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On April 8th 2010 over 60 librarians of different type (school, academic, public), some school teachers and a principal, conveined at the "Goethe Institut Italien", in Rome, and attended the International Seminar "Learning 2.0 at the School Library".

Ulrike Tietze, Vicedirector of the prestigious German cultural institution, welcomed the participants.…

(from left: M.Koren, R.Totah, I.Bon)

(center: A.M. Machado)

Within the 2010 Bologna Children's Book Fair, the "JES" (Join - Enjoy - Share) meeting was held on March 24th and chaired by Marian Koren (Netherlands Public Library Association), representing the Dutch…

Over 200 school librarians from the North-West Russia gathered on Feb.28th in St.Petersburg in order to attend the RUSLA Conference (March 1-4, 2010).

Representatives from the Minister of Education, experts from academia, libraries [and IASL :-) ], the winner of the Prize "School Librarian of the Year", gave enthusiastic speeches in the session, opened and chaired by the RUSLA President, Tatiana Zhukova, at the prestigious…

If you work in a primary school, don't miss this essential and helpful booklet, published by the School Library Association, Primary School Library Charter: it gives basic, but clear ideas and suggestions for establishing or enhancing the school library services in a primary school.

You can find and download the SLA press release and booklet in PDF format in…

The Italian Workgroup for the UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day initiatives in Italy met at UNESCO - Italian Commission in Rome on Feb.10th.

The 2010 theme will focus on the book as a fundamental mean for the rapprochement of cultures.

The institutions, organizations and associations agreed about a general agenda of meetings and events on that theme. Libraries, bookshops, schools etc. are invited to join and…