NEWS
Save the Date for HLG celebration
THIS Year is CILIP’s Health Libraries Group is celebrating 75 years, and the group’s committee is planning a celebra- tion to mark the anniversary. The hybrid event will take place on 14 October in London and online, and organisers are asking anyone interested in taking part to save the date, saying: “We would love as many of you as possible to join us for this occasion so please save the date and we will update you with more news of the event soon.”
Spring Showcase
CILIP’s Spring Supplier Showcase takes place on 12 May at CILIP’s London HQ, and there is still a chance to book a place. This year’s showcase makes a welcome return as an in-person event, giving attendees the chance to meet suppliers face to face. The showcase brings together a range of service and product vendors, allowing you to compare what is on offer under one place, with the opportunity for one to one meetings to discuss all your supplier needs.
You can find more about CILIP’s Sup- plier Partners at
www.cilip.org.uk/SupplierPart- nersDirectory, and you can book a place at the showcase by visiting
www.cilip.org.uk/ CILIPShowcaseSpring2022.
Legal fight against censorship
SEVEN Texas residents have launched legal action against their local politicians after a number of books deemed “inappro- priate” were removed from library shelves. Republican lawmakers in Llano County are being sued for breaching the 1st and 14th amendment rights, after books on race, gender and sexuality were banned from the public library system. Access to thousands of digital titles was also cancelled because it was not possible to remove access to just two specific titles. The lawsuit was lodged at the county’s district courts at the end of April.
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Books in food banks
FOOD banks and community groups have been supplied with 40,000 books in the first stage of a £5m book gifting scheme in Wales. The books were provided as part of
the Welsh Government’s book-gifting scheme, which is being delivered by the Books Council of Wales, a national char- ity that supports and develops the pub- lishing industry in Wales. The next stage of the project will include the gift of an individual book for every learner between the ages of three and 16 via all state schools in Wales. The will then be a Schools Gifting element, where each state school will receive a specially chosen selection of books for their library. Books Council of Wales has worked with a number of partners to deliver the first stage of the project including the Trussell Trust, FareShare Cymru, IFAN (Independent Food Aid Network) and many community groups. Susan Lloyd-Selby, The Trussell Trust’s Network Lead for Wales, said: “We are so grateful for the thousands of books pro- vided to our food banks by the Books Council of Wales. Thanks to Welsh Govern- ment funding, this initiative has enabled food banks in our network across Wales to provide books to children whose fam- ilies might otherwise struggle to afford them. The quality and variety of books provided was fantastic and it’s been wonderful to hear about how excited
the children have been to receive their books. Last year, Trussell Trust food banks provided over 54,000 emergency food parcels to children in Wales. It’s not right that anyone should have to rely on a food bank, and this initiative has helped ensure that children whose families are struggling financially are able to benefit from the joy of reading.” The initiative is called the Schools Love Reading programme and aims to give learners across Wales equal access to a diverse range of quality literature, in Welsh and English and for families to use at home. The titles being gifted have been specially selected from a list of seven publishers.
Shoned Davies, Schools Love Reading Project Manager at the Books Council of Wales, said: “We chose these high-qual- ity books from amongst the best-selling titles produced by publishers in Wales to include a wide range of age ranges, subjects and titles so that everyone can choose the right book for them.” Jeremy Miles, Minister for Education
and Welsh Language, said: “Reading is a fundamental skill in just about every aspect of life. I want to ignite a passion for reading for all our children and fam- ilies. Through this exciting book-gifting initiative, as part of the £5m additional funding from Welsh Government, I want to ensure that every learner in Wales has a book of their own to keep.”
BookTrust’s new writer in residence
POET and children’s author Michael Rosen has taken up his new role as Writer in Residence at BookTrust, saying he plans to use the residency to promote the importance of reading and rhyming with children in their early years.
Michael, Professor of Children’s
Literature at Goldsmiths, Univers ity of Lon- don, was the Children’s Laureate from 2007- 2009 and has published over 200 books for children and adults. He said, “I am really looking forward to being resident at BookTrust. We know that helping chil- dren start life playing with words, poems and songs is the perfect way to become a confident speaker and writer. Under-fives
soak up language and we can help make that happen by shar- ing books with them. I want to do all I can to offer some ideas and inspiration to help carers, teachers and anyone who works with under-fives.”
Michael Rosen.
Diana Gerald, CEO of Book- Trust, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Michael as our latest Writer in Residence. His books have inspired a generation of young readers and are loved by children and adults alike. Michael is a household name and is respected throughout schools and libraries across the world, using his platform to bring his own love of stories and language to so many people.
April-May 2022
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