National Section | Publications and website |
Organization of meetings and conferences
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Organization of seminars, courses and workshops
| Exhibitions and fairs |
Awards, prizes and contests
| Cooperation with government, private and/or public orgs. | Other |
Albania
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The Little Mermaid (Magazine);
Invite the media for special events
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No
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No
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Organized exhibitions with drawings and paintings made by children, with topics concerning the subjects of their favourite books, children’s rights or free topics.
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Yes
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Argentina
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Close contact with the media and provides them with book reviews, interviews and information about IBBY activities both at the local and international level.
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No
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Yes
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Participate in the Buenos Aires International Book Fair and the Children’s Book Fair.
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AlijA Outstanding Books of the Year Award
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Yes
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Organizes reading promotion activities through creative writing and illustration workshops for primary schools
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Australia
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www.alia.org.au/~ibby/index.html
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No
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No
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No
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Ena Noel Award
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Yes
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No
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Austria
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1000 und 1 Buch, professional quarterly.
Ausgelesen: web page with reviews.
www.jugendliteratur.net
www.1001buch.at
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Yes
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Yes
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Literature for Young Readers: week of events, book exhibition. Co-organizes Reading in the Park
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Dixi Kinderliteraturpreis;
Romulus Candea Prize
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Yes
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ALIDA:– www.alida.at
EDM-Reporter: Electronic digital media-Reporter.
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Belgium
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Newsletter: 3/yr
www.stichtinglezen.be
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Yes
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Yes
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Bolivia
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IBBY Bulletin in Spanish: 2/yr
Work with media frequently for campaigns and different programmes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes.
Annual contest of Oral Tales
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Yes
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Receives support from “Sister Library ” in North Carolina. USA;
Organizes
Cochabamba Read in cooperation with IRA
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Brazil
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Monthly newsletter.
www.fnlij.org.br
Work with media for main projects
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Yes
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Yes
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Organized 8th Salão FNLIJ do Livro para Crianças e Jovens in 2006
Large stand at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2007 and 2008
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1) The Best Reading Incentive Programs for Children and Young People (based on the IBBY Asahi Reading Promotion Award)
2) Concurso :Leia Comigo!” (Read with me)
3) Concurso Curumim—about reading books written by indigenous writers
4) Concurso Tamoios—texts written by indigenous writers
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Yes.
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Canada
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E-newsletter: 2/yr
Catalogues: The IBBY Honour List Retrospective and Show and Tell/Montre et raconte
www.ibby-canada.org
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Yes
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No
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Organized Show and Tell/Montre et raconte travelling exhibit of Canadian picture books
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Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver (Canadian Picture Book Award).
Frances E. Russell Award.
Claude Aubry Award
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Yes
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Award ceremonies and Word on the Street (WOTS): annual literary street festival
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Colombia
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Documentation Centre bulletin.
Nuevas hojas de lectura (New reading leafs, quartly)
www.fundalectura.org
www.nuevashojasdelectura.com
www.leerenfamilia.com;
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Norma-Fundalectura Prize of Latin American Literature for the Children and Youngsters.
Organizes a biennial contest for illustration.
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Yes
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1. Reading in the Family
2. Palabrario
3. National Plan for Reading and Libraries
4. Bibloestaciones (Book-stations)
5. Literary meetings
6. Assessment Committees
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Croatia
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Promote its activities through national media: journals and newspapers, radio and television.
www.kgz.hr
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Yes
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No
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Co-organized exhibitions and stands at Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2007, 2008;
Co-organized The Second Croatian Biennial of Illustration
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Co-organized quiz for promotion of reading 2007 and 2008
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Yes, with institutions on national level.
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Cyprus
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Annual magazine:
Anemi;
www.cybby.org;
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Yes
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Yes
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Participated in the Annual Exhibition of Cypriot writers; organized an exhibition of children’s literature in Larnaka for ICBD.
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4 annual contests with awards
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Yes
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Czech Republic
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Newletter,
Zlatá stuha (Golden Ribbon);
www.ibby.cz
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No
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No
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Yes
“15 let soutěže Zlatá stuha” (15 years the Golden Ribbon Award) in cooperation with Svět knihy (Bookworld) in Prague in 2007
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Golden Ribbon Award
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Yes
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Denmark
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Klods Hans: quarterly magazine.
www.ibby.dk
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Yes
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No
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Nordic Children’s Exhibition
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Klods Hans Award
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With government, on small scale; with organizations not in a regular way.
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Ecuador
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Published proceedings of the Reading Marathon 2006, 2007; posters, brochures, and other illustrated materials for reading promotion,
www.girandula.org
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Yes
Reading Marathon; an international congress in 2007
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Yes
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Organizes children’s book fair during The Reading Marathon
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No
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yes
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Participated in the Guayaquil Reading Marathon and in the Fete de Livre, organized by the Alliance Francaise.
