International Children's Literacy! Yippee!

Quick! Get a book in each of their hands!

1. International Literacy Day

http://www.reading.org/general/conferences/InternationalLiteracyDay.aspx?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

 And.. coincidentally....

Our local library is very lovable.

2a. September Is Library Card Sign-up Month 

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/53720/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

2b. 60 Ways to Use Your Library Card

Children's library, Ghana, Africa

2c. Rediscover Your Public Library

2c 12 Ways Libraries Are Good for the Country

Children's library, Alexandria, Egypt

3. Library Card Sign-up Month is September.

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/library-card-sign-month-20285.html 

 

Children's library, Hong Kong

4. September is Library Card Sign-up Month!

http://atyourlibrary.org/library-card-sign-month 

 

In Armenia, this is the Aunt Storyteller who dresses in different costumes.

Children's library, Armenia

 I wonder what story this is with a tambourine/drum? Maybe an epic poem? A song to sing along? Maybe its about Anait who rescued her husband the King. Strong women in Armenia. I would really love to hear the story! 

The library in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, looks like the Jungle Book. Is that Mowgli reading over there?

Children's library, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Children's library, Mexico City

Booker the Armadillo telling a story, Fort Worth, Texas

Best looking library ever--Kansas City. Wonder if they voted on which books to shelve?