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February 22, 2023

Suffolk library service praised for mental health support

BBC News 16 February 2023 A county library service has been credited with saving the NHS more than half a million pounds a year in mental health care. Forty-five public libraries in
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November 28, 2022

Mindfulness books for children are a runaway publishing trend

The Guardian by Amelia Hill 14 November 2022 Industry reports sales of titles for under-10s addressing emotions up almost 40%, driven by demand from young people. ...Nielsen Bookscan data on children’s books
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October 22, 2022

Children’s Week

Children’s Week is an annual event celebrated in Australia held around the fourth Wednesday in October. In 1996 it was decided to adopt a permanent theme: “A Caring World Shares”
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October 9, 2022

‘People need to tell stories’: Lviv holds literary festival in defiance of war

Writers at annual book event in Ukrainian city say storytelling and art have helped many endure violence. The Guardian Sunday 9 October 2022 by Emma Graham-Harrison and Charlotte Higgins in Lviv Read
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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

September 2, 2022

New episode from the 2022 symposium

The next presentation in the 2022 Literature Symposium is now available for you to view! This presentation features Anna Burkey from Australia Reads. You can watch the presentation by clicking this
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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

May 3, 2022

Why we must urgently rescue arts education now

AARE blog, Arts in Education, Robyn Ewing Australian governments have taken a limited view of the Arts, artists and the imperative of quality arts education for our children and young people
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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 21, 2022

Libraries around the world are helping safeguard Ukrainian books and culture

The Conversation April 10, 2022 By Ksenya Kiebuzinski Librarians and libraries across the world play a role in preserving and sharing Ukraine’s cultural history. They acquire western observations about Ukraine or
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March 7, 2022

International Women’s Day

UN Women Australia website Australia’s first International Women’s Day was held in 1928 in Sydney. Organised by the Militant Women’s Movement, women called for equal pay for equal work, an 8
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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 6, 2022

Helping the Lismore flood recovery

Lismore NSW has been hit by the worst flood in living memory. Our beloved community is suffering and the restoration is likely to take months. Wherever you are, you can contribute
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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

January 30, 2022

Awe might be our most undervalued emotion. Here’s how to help children find it.

The Washington Post November 30, 2021 by Deborah Kris Awe is what we feel when we encounter something vast, wondrous or beyond our ordinary frame of reference. It evokes a sense
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