Activities

Every year, the Book Institute’s bookstart project consists of three stages.

BookStadium is a new project from the Polish Book Institute, which was piloted in 2024. The aim of the project is to promote reading among children aged 9-11 – primarily among boys who don’t read – by combining literature and football.

The Book Institute, as part of the bookstart project “Small Book – Great Person”, organised for the first time a three-month programme aimed at first-grade pupils in primary schools, as well as their teachers and school librarians.

The Book Institute, in collaboration with the Universal Reading Foundation, has launched an online course for midwives and medical staff caring for pregnant women, called “The Power of Reading Aloud: The Impact of Early Reading Intervention on Children’s Health and Development”.

The nominations for the 2025 ALMA Award have been announced, and the Youth Literature Award Uprisen is among the nominees from Norway. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the world’s largest prize for children’s and young adult literature. It is awarded to individuals or organisations that contribute to the significance of literature for children […]

With “EUROKiK”, the cultural kick in the classroom for EURO 2024, we are using the enthusiasm for soccer and the EURO 2024 as motivation, learning content and an object of cultural education.  Over 150 schools from all over Germany have taken part in the project since the start of the school year. Using teaching materials specially […]

“Let’s read together!”, organized annualy since 2019, aims to promote reading as a joyful activity that brings people together and highlight the importance of mother tongue reading for children with immigrant background. With readings of children’s books, creative workshops, book exhibitions, free reading spaces offering titles for all preferences, and free books bazaar, Diavazontas Megalono […]

For over 20 years, the Reading Foundation has been harnessing the potential of magazines for literacy promotion. Given the diversity of children and adolescents, the approaches to accessing texts and reading must be equally varied. Magazines provide access to language, writing, short texts, and interesting topics, thus promoting reading in an engaging and enjoyable way. […]

The German Reading Award recognizes innovative and proven literacy promotion measures and seeks outstanding individuals, measures, and projects each year in fields that contribute to maintaining and promoting a culture of reading. Reading pleasure and literacy are central foundations for educational ability and thus for societal participation. Despite significant efforts, literacy skills in Germany are […]