The Eurolis seminar in 2023 has been postponed to 2024. Stay tuned for further details.
The seminar will seek to analyze experiences on how libraries from different European countries, contribute significantly to the understanding of what librarians do regarding gender roles and stereotypes in children’s literature.
The seminar will seek to analyses experiences of how libraries from different European countries, contribute significantly to sustainable development and what activities are being proposed that advocate the inclusion of libraries and access to information as part of national and regional development plans which will help to meet the UN 2030 Agenda.
Author and illustrator Sharon King-Chai, helped launch the Eurotoolbox 2021 at the Victoria Library Westminster last night and transfixed us with her immense creativity, praising the value of libraries in the promoting reading đź“š
Contact Mariella Reidy at : maria.riccobono.iic@esteri.it for more information on how to book this new children’s book collection in 7 European languages free of charge.
The seminar will seek to explore the ways libraries played a role in the times of crisis, pandemic and lockdowns through online presentations from speakers in Europe and through highly interactive sessions involving the audience.
Each year we launch a new collection of children’s books in European languages and this year the launch will take place at the Victoria Library in Westminster, London on the 4th of October at 5.30pm.
Come and join us! Together with John Lake, past Chair of the IFLA Public Libraries Standing Committee, and the other members of Eurolis, you will have the opportunity to meet Sharon King-Chai, author of Starbird, one of the books included in the 2021 collection, which has been shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie/Greenaway Awards for 2021.
She will be delighted to meet you in person and to let you know how the spark of an idea comes and how her illustrations transforms it into a beautiful story.
Attendance is limited to just 30 librarians or teachers so pre-booking is essential!