Save the Date – Seminar 2023 Postponed to 2024

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.

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Save the Date – Seminar 2022

This year’s seminar is taking shape!

It will be held online on Wednesday 9th , 16th and 23rd of November 2022. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL PROGRAMME.

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.

Save the Date for the 2022 online seminar - Powering Sustainable Developpement

Registrations will open soon

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Eurotoolbox Lauch

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.

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Save the date !

This year’s seminar is starting to take shape!

It will be held online on Wednesday 03, 10 and 17th November 2021. Here is the theme of the event:

POST PANDEMIC PANACEAS – The Role of Libraries’ Initiative & Impact on The Young Generation

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.

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You are invited ! – Launch of Eurotoolbox 2021

EUROLIS has the pleasure of inviting you to the launch of the

2021 EUROTOOLBOX COLLECTION

at the Victoria Library,160 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 9UD 

Monday, 4th October 2021, 5.30pm to 6.45pm

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!

In order to confirm your attendance please e-mail: maria.riccobono.iic@esteri.it 

Please feel free to extend this invitation to anyone else you believe might be interested in attending this event.

We are looking forward very much to meeting you !

Best regards from the EUROLIS team

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