Created earlier this year by Dentsu Tokyo for the Yokohama City Board of Education, the "Books to build children" ad campaign hopes to recruit librarians to work in elementary school libraries. Funny how we have to fight tooth and nail to keep our elementary school libraries open while other countries are actually in need of, and desire, real-life school librarians to help spread the joy of reading. Previously on Book Patrol: Latest study confirms that school libraries positively impact student test scores After helping the Ferguson Public Library we need to go to Philadelphia
There’s a reader on the loose in Prague
Books Calling is series of self-portraits from Prague-based photographer Jakub Pavlovsky. His tagline is "Make Time For Reading. Anywhere, Anytime. No matter how much stress you have, it all just slips away when you lose yourself in a great book." And to prove his point Pavlovsky has snapped a plethora of smart photos showing himself lost in a book at various locals throughout Prague and beyond. Book's Calling on Instagram Source: BOOK'S CALLING
Latest study confirms that school libraries positively impact student test scores
Well what do you know - another study, this this time from the South Carolina Association of School Librarians, confirms once again that schools with vibrant libraries and librarians make a difference. A big difference. Test scores and reading levels are higher and the chance of long-term academic success is greatly improved when a school boasts a healthy library. The evidence continues to mount yet schools all over this land are still struggling to even have a library. It wasn't too long ago when we featured the tragic plight of the Philadelphia public schools where more than 80% of the schools lack a functioning library! We have...
The Antiquarians Join World Book Day
The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) has joined this year's World Book & Copyright Day celebration in a big way. All over the world antiquarian booksellers will be holding pop-up book fairs to offer "a stunning selection of rare books, prints, manuscripts and ephemera to promote the trade of old and rare books and to support the UNESCO literacy projects in Africa." These pop-up book fairs will surely provide visitors with a chance to peruse jaw-dropping printed material while offering the opportunity to enrich the lives of the kids of South Sudan by providing much needed literacy assistance. From the...
The World’s Most Translated Books (infographic)
h/t electric literature