About the Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section

Scope

The Section's major purpose is to support the provision of the library service and reading promotion to children and young adults throughout the world. Its main objectives are to promote international cooperation in the fields of library services to children and young adults, and to encourage the exchange of experience, education and training and research in all aspects of this subject. The Section's concerns include the provision of library services to all children and young adults in different cultures and traditions in cooperation with appropriate organizations and to adults interacting with children and young adults. The Section works in cooperation with other IFLA Sections and a number of international reading and library associations, including the International Reading Association (IRA) and the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).

Partnership

ICDLICDL - The International Children's Digital Library 

The ICDL is a library for the world's children. Since its creation in 2002, the Section has been a partner in the development of this unique resource, which provides free access to children's books, in their original languages over the Internet. With children as design partners, an interdisciplinary team works with experts in children's literature from throughout the world to make available an expanding collection of full-text historic and contemporary children's books. The mission of the Library is to encourage a love of reading, foster a readiness to learn, and offer a response to the challenges of world illiteracy.

Best Practices

New and Best practices from all over the world!

You can add your examples to our growing list by using the submission form in Microsoft Word format or in PDF format.

Or go through our lists first:

Mailing list:

Submissions: child-ya@infoserv.inist.fr Web: http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/child-ya

Useful Addresses

Chair/Treasurer: Ms Ingrid Bon Biblioservice Gelderland Zeelandsingel 40 6845 BH ARNHEM, The Netherlands Tel. +(31)(26)3860233 Fax +(31)(26)3820019 E-mail: ingrid.bon@biblioservice.nl

Secretary: Viviana Quinones International Section La Joie par les Livres. National Center for Children's Books 25 Bd de STRASBOURG, 75010 PARIS Tel. +(33)(1)55334471 Fax +(33)(1)55334455 Email: viviana.quinones@lajoieparleslivres.com

Information Coordinator/Editor of the Newsletter: Ivan Chew Manager, Adult & Young People Services, Services Management National Library Board of Singapore c/o Jurong Regional Library 21 Jurong East Central 1 SINGAPORE 609732, Singapore Tel. +(65)66650311 Fax +(65)66650312 Email: ivanchew@nlb.gov.sg

Last update: 30 May 2009