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Reflections on Hay Festival 2024
Earlier this year, we were delighted to welcome novelist Priscilla Morris to our event at Hay Festival. Here, Priscilla shares her thoughts on the event.
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Sharing the power of books at Hay Festival 2024
Find out more about our event at Hay Festival, where our Vice Patron, Lord Paul Boateng was joined in conversation by writers Elif Shafak and Priscilla Morris
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Attracting new readers
Hear from our Head of Programmes, Samantha Sokoya, about our 2023/24 Community Reading Award Winners!
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‘A school without books is just a shell.’
Sayid Aden Ali works for IFED, an organisation which has set up over 16 schools in Somalia, giving thousands of children an opportunity to learn. This is his story.
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Lessons in Literacy
Our East Africa Representative James shares his reflections from the Pan-African Literacy for All conference.
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Librarianship in times of conflict
Why do libraries become targets during conflict? And why do so many put themselves in harm’s way to protect them? In this blog, our chair Dr. Alice Prochaska reflects on these questions, and more.
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Libraries leading change
Ahmed runs the National Library in Somaliland. He's seen how increasing access to libraries has empowered communities and improved literacy rates.
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Fighting for books in Cameroon
For Andrew, advocating for books is a vital part of his job getting all Cameroonians reading.
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Working together for reading
We recently brought our partners together at a learning event in Nairobi to share learnings and develop their capacity. We asked James, our East Africa Representative, to tell us why the event was so very important.
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