The UNESCO International Literacy Prizes reward excellence and innovation in the field of literacy throughout the world. Since 1967, UNESCO has awarded the Prizes to over 460 projects and programs. They have launched a call for nominations of candidates for 2015 under the theme “Literacy and the post-2015 agenda.” A 2014 Confucius Prize for […]
Read full post…Monthly Archive for April, 2015
Austin, Texas was a happening place in April with both IFLA and IASL events drawing people from around the world. IFLA’s standing committee reviewed the new School Library guidelines, and brainstormed ways to disseminate information: get UNESCO endorsement, create a brochure on the guidelines, provide a guidelines booklet, translate the […]
Read full post…Día is a national literacy initiative celebrated daily in libraries to empower children and families from all cultural and linguistic backgrounds with tools to become critical thinkers, lifelong learners, and active global citizens. Libraries hosting Día events make a daily commitment to foster cultural understanding through displays, collections, services, and programs […]
Read full post…The following link has information on how to help school libraries in Vanuatu. http://www.ala.org/offices/vanuatu-library-relief-fund
Read full post…Free Video: Libraries in the Internet Age Commoncraft says: We love libraries and librarians. We want them to succeed and we made this video to help the public understand how libraries have changed in the Internet Age https://www.commoncraft.com/free-video-libraries-internet-age
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