Content tagged Literacy

The call for applications for the title of UNESCO World Book Capital City 2023 is open. IFLA encourages cities with cities with strong and innovative policies supporting books and readings to...

News - 12 March 2021

Tags: Literacy, Reading, UNESCO World Book Capital, World Book Capital, World Book Capital City, Literacy and Reading

The title of UNESCO World Book Capital 2022 will fall to Guadalajara, Mexico. From 23 April 2022, the city will host a year-long programme of events celebrating books, reading and libraries...

News - 5 November 2020

Tags: Literacy, Mexico, Reading, Social inclusion, UNESCO World Book Capital

As a new associate member of the Global Alliance for Literacy, IFLA spoke at the alliance’s annual meeting, held on 28-29 October. IFLA’s intervention underlined the importance of...

News - 30 October 2020

Tags: Literacy, Reading, Literacy and Reading

IFLA is excited to partner with UNESCO on Global Media & Information Literacy Week 2020! This year, Global Media & Information Literacy Week will be celebrated through interactive...

News - 27 August 2020

Tags: Capacity building, Digital humanities, Education, Information literacy, Literacy, Information Literacy

The Copyright reader working group aims to produce an open access book to increase copyright literacy in the library sector by explaining copyright and its application in common copyright matters...

Informational Page - 18 June 2020

Tags: Copyright, Literacy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

World Book Day 2020 would have been a special event anyway, marking 25 years since the first celebration in 1995. But this year’s celebration will be particularly special, given the global...

News - 23 April 2020

Tags: Literacy, Reading, UNESCO, Literacy and Reading

It is with heavy hearts that ‘Reading Journeys’ the Satellite program being organised in Oxford by four IFLA Professional Units will not go ahead. On behalf of the IFLA’s...

News - 13 March 2020

Tags: Literacy, Reading, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Literacy and Reading

Due to the current health-crisis and on behalf of the IFLA’s Literacy and Reading, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries and Libraries for Children’s and Young Adults Professional...

News - 30 January 2020

Tags: Children, Literacy, Reading, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

  IFLA’s new toolkit aims to help library associations, institutions and individual library and information workers to advocate for libraries’ role in literacy...

Publication - 24 August 2019

Tags: Advocacy, Literacy, Reading, Toolkits, Literacy and Reading

The newsletter shows how libraries are engaging youth with digital tools—whether it is from simply providing access, to harnessing technology to give voice to  young people’s own...

News - 4 August 2019

Tags: book mobile, Children, Croatia, Denmark, Digital inclusion, digital skills, Education and training, Electronic collections, ICT, Internet access, Library outreach, Library services, Literacy, Nigeria, RFID, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sweden, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón will participate in the Next Library Conference 2019, which takes place in Aarhus’s award-winning Dokk1 library building....

Event - 20 April 2019

Tags: Conference, Denmark, Literacy, Next Library

The first selection from the SDG Book Club, in all official UN languages, is now online. This offers an excellent starting point to get discussions going around SDG 1 – No Poverty...

News - 2 April 2019

Tags: Children, Development, Literacy, Sustainable development, Literacy and Reading

IFLA is participating in the SDG Book Club, an initiative launched by the United Nations alongside organisations representing publishers, booksellers and books for youth. Through this, we hope to...

News - 15 March 2019

Tags: Access to information, Children, Development, Literacy, SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

We had a very succsessful session at the IFLA WLIC in Kuala Lumpur on the topic Literacy in the workplace. Here are some of the Power point presentations for you.

News - 3 January 2019

Tags: Literacy, workplace

From 23 April 2019, until 22 April 2020, the city of Sharjah will be World Book Capital for an entire year. Sharjah was named World Book Capital for the year 2019 by UNESCO...

Event - 10 December 2018

Tags: Event, Literacy, UNESCO World Book Capital, United Arab Emirates

We are proud to announce that our revised Guidelines for Library Services to Children aged 0-18 are now available. After a lengthy survey process, carried out by Dr....

News - 7 December 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Children, Conceptual models, Democracy, Development, Digital resources, Freedom of information, Guidelines, Information literacy, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Literacy, Management, Reading, Research support, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Children deserve access to the education, opportunities, and resources needed to read. Be an advocate for every child, everywhere. Download the poster and learn more about every child's right...

