Past Bookgifting Themed Meetings
- Nov 22, 2022 – Storyteller Training
- Sept 20, 2022 – Multilingual Digital Resources
- June 14, 2022 – Programmes in Africa and the Middle East
- May 17, 2022 – Research updates
- March 22, 2022 – Library-Health partnerships
- Sept 8 2021 – Programmes in the Global South
- May 4 2021 – Health and Wellbeing
- Mar 25 2021 – Additional Needs
- Nov 19, 2020 – Book Selection
- Nov 17, 2020 – Progress and evaluations of new programmes
- July 1, 2020 – Targeting the hard to reach
- June 18, 2020 – Supporting vulnerable or at risk families
- May 4, 2020 – Impact evaluation
- Feb 13, 2020 – Maternity hospital and Health Clinic bookgifting
- Nov 20, 2019 – Best practice quality bookgifting
- Sept 12, 2019 – Using volunteers, and community invigoration
- June 11, 2019 – Multilingual provision and Diversity
- March 28, 2019 – Trial meeting: Bookstart in Belgium and in Japan
- March 21, 2019 – Trial meeting: Better Beginnings Western Australia, and Bookstart Netherlands
Powerpoints from meetings
Sept 2022 -Digital media & storybooks for young children – resources, opportunities and challenges
- Marijke Bos: Dutch Reading Foundation, Stichting Lezen, Netherlands Using digital picture books in childcare centers for multilingual and non-Dutch speaking parents
- Lotte Baert: Boekstart Flanders, Iedereen Leest, Belgium ‘A multilingual library for babies and toddlers’ – an online tool for libraries on Iedereen Leest’s new learning platform.
- Julia Norrish and Zanri Kritzinger: Book Dash, South Africa Open-license storybook platforms & free online multilingual resources
May 2022 – Research updates on programmes
- Emmi Jäkkö: Finnish Reading Centre, Lukukeskus, Finland 27% of families begin reading – results of Finland’s first book gifting programme
- Marijke Bos and Jette van den Eijnden: Dutch Reading Foundation, Stichting Lezen, Netherlands The long-term effects of BoekStart (Bookstart): a longitudinal study
- Sabine Bonewitz: German Reading Foundation, Stiftung Lesen, Germany Lesestart 1-2-3 and the effectiveness of early speech and reading development and English Poster Lesestart 1-2-3
March 2022 – Library-health partnerships in Canada and Lithuania
- Goda Baranauskaitė-Dangovienė: National Library of Lithuania – Bookstart knygų startas in Lithuania grow a generation with a book
- Elaine Jones: Welcome Baby, Edmonton Public Library, Alberta, Canada – Beyond Library Lending Edmonton Public LIbrary 22 March 2022
Sept 2021 – Bookgifting programmes in the Global South
- Dorette Louw: Director, Book Dash, South Africa – The Book Dash book-production/publishing model as one way of creating appropriate content needed to start a book-gifting programme; case-studies of other organisations using & adapting the model to create their own books; Book Dash’s adaptation for online events
- Diana Rey: Executive Director FundaLectura, Colombia – The FundaLectura model, and constraints and challenges and how they were overcome.
- Melissa Kelly: Early Years Fellowship Coordinator, World Bank – Introduction to the Read@Home initiative and the Materials Guidance produced to support book distribution efforts
May 2021 – Health and Wellbeing
- Emmi Jäkkö: Lukukeskus (Finnish Reading Centre) – Lukulahja lapselle, a Book Bag for every baby: feedback from health care officials and families from the second round of evaluation
- Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan – The Health and Wellbeing rationale for the founding of Bookstart Japan, and the qualitative approach to evaluating parent-child relationships.
- Reinhard Ehgartner: Buchstart Österreich, (Österreichisches Bibliothekswerk, Austria) – Books and reading aloud on prescription: a new project for Austria
March 2021 – Additional Needs
- Kirsty Sinclair: Scottish Book Trust, Bookbug, Scotland – Work for children and families with additional support needs
- Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan – Supporting Babies and Parents with Visual Impairment
Nov 2020 – Book Selection
- Barbara Jakob: Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder-und Jugendmedien, SIKJM, Switzerland – Buchstart Schweiz – Selecting 2 Boardbooks for 1 Nation with 4 official languages and many cultural backgrounds
- Nancy Edgar: Read to Me, Nova Scotia, Canada – Selecting Books for A Newborn Book Gifting Program
- Caroline Hill-Trevor: BookTrust, UK – Book Selection at BookTrust
Nov 2020 – Progress and evaluations of new programmes
- Sabine Bonewitz, German Reading Foundation, Stiftung Lesen, Germany – Lesestart 123: changes from Lesestart (2011-19) and evaluation of year one.
