REFORMA Oregon - Eugene Public LibraryFebruary 11, 2017

Patricia MoránSpanish Bilingual Youth Librarian

patriciam@multcolib.org

Ibero-American Congress of Language and Children's Literature

The right to literature in a changing world

Testimonial - Fantastic - Symbolic

● 3 days bringing together 70+ speakers from 16 countries

● Spreading LIJ across Iberoamerica● Chile (2010), Colombia (2013), Mexico

(2016), Spain (2020)

Daniel GoldinDirector, Biblioteca Vasconcelos

Kamishibai storytelling

Resumen de CILELIJ 2016 - https://youtu.be/-s7agSZFlE8

BACKGROUND

● Started 1981 by CENART/CONACULTA

● National Book Day - November 12

● Seminario Internacional de Fomento de la Lectura / CILELIJ in 2016

PURPOSE

● Encourage reading among children and young people of Mexico

● Join publishers, booksellers, distributors, librarians, teachers, etc. working to raise the quality and quantity of publications in Mexico

● Facilitate exchange with other countries and bring the public to national and international issues

11 days

420,000+ attendees

142 presenters

1,416 performances, cultural and art activities

GUEST AUTHORS

Rich and diverse materials

support thriving and empowered communities