National Section |
IBBY 30th Congress and General Assembly 2006, Macau
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IBBY 31st Congress and General Assembly 2008, Copenhagen
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Bookbird Corres-pondents
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International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) Celebrations
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Albania*
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Mainly promoting activities
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Argentina*
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Several activities (panel session on Reading Promotion and Books for Children, poster exhibition, storytelling, reading sessions, art workshops, etc)
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Australia*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Respond to local press requests for information, and organise delivery of ICBD posters to librarians and schools who request them
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Austria*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Wide range of activities (author readings, exhibitions, reading promotion projects)
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Belgium*
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No
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Yes
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No
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Announces ICBD via website
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Bolivia*
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Workshops and publicizes the message and poster in bulletin
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Brazil*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Publicizes ICBD text and poster in newsletter and proposes activities to be done on April 2nd.
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Canada*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Executive members organized or facilitated International Children’s Book Day displays at libraries and bookstores in Edmonton and Halifax.
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Chile
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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China
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Colombia*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Publicizes message and poster
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Croatia*
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By proxy
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Yes
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No
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Conference about children’s books and reading
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Cuba
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No
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By proxy
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Yes
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Cyprus*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Organizes a gathering during which they commemorate the meaning of the ICBD
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Czech Republic*
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By proxy
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No
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Yes
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Member libraries organize activities, such as Noc s Andersenem (Night with Andersen)
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Denmark*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Ecuador*
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No
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By proxy
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No
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Participates in radio and newspapers interviews
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Egypt*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Wide range of activities: discussions, meetings with writers and publishers in schools, libraries and cultural institutions, and sent message to the public through media.
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Estonia*
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By proxy
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Yes
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Yes
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Sends the message and an electronic copy of the poster to 15 county libraries: They promote the ICBD, disseminate the information and organize events for children on the local level. Awards the Nukits prize for authors and illustrators
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Finland*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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France*
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By proxy
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Yes
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Yes
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Germany*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Ghana
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No
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No
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Yes
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Greece*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Wide range of activities: official celebration of ICBD, during which the NS annual prizes are awarded; meeting-the-author events and lots of others.
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Guatemala
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(Joined in 2007)
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Yes
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No
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Haïti
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(Joined in 2007)
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Yes
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No
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Hungary*
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Yes
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No (due 2008 outstanding)
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Yes
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Sends out copies of ICBD poster and message via Internet. Organize an exhibition.
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Iceland*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Celebrates by giving new Sögusteinn children’s book prize. Give the message and poster to libraries and schools
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India*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Lectures, storytelling
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Indonesia*
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Children’s programme
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Iran*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Translated poster and message; promoted its publication and use in the media; published 5000 bookmark calendars with ICBC poster and motto; published poster in the CBC Diary (500 copies); laminated collection of ICBD posters to facilitate lending and use; organized two exhibitions of paintings by working and street children in Tehran and Karaj and organized different activities at CBC’s children’s library.
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Ireland*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Israel
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Yes
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No
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No
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Italy
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No
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Yes
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No
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Japan*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Japanese edition of ICBD poster and message sent to JBBY members, children’s book shops and public libraries around the country.
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Rep. of Korea*
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Latvia*
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By proxy
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Yes
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No
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Annual conferences in May about children’s books published in Latvia.
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Lebanon*
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Reading week in April
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Lithuania*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Invited children and their teachers as well as librarian to awards ceremony, small concert of children, professional performance. Small book fair. Press conference.
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Malaysia*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Wide-range of activities. Designs its own poster and distributes to all schools and public libraries.
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Mexico*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, the visit of ten children literature authors and illustrators to the schools where the programme Nosotros Entre Libros is being carried out.
Disseminated information about ICBD and poster to public libraries and some bookstores.
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Moldova*
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Week of Children’s Book and Reading in April.
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Mongolia*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Organized a special play for children. Published in 2008 series of stories by Andersen with CD.
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Nepal*
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No
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Yes
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No
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Netherlands*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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New Zealand*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Sponsored ICBD 2007.
In 2007 launched an anthology of new stories from New Zealand and the Pacific. In 2008: distributed the Thai ICBD poster to all schools that requested it.
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Norway*
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By proxy
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Yes
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Yes
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Pakistan
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Yes
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No
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No
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Palestine*
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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National Reading Week in April, with wide range of activities: reading, book reviews, storytelling, art, drama
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Peru*
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No
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No
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No
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Posters exhibition in five schools and a special ceremony.
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Poland*
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Yes
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By proxy
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Yes
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Portugal
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No
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No
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Yes
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Romania*
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No
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Yes
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No
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Organised The joy of reading, debates and reading contests.
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Russia*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Wide range of activities in Moscow and St Petersburg: organize the meetings for young readers with writers, poets, illustrators; prepare special books exhibition fro Children and Youth Creative Activity.
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Rwanda*
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Serbia*
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(Joined in 2007)
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No
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Yes
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A big celebration in National Theatre, with the topic The Eternal Adventure of Reading.
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Slovakia*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Sponsored ICBD 2006.
Days of Children’s Book
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Slovenia*
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Exhibitions and children's events; reception for authors, illustrators and translators of children's literature.
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South Africa*
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By proxy
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Yes
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Yes
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Spain
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Sweden*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Switzerland*
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By proxy
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By proxy
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Yes
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Co-operation with Swiss Buchlobby and Bibliomedia
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Thailand*
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Produced own posters, activities, exhibition. Sponsored ICBD 2008.
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Turkey*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Uganda*
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Reading Tent; Create their own poster.
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Ukraine*
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No
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No
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Yes
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Meeting with writers; Competitions of the best readers; Rewarding the best readers of libraries with special diplomas
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United Kingdom*
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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United States*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Uruguay*
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By proxy
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Yes
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No
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Multiple activities are held all over the country covering education areas (primary and secondary schools), libraries, Cultural Centres and the communications media.
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Venezuela*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Annual exhibition and award titled: The Best Books for Children within the month of April, specifically during the Book Day week. Designs own poster.
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Zambia
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(Joined in 2008)
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No
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No
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Zimbabwe
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(Joined in 2008)
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No
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No
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