News - 5 October 2018

Tags: Children, Literacy, Reading

Dear Colleagues, it was nice to see so many of you at World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Colleagues from all over the world came...

Informational Page - 4 August 2018

Tags: Advocacy, Best practices, Children, Children's libraries, Conferences, Cooperation, Guidelines, Lifelong learning, Literacy, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

The International Literacy Association are looking for educators who are making an extraordinary impact in the lives of their students, as well as advocates of all kinds who are invested in...

News - 18 June 2018

Tags: Literacy, Literacy and Reading

The International Literacy Association (ILA) has just released the winning titles for their 2018 Choices reading lists. Each year, titles are selected by students and educators that represent...

News - 14 May 2018

Tags: IFLA, Literacy, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​Faced with major challenges around literacy and making best use of information and knowledge, the Arab world needs its libraries as much as ever. With them, development can work for everyone....

News - 4 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Development, Lebanon, Literacy, Sustainable Development Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The book retains its status as a symbol of the possibility to preserve and share knowledge, the foundation of our evolution and development. Libraries continue to focus on collecting and giving...

News - 11 April 2018

Tags: Azerbaijan, Information literacy, Literacy, Preservation, Asia and Oceania

IFLA joined forces with the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and International Literacy Association (ILA) on Wednesday 28 March 2018 in Bologna, Italy and...

News - 29 March 2018

Tags: IFLA, Literacy, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Individual sessions will focus on development, cultural heritage, education and media literacy, training, and the future of libraries. Ms Parent will both join the opening panel for the event...

Event - 12 March 2018

Tags: Azerbaijan, Conference, Cultural heritage, Literacy, Reading, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)

Digital technologies have dramatically changed our lives. However, the physical access to these tools alone does not guarantee that virtually all people can take full advantage of the...

Publication - 27 August 2017

Tags: Access to knowledge, Digital divide, digital literacy, Information literacy, Literacy, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Digital technologies have dramatically transformed our lives. Yet even with physical access to these tools[1], it is not a given that all can take full advantage of the opportunities created to...

Publication - 22 August 2017

Tags: Access to knowledge, Digital divide, digital literacy, Information literacy, Literacy, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Theme: How do libraries use digital devices to promote reading? Editor's note Dear colleagues, in the fresh collection of articles you can read about the...

Informational Page - 10 June 2016

Tags: articles, Children, Literacy, Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

For many years literacy has been core to the provision of public library services but as the world in which we live has changed, so has the concept of literacy. It has expanded from the...

News - 2 February 2016

Tags: Literacy, United States of America, Public Libraries

The first of the Public Libraries Section's 'Guest Blogger' posts appears on the PLS blog today, this time by Public Libraries Standing Committee member, Torbjörn Nilsson who...

News - 8 October 2015

Tags: Literacy, Sweden, Public Libraries

Call to Action IFLA together with the International Publishers Association (IPA), the International Authors Forum (IAF) and the Reading & Writing Foundation (RWF) has put together a...

Publication - 14 September 2015

Tags: Literacy, Statements

MakerSpace gives young people  access to space, materials and tools to be creative, with a splash of library awareness. Note: the term ‘MakerSpace’ in this article...

Informational Page - 16 June 2015

Tags: Children, Education, Literacy, MakerSpace, Networking, Reading, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

IFLA Satellite Conference in Paris 2014 - Review of a participant The Satellite Conference organised by the Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section & School Libraries Section...

Informational Page - 1 June 2015

Tags: Best practices, Conferences, Literacy, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

We are very happy to announce the publication of the expanded second edition of The World through Picture Books, enriched with sixteen new annotated country selections and with ideas on how to use...

News - 24 March 2015

Tags: catalogue, Children, Literacy, Project, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

We are very happy to publish the second edition of The World through Picture Books, enriched with sixteen new annotated lists. This new edition proves even more the very enthusiastic, skilled...

Publication - 27 February 2015

Tags: Literacy, Reading, Publications, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

The Selection Committee for the World Book Capital is calling for nominations for the World Book Capital 2017. Each year, UNESCO and the international organizations representing the three...

