Progressive Librarian (PL), a journal for critical studies & progressive politics in librarianship, invited the vice president of IBBY Palestine, Mary Fasheh, to speak directly to readers of PL, and share her expertise on the general topic of “Palest...
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Regional & Int'l Activities
PBBY has been active on the international level. PBBY attended all IBBY Congresses since 2004 the first was in 2002 as Individual Member. some documentation to follow later.
Palestinian IBBY Honour List Winners
By Jehan Helou The Palestinian Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) has announced the Palestinian entries on the 2022 Honour List that features a selection of outstanding recently published books and constitutes one of...
The Innovative Winners from Palestine of IBBY Honour List 2022
IBBY/Palestine (the International Board of Books for the Young People) would like to congratulate the winners of IBBY Honour List 2022 for their outstanding books on authorship, translation and illustration in addition to the book publishers. NABILA...
UNESCO's visit to IBBY Palestine
UNESCO Delegation Visit to the Library of IBBY Palestine in Gaza Handing Khitam her prize for winning UNESCO’s "World Tales" competition Giovanni SCEPI Head of the Culture Unit at UNESCO Palestine, and Youssef Al-Ejla, Head of UNESCO Office visited P...
Seasons Greetings From Ibby Palestine
Our Wishes for a Better, Kinder and Peaceful World!
37th "IBBY" Congress in Moscow - Honour List
Warm Congratulations to the Winners of the "Honour List" from Palestine With great success, the 37th "IBBY" Congress ended its work in Moscow, after being postponed for a whole year because ofCovid-19 pandemic. The distinguished books of the winners...
Khitam from IBBY library in Gaza is a laureate in UNESCO ISF "WORLD TALES"
IBBY Palestine was very happy to receive the followig letter to Khitam Hissi : Dear Khitam al-Hissi, We hope that this email finds you and your loved ones well and healthy in these challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are writing to you to...
Stories Told by and for Palestinian Children
Stories Told by and for Palestinian Children The main topic of this presentation is the writing of stories for children. The children I am concerned with here are those between the ages of three or four up to the age of nine or 10, that is, before th...
Palestine in Athens IBBY Congress & IBBY’s Honour List
A few days ago IBBY successfully ended its interesting thirty sixth Congress in Athens. More than five hundred participants attended from around the world. The theme of the Congress was “ East Meets West through Fairy Tales”. Three members of IBBY Pa...
International Children's Book Day 2021
Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen's birthday, 2 April, International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children's books. Each year a different National Section of IBBY has th...
The Israeli Aggression on Gaza - a slide show
Palestine in the 34th BBY Congress PBBY Participated in IBBY Congress- Mexico City, September 2014 Jehan Helou gave a PowerPoint presentation ( 12 September) entitled : Children in Crisis Situations: Palestinians Under Occupation Her presentation* wa...
On the Occasion of Tamer Institute Awarded the AlMA
Dear Jury Members, Thank You ALMA! With great appreciation and pleasure we received the heart warming news that Tamer Institute for Community Education is awarded the 2009 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Though long awaited, this valuable recognition...
Children in Crisis: Restoring School Libraries in Beirut, Lebanon
01/15/2021 The pictures are unforgettable: a massive explosion in the port of Beirut on 4 August 2020 destroyed houses, shops, restaurants, hospitals and schools throughout the city. The destruction was especially damaging in neighbourhoods of low-in...
IBBY solidarity with our children in Gaza Palestine
Great solidarity of IBBY with our children in Gaza Palestine, listen to IBBY President’s speech and the Executive Secretary : Bolona book-fair is the largest children book fair in the world https://m.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2F...
IBBY Support for the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Non-Discrimination
Since its founding in 1953, the International Board on Books for Young People has promoted understanding and acceptance of others in all countries of the world. One of its main missions is to promote international understanding through children's boo...
The IBBY Children in Crisis Fund provides support for children whose lives have been disrupted through war, civil disorder or natural disaster. The two main activities that are supported by the Fund are the therapeutic use of books and storytelling i...
IBBY Children in Crisis Illustration 2014 Appeal to rebuild the IBBY Libraries in Gaza 2014 has been a year notable for violence, conflict and destructionAutomatic word wrap IBBY has been supporting two children’s libraries in the Gaza Strip since 20...
'We're trapped ... books free our minds'
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/dec/11/israel In the third week of our appeal, Conal Urquhart reports on the Palestinian institute making sure children don't grow up illiterate Nadeen cradles her folder. She carefully lays it on the table and...
Children Solidarity: Letters of Apprection
Letters of the Children of Gaza to the Children of Pakistan Al Sikka Library Anwar Fayyad- 11 years When our house was destroyed I felt lonely and nobody encouraged me to return to my normal life. But thanks to the support of the children of Pakistan...
Speech by IBBY President in 34th IBBY Congress:
Speech by Ahmad Redza Ahmad Khairuddin IBBY President 2010-2014 34th IBBY Congress: Opening Ceremony Mexico City, Mexico September 2014 Opening Ceremony Biblioteca de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico Hasmig Chahinian IBBY Vice President, on behalf of IBBY...