News from IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults – January 2016

Last year IFLA Section published a collection of articles about sports in libraries. Now we’re taking a wider perspective: in this issue we’re viewing the impact libraries can have on physical, mental and social well being of children and young people.

Introduction

• The Chair speaks

• Editor's note

Theme: Libraries supporting mental, social and physical wellbeing

• Bibliotherapy 2020 Eastern Europe, Hungary

• Healing books, Dedicated Librarians and Fearless Kids, Serbia

• Mindfulness meditation in a school library, Spain

• The Love & Friendship Bus, Finland

• Poetry performances supporting the wellbeing for young people, United Kingdom

• SimplyPsychology Club, Russia

• Transforming lives through Kawempe Youth Center, Uganda

Section's work

• Presenting new Standing Committee members

• News on Sister Libraries programme

• Personal review on IFLA WLIC Cape Town, South Africa