Information about Children and Books in Japan

News on children's books and libraries

No. Title Date
2012- E003 English brochure is now available - The ILCL's exhibition, "Japanese Children's Literature: A History from the International Library of Children's Literature Collections" 2012.5.18
2012- E002 ILCL OPAC for Kids now available 2012.2.24
2012- E001 The 97th All-Japan Library Conference 2012.2.24
2011- E004 Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake and children’s reading 2011.6.20
2011- E003 Second Basic Plan for the ILCL formulated 2011.5.31
2011- E002 ILCL learning support project in collaboration with school libraries has kicked off 2011.3
2011- E001 Support Plan for the Promotion of Children's Reading Activities 2010 2011.1
2010- KN031 The 37th All-Japan School Library Research Conference  
2010- KN029 The 96th All-Japan Library Conference  
2009- KN020 The 95th All-Japan Library Conference  
2009- KN002 The 94th All-Japan Library Conference  
2008- KN005 Second Basic Plan Concerning the Promotion of Reading Activities by Children  
2008- KN002 The 93rd All-Japan Library Conference  
2007- KN004 The First Translation of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" Found in Japan !  
2007- KN003 New five-year plan for school library development  
2007- KN002 The Study Meeting on Children and Young Adults Section of All Japan Public Libraries in 2006  
2007- KN001 The 92nd All-Japan Library Conference  
2006- KN005 Visiting Japanese children's libraries Professional Library Tour in Tokyo, after the 2006 IFLA Conference in Seoul  
2006- KN004 The number of books borrowed by elementary school children from local libraries in Japan reaches its highest point.  
2006- KN003 The enactment of "Promoting Letters and Printing Culture Act" and commemorative events  
2006- KN002 The 91st All-Japan Library Conference  
2006- KN001 The 200th Anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth - Upsurge in Japan  
2005- KN004 A Symposium "For a Wider Dissemination of Books for Children with Disabilities - Collaboration between libraries and publishers"  
2005- KN003 Board of Inquiry on Expansion of Library Services of the ILCL  
2005- KN002 Donation of Books from Bologna to the ILCL  
2005- KN001 Report on children's library service in public libraries  
2004- KN002 Bunko from the past into the 21st century - research on Bunko, private libraries for children in Japan  
2004- KN001 The Promotion of Reading Activities for Children in Japan  
2003- KN001 Results of the national opinion survey on the Japanese language  
2002- KN003 ILCL's Children's Book Sets Lending Service to School Libraries  
2002- KN002 Japan School Library Association (JSLA) bi-annual conference  
2002- KN001 Movements for the Promotion of Children's Reading in Japan, 1990'-  
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