News - 2 December 2014

Tags: Announcement, Literacy, Reading, UNESCO, World Book Capital, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites

World Book Capital The Selection Committee for the World Book Capital is calling for nominations for the World Book Capital 2016. Each year, UNESCO and the international...

News - 3 April 2014

Tags: Announcement, Literacy, Reading, UNESCO, World Book Capital, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites

9 – 13 June 2014, Botkyrka, Sweden All over Europe public libraries work to improve literacy. With the purpose to create a network of public libraries and librarians on the topic of...

News - 5 February 2014

Tags: Literacy, Social inclusion, Society, Sweden, Library Services to Multicultural Populations

The IFLA Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Recommendations and the Libraries Serving People with Print Disabilities (LPD) Manifesto were passed at the 37th UNESCO General Conference...

News - 9 December 2013

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Disadvantaged persons, France, Information literacy, Library services to people with disabilities, Literacy, LPD, MIL, Services to the visually impaired, Information Literacy

WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS : 80th IFLA General Conference and Council: Libraries, Citizens, Societies: Confluence for Knowledge Lyon, France, August 16 - 22, 2014...

News - 29 November 2013

Tags: Community, Literacy, Literacy, Reading, Literacy and Reading

Children’s Librarians all over the world understand how important picture books in both traditional and digital formats are for children: for their development, their cultural identity, as a...

Publication - 7 June 2013

Tags: Literacy, Reading, Publications, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

The IFLA Literacy and Reading and Information Literacy Sections are seeking proposals for  its programme,  Intergenerational Literacies, to be held at the IFLA...

News - 24 January 2013

Tags: intergenerational literacies, Literacy, Literacy, Literacy and Reading

The IFLA Religious Libraries in Dialogue Special Interest Group (RELINDIAL SIG) is seeking proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour program to be held at the IFLA World Library and...

News - 16 January 2013

Tags: Dialogue, Literacy, Religion, Religious Libraries, Singapore, WLIC2013, Social Science Libraries

Theme: Tools Developed for a Better Sharing of Religious Information 中文 | Deutsch | Español | français | Русский | العربية The IFLA SIG RELINDIAL is seeking...

News - 16 January 2013

Tags: Literacy, Sharing, Singapore, Social Science, Tools, WLIC2013, Religions: Libraries and Dialogue

World Book Capital The Selection Committee for the World Book Capital is calling for nominations for the World Book Capital 2015. Each year, UNESCO and the international...

News - 12 December 2012

Tags: Literacy, Reading, UNESCO, World Book Capital

Rapid and intensive changes in the information landscape cause changes in social relationships and, consequently, in relations between generations. Within their social role libraries should work...

Publication - 7 September 2012

Tags: intergenerational dialogue, Lifelong learning, Literacy, Publications, Literacy and Reading

The latest Literacy and Reading Section newsletter is now out with news of the latest literacy and reading research, books, e-reading in Ghana, reading promotion awards and upcoming...

News - 7 August 2012

Tags: Literacy, Literacy and Reading

In support of Libraries, Books, Words & Ideas IFLA congratulates the city of Norwich (UK) on becoming the sixth UNESCO City of Literature.  Visit the Norwich...

News - 29 June 2012

Tags: Literacy, UNESCO

IFLA Secretary General Jennefer Nicholson (centre) with conference delegates; photo by Jacinta Were A short report on recent IFLA activities in Nairobi, Kenya Earlier...

News - 22 May 2012

Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Kenya, Literacy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA President Ingrid Parent speaking at the World Book Capital 2012 celebration In a festive celebration two days ago in Armenia, IFLA President Ingrid Parent witnessed the official...

News - 24 April 2012

Tags: Literacy, Reading, UNESCO

Find the world’s wealth and wisdom through books To promote books, reading, and the stimulation of creativity through copyright - this is why we celebrate World Book and Copyright Day...

News - 23 April 2012

Tags: Copyright, Literacy, UNESCO, World Book and Copyright Day

The Literacy and Reading Section is in the process of planning for the IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Helsinki, Finland from August 11-17, 2012. Theme:...

