As it celebrates its first quarter-century, Book World Prague will explore memory and reminiscence and the colour and variety of Latin America The Book World Prague international book fair and literary festival is celebrating a jubilee year. Between 9th and Read More …
Category: Libraries
Children’s Book Month (Belgium)
Children’s Book Month is an annual event, held in March, and is the major book festival for children between the ages of 4 and 12. Each spring we celebrate the best children’s books on that year’s chosen theme. This unfading project Read More …
Children’s Jury – Kinder- en Jeugdjury (Belgium)
The Children’s Jury is the biggest reading group in the country. Large numbers of children are actively involved. In order to vote, they have to read a list of ten books. With the support of an extensive network of adult Read More …
Digital Storytellers in Residence (Scotland)
Scottish Book Trust is working with two library services in Scotland to pilot the use of digital storytelling as a methodology to encourage people in areas of multiple deprivation to improve their digital participation. The project focuses on personal creativity Read More …
Growing with the Book (Czech Republic)
The Growing with the Book campaign was launched in 2005 by Svět knihy as a response to research that showed a sharp fall in interest in book-reading among the young. The situation inspired us to search for a solution to Read More …
Non-use of public libraries in Germany
The German reading foundation Stiftung Lesen and the German Library Association have released a representative telephone survey on the reasons for the non-use of public libraries. For the first time, it has been examined why adolescents and adults do not Read More …