The International Youth Literature Collection (IYLC), housed in Alexander Library, was launched with an inaugural reading session on Friday, April 2, 2021, on the birthday of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.
It was wonderful to see so many of you at the event. In case you missed it or would like to watch the rerun, here it is.
Event participants enjoyed the great variety and diversity of the highlighted resources. Some comments:
University Libraries, and our MI/LIS students has been so successful. The panoply of authors and librarians sharing international children’s books and reading them in such a rich array of languages was inspirational and uplifting. Also, I’m very impressed by the detailed LibGuide which will continue to enlighten and enrich our students, faculty, and library faculty within SC&I and Rutgers.
Shout out to all of the librarians and future librarians who put so much incredible effort into this important collection.
I enjoyed and appreciated the short reading in various foreign languages. Children growing up in bilingual families have a tremendous advantage later in life, if educators also help with the proper content and context.
I can’t imagine the hours that went into all of this. Bravo to everyone involved!
Poetry is in again! I was glad to hear children’s poems in their original language.
How cute is this little girl lip singing! (Mei Ling: Who is the little girl? Watch this video to find out.)
Best Andersen birthday ever!
Thank you very much – can we do it again in 2022?
Don’t forget to check out the research guide (LibGuide) on the International Youth Literature Collection! There are more picture book read-alouds that you can enjoy!
Stay tuned for Books We Read team member Julie Rossano’s post on the event.
Mei Ling Lo is the Science Research Librarian in New Brunswick Libraries. When she is not working, she likes watching the reruns of The Big Bang Theory and reading short stories.