News - 23 December 2011

Tags: Finland, Literacy, Literacy and Reading

A short introductory brochure is now available Using research to promote literacy and reading in libraries (brochure). This complements the earlier and fuller guidelines for librarians. The...

News - 30 August 2011

Tags: Literacy, Literacy and Reading

An extraordinary literary tradition and a strong commitment to preserve and promote it... The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, designated Reykjavik (Iceland) as 'City of Literature...

News - 29 August 2011

Tags: Literacy, UNESCO

June's Literacy and Reading Section newsletter is now out and available here.

News - 4 July 2011

Tags: Literacy, Literacy and Reading

Using research to promote literacy and reading in libraries: Guidelines for librarians is a new IFLA professional report. The publication focuses on the importance of wisely consuming,...

News - 13 April 2011

Tags: Literacy, Literacy, Literacy and Reading Section, Reading, Literacy and Reading

As the United Nations Decade of Literacy winds down in 2012, it is a good time for libraries to assess their ongoing initiatives for advancing literacy.  As part of the main IFLA conference in...

Event - 23 October 2010

Tags: Conference, Literacy, Literacy, Puerto Rico, Reading, Literacy and Reading

Please click here to go to the the call for papers on the official World Library and Information Congress site.

News - 23 October 2010

Tags: Literacy, Puerto Rico

To read the full announcement in Arabic click here.  La lecture lien entre les générations : vers une société plus solidaire  This has now been postponed until...

Event - 2 October 2010

Tags: Conference, Literacy, Tunisia, Literacy and Reading

Cherry blossoms in Osaka, Japan; image courtesy of pelican IFLA is pleased to announce that a symposium "Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age: Copyright...

Event - 20 September 2010

Tags: Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Freedom to read, Intellectual property, Literacy, Reading, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

From 6 - 8 October 2010 the 2nd Unisa Conference on Reading Promotion and Storytelling for Children will take place at the University of South Africa in Pretoria. This will be accompanied by a...

Event - 13 September 2010

Tags: Africa, Conference, Literacy, Literacy, Reading, UNISA, Literacy and Reading

Literacy and Reading Section Brochure - all the information you need to know about the section and what it does Section Alphabétisation et Lecture - Partagez avec nous...

Publication - 9 June 2010

Tags: Literacy, Publications, Literacy and Reading

Just as in previous years, IFLA had a presence at this year's Frankfurt Bookfair which was held this past October.   On 13 October a one-day conference was held on the theme...

News - 24 November 2009

Tags: Announcement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Copyright, Germany, Literacy, Reading

English OCT 2009 El comité de selección de la Capital Mundial del Libro abre el plazo para la presentación de candidaturas para la elección de la Capital Mundial...

News - 16 September 2009

Tags: Literacy, Reading

What has happened to reading in the age of the Internet? Will the digital age put an end to the culture of reading and books that has been nurtured over centuries? In association with the...

Event - 15 September 2009

Tags: Conference, Copyright, Germany, Literacy, Reading, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Frankfurt Book Fair, October 13th What has happened to reading in the age of the Internet? Will the digital age put an end to the culture of reading and books that has been nurtured over...

News - 14 September 2009

Tags: Copyright, Digital resources, Germany, Literacy, Reading, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Literacy and Reading in co-operation with the Public Libraries and Library Services to Multicultural Populations The Global Literacy and Reading Fair: sharing good library practices in...

Informational Page - 20 August 2009

Tags: Literacy, Literacy and Reading

Literacy for Community Based Socio-economic Transformation and Development is the title of the 6th Pan-African Reading for All Conference and is being organized by the International Reading...

Event - 11 August 2009

Tags: Africa, Africa, Event, Literacy, Literacy, Reading, Literacy and Reading

At a meeting in Paris on 12 June 2009, the Jury of World Book Capital, a jury which includes IPA, IBF, IFLA and UNESCO, appointed Buenos Aires as World Book Capital 2011 for the quality and variety...

News - 16 June 2009

Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Argentina, Literacy, Reading, Society

العربية Every odd year IFLA awards the Guust van Wesemael Literacy Prize to sponsor a public or school library in a developing country to purchase books and materials for...

News - 1 May 2009

Tags: Announcement, Awards, Literacy