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15/07/2024

Yes, it’s true. Reading really can affect the way you behave – in a good way

SMH July 12, 2024 by Jane Sullivan Dear reader. Writers are messing with your mind. And that’s a good thing. There’s always been a view that reading literature – especially great

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25/04/2023

Children’s Rights to Read

IRA The Children’s Rights to Read initiative, founded on 10 fundamental rights every child deserves, was developed to ensure that every child, everywhere, has access to the education, opportunities, and resources

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24/04/2023

Access to Books Makes All the Difference

Expert literacy consultant Sharon Callen chats to Ted Ega, prolific singer, songwriter and lover of Australian characters and their stories, about how access to quality literature made a huge difference

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22/02/2023

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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28/11/2022

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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22/10/2022

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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09/10/2022

‘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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02/09/2022

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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03/05/2022

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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21/04/2022

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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