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Celebrating 70 years
Her Majesty The Queen hosts a reception at St James's Palace in celebration of our 70th anniversary.
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Behind the scenes at NBO Litfest 2024
This summer, it was was our pleasure to attend NBO Litfest in Nairobi. Find out more about the four-day festival here.
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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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