s adaptation for online events
- Diana Rey: Executive Director FundaLectura, Colombia – The FundaLectura model, and constraints and challenges and how they were overcome.
- Melissa Kelly: Early Years Fellowship Coordinator, World Bank – Introduction to the Read@Home initiative and the Materials Guidance produced to support book distribution efforts
May 2021 – Health and Wellbeing
- Emmi Jäkkö: Lukukeskus (Finnish Reading Centre) – Lukulahja lapselle, a Book Bag for every baby: feedback from health care officials and families from the second round of evaluation
- Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan – The Health and Wellbeing rationale for the founding of Bookstart Japan, and the qualitative approach to evaluating parent-child relationships.
- Reinhard Ehgartner: Buchstart Österreich, (Österreichisches Bibliothekswerk, Austria) – Books and reading aloud on prescription: a new project for Austria
March 2021 – Additional Needs
- Kirsty Sinclair: Scottish Book Trust, Bookbug, Scotland – Work for children and families with additional support needs
- Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan – Supporting Babies and Parents with Visual Impairment
Nov 2020 – Book Selection
- Barbara Jakob: Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder-und Jugendmedien, SIKJM, Switzerland – Buchstart Schweiz – Selecting 2 Boardbooks for 1 Nation with 4 official languages and many cultural backgrounds
- Nancy Edgar: Read to Me, Nova Scotia, Canada – Selecting Books for A Newborn Book Gifting Program
- Caroline Hill-Trevor: BookTrust, UK – Book Selection at BookTrust
Nov 2020 – Progress and evaluations of new programmes
- Sabine Bonewitz, German Reading Foundation, Stiftung Lesen, Germany – Lesestart 123: changes from Lesestart (2011-19) and evaluation of year one.
- Daiden O’Regan, Childrens Books Ireland – Book Seed: the pilot in Limerick and its end of first year evaluation
- Anna Hällgren and Nina Suatan: Swedish Arts Council, Kulturradet, Sweden – Evaluation design, and feedback on 5 years of programmes across Sweden
July 2020 – Targeting the hard to reach
- Anna Hällgren and Nina Suatan: Swedish Arts Council, Kulturradet, Sweden – Testing different methods suited to specific local and regional needs‘
- Julia Norrish: Book Dash, South Africa – Flooding the country with books: Using innovative channels to access the hard to reach
- Catriona Wallace and Celia Richards: Scottish Book Trust, Scotland – Bookbug for the Home: Bookbug isn’t just a literacy programme, Bookbug builds families
June 2020 – Supporting vulnerable or at risk families
- Miriam Schembri: National Literacy Agency, Malta – Home Libraries: providing a literacy environment in the homes of vulnerable families
- Sue Hill and Julia Jones: Raising Literacy Australia Inc – Building Parental Capacity/Home Libraries, and Universal Book Gifting
May 2020 – Impact evaluation
- Prof Dr Simone C Ehmig: Stiftung Lesen, Germany – Impact Evaluation of the 3 Milestones Project 2011-19
- Brian Gallagher MPA: Reach Out and Read, USA – Reach Out and Read Research
Feb 2020 – Maternity hospital and Health Clinic bookgifting
- Gabriela Dul: Polish Book Institute – Small Book-Great Human – working with Polands 360 state hospitals
- Shanda LaRamee-Jones: Read to Me, Nova Scotia – Delivering a Bookgift Program at the Hospital Bedside
- Emmi Jäkkö: Finnish Reading Centre – Book Gift Program – Book bag for every child born 2019-2021
Nov 2019 – Best practice quality bookgifting
- Catriona Wallace: Scottish Book Trust – Quality book gifting: a recent impact study and learning what works
- Marijke Bos: Stichting Lezen, Netherlands – Improving the quality of bookgifting
- Jennifer Luk: BookTrust, UK – Using Bookstart with families: our programme best practice guidance
Sept 2019 – Using volunteers, and community invigoration
- Ahn, Chan-soo: Bookstart Korea, Book Culture Foundation, South Korea – Reading Promotion for Children in Korea: Using volunteers, and community invigoration
- Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan – Bookstart in Japan: Working with volunteers and community invigoration
- Laurence Mc Laughlin: Books4Babies, Wexford, Ireland – Books4Babies: Encouraging voluntary involvement and community participation
June 2019 – Multilingual provision and Diversity
- Olivia Crill: BookTrust, UK – ‘Bookstart for English as an Additional Language (EAL) literature review and initial pilot results’
- Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan – ‘Bookstart in Japan: Support for non Japanese Speakers’
- Carol McDougall: Read to me! Nova Scotia – ‘Addressing the language needs of First Nations communities. Nurturing new generations of Mi’kmaq speakers.’
March 2019 – Trial meetings
- Lotte Baert: Iedereen Leest Belgium – ‘Boekstart Flanders update and professionalisation.’
- Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan – ‘Bookstart in Japan: A sustainable structure for self motivated programmes.’
- Marijke Bos: Stichting Lezen, Netherlands – ‘BoekStart in the Netherlands: Growth and development of an established programme.’
- Linda Thorne: Better Beginnings, Western Australia – ‘Better Beginnings, Partnerships.’
