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Tag Archives: literacy
Denmark is saving bookshops and inspiring readers
I was recently shocked to see many news stories about the dramatic decline in literacy in Denmark. Surveys have shown that reading skills of the nation’s children were in a steep decline. According to the New York Times, the Denmark’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Denmark, literacy, Reading, Scandinavia
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More than a bookstore
In the heart of the Grandmont Rosedale neighborhood in Detroit, a failed bookstore is experiencing a welcome rebirth. Pages Bookshop, a valued independent bookstore, has found new life with the help of the Steen Foundation and a team of dedicated … Continue reading
Bookmobiles are the best
Open Books, a nonprofit bookstore and literacy organization in Chicago, Ill., has launched a bookmobile to bring free books to under-served communities. The Open Books Mobile made its debut on June 8 during the nonprofit’s annual Slide into Summer event, which … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookmobiles, Bookstore Tourism, Chicago, literacy
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Literacy for Life
The Literacy Pen by The World Literacy Foundation and the Dutch firm Media.Monks is an amazing educational device designed to enable illiterate individuals to start writing and learning to read, instantly. Open source and compatible with all standard pens on … Continue reading
For the love of literacy
Martin Murillo operates a book cart mobile library in the city of Cartagena in Colombia. He used to be a street vendor, selling water and soft drinks, but nowadays the cart serves as a mobile library : La Carreta Literaria. He … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, Libraries, South America
Tagged Book Mobiles, Cartagena, Columbia, literacy
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Reading Evangelists
Retired Montana schoolteacher Rita has been spreading her love of reading across the U.S. for the last eight years by traveling coast-to-coast in her van-turned-mobile bookstore! Rita shares what inspired her to make a mobile bookstore, and explains how she … Continue reading
Books By Bike
Although Sri Lanka has one of the highest youth literacy rate in South Asia, there are still many villages all across the country with no libraries and no access to books. To address this problem, social worker Mahinda Dasanayaka created … Continue reading
Reading is still the path
“The gears of poverty, ignorance, hopelessness, and low self-esteem mesh to create a kind of perpetual failure machine that grinds down dreams from generation to generation. We all bear the cost of keeping it running. Illiteracy is its linchpin…. Frederick … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Carl Sagan, Frederick Douglass, illiteracy, literacy
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Reading Pavilion
Located in the heart of Mumbai, in the gardens of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Museum, the BookWorm Pavilion was designed as an outdoor reading space and library for both children and adults. The peaceful library is an impressive … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Asia, Books, Libraries
Tagged India, literacy, Mumbai, Reading
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Imagination Library
You probably know Dolly Parton as a country singer and actress, but you may not be aware that she is a philanthropist and huge supporter of childhood literacy programs. In 1995, she launched Imagination Library, a literacy program that mails … Continue reading
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