Slovene Section of IBBY
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10 Sep 2014
13 Sep 2014
Papers by Tilka Jamnik, Aksinja Kermauner, Janja Vidmar, Vesna Radovanovič and Stana Anželj from the Slovene Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) on the theme of Reading as an inclusive experience
at the International Congress of the IBBY
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23 Aug 2012
26 Aug 2012
Crossing Boundaries: Translations and Migrations, 33rd International Congress of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) also featuring 6 papers by Slovene participants
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8 Sep 2010
12 Sep 2010
Papers by Tilka Jamnik, Aksinja Kermauner, Irena Miš Svoljšak and Barbara Hanuš from the Slovene Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) on the theme of The Strength of Minorities
at the International Congress of the IBBY
Mission
The mission of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and its Slovene Section is to promote international understanding through children's books, to give children everywhere the opportunity to have access to books with high literary and artistic standards, to encourage the publication and distribution of quality children’s books, to provide support and training for those involved with children and children's literature, to stimulate research and scholarly works in the field of children's literature, and especially, to promote Slovene children's literature of high quality in Slovenia and internationally, and to promote quality children's literature in foreign languages in Slovenia.
Activities
The Slovene Section fosters international links with the International Youth Library (IJB), the Biennale of Bratislava (BIB) and Bookbird, as well with IBBY National Sections worldwide. It regularly recommends Slovene authors for the IBBY Awards and other international awards. The members of the Slovenian Section of IBBY regularly assist at the IBBY World Congresses every two years (often with paper presentations).
An important part of the Slovene Section of IBBY's activities are centred mostly on the International Children's Book Day, which celebrates Hans Christian Andersen's birthday on 2 April and includes an exhibition and symposium organised annually at the Pionirska - Centre for Youth Literature and Librarianship, followed by an evening ceremony at the Slovene Writers’ Association.
See also
- Pionirska - Centre for Youth Literature and Librarianship
- Municipal Library of Ljubljana
- Slovene Writers’ Association