Tag Archive for 'children'

Children Services at Miyoshi Public Library

By Guest Blogger Hitomi Takeuchi I visited the Miyoshi Public Library in Miyoshi Town, located in northwest of Tokyo, 30 kilometer from Tokyo Central, about one hour by train. The population is about 38,000. The Library is run by the Miyoshi Local Town Government. The circulation per capita of Miyoshi Public Library is […]

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New competencies for children’s librarians released.

  The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has released a revised edition of its Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries. ALSC recommends these core competencies to all children’s librarians and other library staff whose primary duties include delivering […]

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Malmö City Library’s new children’s activity

        With more than 300,000 inhabitants, Malmö is Sweden’s third largest city. The city, which is linked to Denmark by the Öresund Bridge, connects Sweden with the rest of the world, both mentally and physically. People from all corners the globe live here – some 160 nationalities […]

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Gift a Book and Change a Life

Are you coming to the IFLA Congress in Cape Town this August? If so make a little more room in your suitcase and bring a book to change a life. Delegates are being asked to share the joy of reading and discovery through books with Cape Town’s children and youth! […]

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Internet safety for chidren and young people

During the IFLA WLIC in Lyon the  Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section published the first version of Guidelines on safety, privacy and online behaviour – Social media, children and young people @ the library. The Guidelines summarize some basic issues on savvy use of social media tools and networks […]

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