Literacy and reading news

At the end of the General Assembly meeting on 12 October 2017, long-time Chair of the IPA’s Literacy Book Industry Policy and Statistics (LIBS) Committee,...

UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova has named Sharjah, widely considered the cultural capital of the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf, UNESCO World Book...

NOTHING warms my heart more than seeing children immersed in a book, stoking their imaginations and nourishing their souls, their young faces lighting up as...

On International Literacy Day, 8 September 2015, the IPA, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), International Authors Forum (IAF) and Reading & Writing...

Each year, IPA and its partners awards the title of World Book Capital. The 2017 laureate will be Conakry, the capital of Guinea.

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Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, founder of Kalimat publishing, discusses how reading is vital for a child's development. ...
Launched in 1995, UNESCO's World Book Day is an international celebration of books and reading. Here are some things you should know about children and reading....

The UK is the only country in the developed world where adults aged 55-65 have better core literacy skills than people aged 16-24.

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The IPA, along with the International Booksellers Federation (IBF), the International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA) and UNESCO, have awarded the title of...