Videos
Videos of Presentations from meetings
March 2023 – New pilot programmes in Norway and Spain
Vibeke Røgler and Sigrun Feiring, Foreningen !les , Norway: A brief overview of the Bookstart Norway project; and Natalia Kucirkova, Professor of Reading and Early Childhood Development, Stavanger University Norway, and Open University UK “Norwegian Parents’ Attitudes Towards Shared Reading with Their Children – Findings from Evaluation of Bookstart in Norway”
Ana Molina, Presidente of Mestiza association, San Sebastian, Spain. The implementation of the Bookstart Spain project and the power of networking; and Araya Goitia, the publishers association ¡ÂLBUM!, founder member of Leer Transforma, Spain. READING TRANSFORMS: Leer Transforma: the creation of a new network in Spain to join literature promotion practices and programs.
Nov 2022 – Training storytellers and reading aloud ambassadors & animators
Miriam Schembri: Senior Manager, Reading for Pleasure Programmes, National Literacy Agency, Malta
Rana Dajani PhD: Founder and Director, We Love Reading, Jordan and International, Professor of Molecular Cell Biology, and President of the Society for the Advancement of Science and Technology in the Arab World
Oct 2022 -The benefits of reading: impact now vs later in life – Researchers Network (see Research Focus page)
Sept 2022 – Multilingual Digital Resources
Marijke Bos: Dutch Reading Foundation, Stichting Lezen, Netherlands
Lotte Baert: Boekstart Flanders, Iedereen Leest, Belgium
Julia Norrish and Zanri Kritzinger: Book Dash, South Africa
May 2022 – Research updates on programmes
Emmi Jäkkö: Finnish Reading Centre, Lukukeskus, Finland
Marijke Bos and Jette van den Eijnden: Dutch Reading Foundation, Stichting Lezen, Netherlands
Sabine Bonewitz: German Reading Foundation, Stiftung Lesen, Germany
March 2022 – Library-health partnerships in Canada and Lithuania
Goda Baranauskaitė-Dangovienė: National Library of Lithuania – Bookstart knygų startas in Lithuania grow a generation with a book
Elaine Jones: Welcome Baby, Edmonton Public Library, Alberta, Canada – Beyond Library Lending Edmonton Public LIbrary
8 Sept 2021 – Bookgifting programmes in the Global South
Julia Norrish: Executive Director, Book Dash, South Africa: Welcome and Introduction
Dorette Louw: Director, Book Dash, South Africa: The Book Dash book-production model
Diana Rey: Executive Director FundaLectura, Colombia – FundaLectura activity
Melissa Kelly: Early Years Fellowship Coordinator, World Bank: Introduction to the Read@Home initiative
Discussion
4 May 2021 – Health and Wellbeing
Emmi Jäkkö: Lukukeskus (Finnish Reading Centre)
Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan
Reinhard Ehgartner: Buchstart Österreich, (Österreichisches Bibliothekswerk, Austria)
25 March 2021 – Additional Needs
Kirsty Sinclair: Scottish Book Trust, Bookbug, Scotland
Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan
19 Nov 2020 meeting – Book Selection
Barbara Jakob: Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder-und Jugendmedien, SIKJM, Switzerland
Nancy Edgar: Read to Me, Nova Scotia, Canada
Caroline Hill-Trevor: BookTrust, UK
17 Nov 2020 meeting – Progress and evaluations of new programmes
Sabine Bonewitz, German Reading Foundation, Stiftung Lesen, Germany
Daiden O’Regan, Childrens Books Ireland
Anna Hällgren and Nina Suatan: Swedish Arts Council, Kulturradet, Sweden
1 July 2020 meeting – Targeting the hard to reach
Julia Norrish: Book Dash, South Africa – Flooding the country with books: using innovative channels to access the hard to reach
Catriona Wallace and Celia Richards: Scottish Book Trust, Scotland – Bookbug for the Home: Bookbug isn’t just a literacy programme, Bookbug builds families
Anna Hällgren and Nina Suatan: Swedish Arts Council, Kulturradet, Sweden – Testing different methods suited to specific local and regional needs
18 June 2020 meeting – Supporting vulnerable or at risk families
Miriam Schembri: National Literacy Agency, Malta – Home Libraries: providing a literacy environment in the homes of vulnerable families
Sue Hill and Julia Jones: Raising Literacy Australia Inc – Building Parental Capacity/Home Libraries, and Universal Book Gifting
4 May 2020 meeting – Impact evaluation
Prof Dr Simone C Ehmig: Stiftung Lesen, Germany – Impact Evaluation of the 3 Milestones Project 2011-19
Brian Gallagher MPA: Reach Out and Read, USA – Reach Out and Read Research
13 February 2020 meeting – Maternity hospital and Health Clinic bookgifting
Gabriela Dul: Polish Book Institute – Small Book Great Human: working with Poland’s 360 state hospitals
Shanda LaRamee-Jones: Read to Me, Nova Scotia – Delivering a Bookgift Program at the Hospital Bedside
Emmi Jäkkö: Finnish Reading Centre – Book Gift Program – Book bag for every child born 2019-2021
20 November 2019 meeting – Best practice quality bookgifting
12 September 2019 meeting – Using volunteers, and community invigoration
11 June 2019 launch meeting – Multilingual provision and Diversity
28 March 2019 Trial Meeting