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Egypt
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Adwaa ala al-magles el-masry lkotob al atfaa (Lights on EBBY): yearly newsletter;
www.ics.org.eg
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Yes
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Yes
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Participated in Cairo International Children’s Book Fair
and the Nami Island International Children Book Festival
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The Suzanne Mubarak Awards
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Yes
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Campaign Read to Your Child.
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Estonia
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www.eltk.ee/ibby
Work extensively with the national media through interviews, announcements and reports in newspapers, radio and TV
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No
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No
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Co-organized Tallinn Illustrations Triennial Pildi jõud (The Power of Pictures)
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Yes
Tower of Babel Honour Diploma
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Yes
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Finland
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Virikkeitä, quarterly magazine
www.ibbyfinland.fi
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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The Anni Swan Award
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Yes
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France
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Publishes La Revue des livres pour enfants and a special issue annually about French children’s Literature
www.lajoieparleslivres.com
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Yes
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Yes
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Hosted the Tour of Europe in 27 picture books travelling exhibition; stands at the Bologna Children's Book Fairs and Book Fair in Paris
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No
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Partnership with many NGOs for children’s reading.
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Germany
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Publishes two E-newsletters and the quarterly journal JuLit.
Various other publications and topical book catalogues;
www.jugendliteratur.org;
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Yes
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Stands at Leipzig Book Fair and Frankfurt Book Fair
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Organizes and Presents annual award: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Literature Award).
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Yes, on large scale with government and organizations.
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Provides guidance information and selection and evaluation aids for children's and youth literature.
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Greece
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Annual bulletin.
Seminar papers regularly published in separate volumes;
www.greekibby.gr;
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Yes
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Yes
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Exhibition of IBBY ICBD posters in Vytina
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Annual awards to children’s books, illustrations, children’s literature personalities, teachers, children’s libraries and reading programmes.
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Yes, with other book organizations.
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Nominate for ALMA 2007, 2008. Donate books
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Hungary
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Publishes Hungary – An Open book of contemporary Hungarian literature for children and young people; and Children’s books from Hungary www.ibby.hu
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Yes
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No
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Joint stand at Bologna Children’s Book Fair, International Book Festival Budapest
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Children's Book of the Year contest and prize
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Yes
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Iceland
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Newsletter (in the form of magazine)
www.ibby.is
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Yes
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No
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No
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3 annual awards given for outstanding contributions to the development of children’s literature and culture in Iceland. Sögusteinn prize
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No
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Calendar made from books of the winner of the first Sögusteinn prize
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India
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Quarterly journal Writer and Illustrator
www.awic.in
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Annual Library Award;
AWIC Honours 2007;
Competitions for writers and illustrators
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Yes
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Story-telling activities to interact with children
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Indonesia
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Close cooperation with media
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes, occasionally
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Various contests
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Yes
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Asian Storytelling Festival.
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Iran
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Monthly Newsletter;
Quarterly Bulletin; Proceedings of major events: Bozorgdashte Abbas Yamini Sharif
www.cbc.ir
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Awards diplomas to authors, illustrators, translators, publishers and personalities.
Organized a contest of illustration based on poems.
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Yes, collaborates with NGOs
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1. Iranian Encyclopaedia for Young People (IEYP);
2. The publication of CBC’s annual bibliography in a critical form;
3. Establishment of libraries in deprived areas;
4. Creative reading workshops aimed at facilitators of working and street children.
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Ireland
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E-newsletters 6/yr
www.ibbyireland.ie
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Yes
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Yes
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Japan
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JBBY newsletter (several times a year);
Annual Bulletin of JBBY; Monthly email magazine;’
Japanese edition of IBBY Honour List catalogue.
www.jbby.org
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No
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Yes
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HCA Award and IBBY HL Books Exhibition;
Bologna Illustrators Exhibition; Exhibition of Outstanding Books for Disabilities
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Yes.
1st JBBY Award in 2007
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Yes
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Republic of Korea
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www.kbby.org
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Yes
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Yes
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Annual Nami Island International Children’s Book Festival; Participated in BIB'06;
NOMA Concours;
BIB Korea 2007 Illustration Exhibition (2008)
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Picture book contest during the Nami Island International Children’s Book Festival;
Supported three Korea Awards for Hans Christian Andersen;
Two Scene of Reading Photography Contests
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Yes, with public organizations
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Annual festival with a variety of seminars; storytelling events and workshops with experts from different countries.
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Latvia
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Newsletter
www.lnb.lv
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Yes
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Yes
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