Activities

The National Library of Latvia adopted a historic manifesto entitled “The Right to Read. The Riga Manifesto” and began signing it Riga’s “Right to Read” manifesto underlines the importance and potential of reading and critical thinking in the face of the digital world and informational threats. The manifesto and national reading strategy have emerged at […]

The National Literacy Agency of Malta together with The Malta Trust Foundation, and in collaboration with The Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society, organised the eighth edition of the National Readathon on the 12th and 14th of May 2025. The aim of the Readathon is to foster a love for reading and storytelling among […]

In 2020, as Malta grappled with lockdowns and the closure of schools and libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Literacy Agency of Malta launched the Aqra d-Dar/Read at Home programme. The aim was straightforward yet vital: to ensure children could continue accessing books and sustain their reading habits, even while staying safe indoors. Books […]

The TREFFPUNKT is an international meeting of around 120 authors of children’s and young adult literature from German-speaking countries and other European countries that has been held every two years since 1964. The aim is to exchange ideas and discuss current issues and challenges in children’s and young adult literature. The focus is on imparting […]

Since 2013, the Federal Association of the Friedrich Bödecker Circles has been implementing author sponsorships throughout Germany as part of the program “Kultur macht stark. Bündnisse für Bildung”, a funding program of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. In local alliances consisting of at least three partners, projects take place under the title “Wörterwelten. […]

Books and movement – a winning combination for the second year in a row On 6 June 2025, EURead member Foreningen !les celebrates the second annual Sports Reading Day (“Idrettens lesedag”) – a national initiative that combines books and physical activity to promote reading among children and young people across Norway. This year’s campaign features seven elite athletes as reading role models. […]

The National Reading Week is one of the most iconic events at PNL. This event aims to highlight reading promotion across the country. It’s a national endeavour with schools, libraries, bookshops, municipalities and other reading agents.   This year, 2025, National Reading Week will take place from March 31st to April 4th, from north to south […]

During the summer holidays, almost every second student loses their reading ability. It is the toughest for students who already struggle with reading. The reading project Reading is the key (Läsa äger in Swedish) promote a reading community and raise reading role models for children and young people. Together we can reduce the declining reading trend. Now […]

Naša trieda číta (This classroom is full of readers) is a programme which enables teachers to start a tiny (20 books) starter classroom library with very low introductory costs. Rather than offering identical book packs based on the presupposed reading levels and reading topics, each teacher is guided via simple prompts to choose from curatory book selection […]