Read with Me

Read with Me

Read with Me back to IBBYLink Autumn 2022 Zohreh Ghaeni A Conversation with Zohrah Ghaeni Just briefly how did Read with Me begin? What was your inspiration? What are the aims and practice? Reading literature with the aim of intellectual, emotional and social...
Doorstep Library: Words Take You Places

Doorstep Library: Words Take You Places

Doorstep Library: Words Take You Places back to IBBYLink Autumn 2022 Henrietta (Henri) Yoxall Are you sitting comfortably – good – then let’s begin … Doorstep Library is a community-focused charity dedicated to bringing the magic of books and the joy of reading...
Reading Promotion in Flanders

Reading Promotion in Flanders

Reading Promotion in Flanders back to IBBYLink Autumn 2022 Eva Devos Beyond Campaigns and Activities Reading promotion in Flanders, the Dutch speaking part of Belgium, is done by many different people and organisations, big and small. The main reading promotion...
The Book Bus Speaks

The Book Bus Speaks

The Book Bus Speaks back to IBBYLink Autumn 2022 Basarat Midhat Kazim The name chosen for me was ‘Alif Laila’ from Alf Laila wa-Laila, The Thousand and One Nights. They say names wield strange power and so my destiny was to be similar to that of Scheherazade, who not...
The National Shelf Service

The National Shelf Service

The National Shelf Service back to IBBYLink Autumn 2022 Jake Hope Reading often offers a sanctuary, if not a salvation. This was certainly the case for many during the pandemic when through books we were able to connect with other more liberated ways of living, moving...
Unusual Birds in a Book Castle

Unusual Birds in a Book Castle

Unusual Birds in a Book Castle back to IBBYLink Autumn 2022 Claudia Söffner The International Youth Library, its ‘White Ravens’ List and Other Treasures A medieval castle inhabited by thousands of literary ‘birds’? This sounds like a fairy tale from ancient times....