Welcome to EURead
EURead is a network of 36 organisations from 23 European countries, who believe that reading is the key for full participation in today’s media-led society. Each organisation strives for societal impact in their own country, with programmes and projects that fight illiteracy and/or promote reading. As a network they meet regularly to exchange knowledge, experiences and concepts and to jointly raise awareness of the fact that a strong structural framework for reading promotion on a national and European level is absolutely vital. Find out about our work and our members, and how you can join us to achieve our goals.
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“Il Folletto” Magazine
Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder- und Jugendmedien“Il Folletto” is Switzerland’s only six-monthly magazine in Italian on children’s literature and i...
read more“All ears”
Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder- und Jugendmedien“All ears” (“Tutt’orecchi”) is the podcast of the Swiss Institute for Children’s and Youth M...
read moreLiteracy For Democracy – International Conference
Universal Reading FoundationFor a reading, open minded, critically thinking, democratic and strong Ukraine! “Literacy For Democracy” confe...
read moreEvents in the Library
Martynas Mažvydas National Library of LithuaniaAudio Readings in the Morning During the meetings, together with the children, we read critically acclaimed books with pic...
read moreBookstart: Books for Babies
Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder- und JugendmedienBookstart is a nationwide project for early literacy education launched in 2008. This book gifting program targets childre...
read moreRicochet
Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder- und JugendmedienRicochet (www.ricochet-jeunes.org) is a free reference platform and online magazine dedicated to francophone children and ...
read moreEURead supports the Ljubljana Manifesto on Higher-Level Reading
Issued on the 10th of October 2023 at a special press conference in the capital of Slovenia, the Ljubljana Manifesto on Higher Level Reading highlights the importance of book reading in the digital age.
Read moreDay of European Authors: An Open letter to Commissioner Iliana Ivanova
More than 73 million adults in Europe cannot read and write properly. Support from the EU structures for organizations working in the field of literacy and reading promotion across Europe is the cornerstone of an efficient and fruitful impact. However, there are no funds provided for national reading promoters regarding the forthcoming edition of the Day of European Authors. Our Chair, Dr. Joerg Maas, sent an open letter to EU Commissioner Iliana Ivanova.
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