Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section

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).

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Last update: 26 January 2010

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Morris Award finalists announced

YALSA announced the finalists for our second annual Morris Award, which honors a first time author writing for YA...

Continued… | 5 January 2010

Xiamen Pupils’ Cartoon Summer Camp Being Held in Xiamen Children’s Library

Many children participated in Xiamen Pupils' Cartoon Summercamp from July 6 till July 10.

Continued… | 4 September 2009

The 11-18 years old and the libraries in France a survey

In the internet age, is there still room for public libraries in the teenagers’ world? How attractive are they to young people, whom one can easily imagine as poor readers, convinced followers of search engines and familiar with legal or illegal downloading of music and fi lms?

Continued… | 4 September 2009

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