- Daiden O’Regan, Childrens Books Ireland – Book Seed: the pilot in Limerick and its end of first year evaluation
- Anna Hällgren and Nina Suatan: Swedish Arts Council, Kulturradet, Sweden – Evaluation design, and feedback on 5 years of programmes across Sweden
July 2020 – Targeting the hard to reach
- Anna Hällgren and Nina Suatan: Swedish Arts Council, Kulturradet, Sweden – Testing different methods suited to specific local and regional needs‘
- Julia Norrish: Book Dash, South Africa – Flooding the country with books: Using innovative channels to access the hard to reach
- Catriona Wallace and Celia Richards: Scottish Book Trust, Scotland – Bookbug for the Home: Bookbug isn’t just a literacy programme, Bookbug builds families
June 2020 – Supporting vulnerable or at risk families
- Miriam Schembri: National Literacy Agency, Malta – Home Libraries: providing a literacy environment in the homes of vulnerable families
- Sue Hill and Julia Jones: Raising Literacy Australia Inc – Building Parental Capacity/Home Libraries, and Universal Book Gifting
May 2020 – Impact evaluation
- Prof Dr Simone C Ehmig: Stiftung Lesen, Germany – Impact Evaluation of the 3 Milestones Project 2011-19
- Brian Gallagher MPA: Reach Out and Read, USA – Reach Out and Read Research
Feb 2020 – Maternity hospital and Health Clinic bookgifting
- Gabriela Dul: Polish Book Institute – Small Book-Great Human – working with Polands 360 state hospitals
- Shanda LaRamee-Jones: Read to Me, Nova Scotia – Delivering a Bookgift Program at the Hospital Bedside
- Emmi Jäkkö: Finnish Reading Centre – Book Gift Program – Book bag for every child born 2019-2021
Nov 2019 – Best practice quality bookgifting
- Catriona Wallace: Scottish Book Trust – Quality book gifting: a recent impact study and learning what works
- Marijke Bos: Stichting Lezen, Netherlands – Improving the quality of bookgifting
- Jennifer Luk: BookTrust, UK – Using Bookstart with families: our programme best practice guidance
Sept 2019 – Using volunteers, and community invigoration
- Ahn, Chan-soo: Bookstart Korea, Book Culture Foundation, South Korea – Reading Promotion for Children in Korea: Using volunteers, and community invigoration
- Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan – Bookstart in Japan: Working with volunteers and community invigoration
- Laurence Mc Laughlin: Books4Babies, Wexford, Ireland – Books4Babies: Encouraging voluntary involvement and community participation
June 2019 – Multilingual provision and Diversity
- Olivia Crill: BookTrust, UK – ‘Bookstart for English as an Additional Language (EAL) literature review and initial pilot results’
- Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan – ‘Bookstart in Japan: Support for non Japanese Speakers’
- Carol McDougall: Read to me! Nova Scotia – ‘Addressing the language needs of First Nations communities. Nurturing new generations of Mi’kmaq speakers.’
March 2019 – Trial meetings
- Lotte Baert: Iedereen Leest Belgium – ‘Boekstart Flanders update and professionalisation.’
- Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan – ‘Bookstart in Japan: A sustainable structure for self motivated programmes.’
- Marijke Bos: Stichting Lezen, Netherlands – ‘BoekStart in the Netherlands: Growth and development of an established programme.’
- Linda Thorne: Better Beginnings, Western Australia – ‘Better Beginnings, Partnerships.’
Videos
Videos of Presentations from meetings
Sept 2022 – Multilingual Digital Resources
Marijke Bos: Dutch Reading Foundation, Stichting Lezen, Netherlands
Lotte Baert: Boekstart Flanders, Iedereen Leest, Belgium
Julia Norrish and Zanri Kritzinger: Book Dash, South Africa
May 2022 – Research updates on programmes
Emmi Jäkkö: Finnish Reading Centre, Lukukeskus, Finland
Marijke Bos and Jette van den Eijnden: Dutch Reading Foundation, Stichting Lezen, Netherlands
Sabine Bonewitz: German Reading Foundation, Stiftung Lesen, Germany
March 2022 – Library-health partnerships in Canada and Lithuania
Goda Baranauskaitė-Dangovienė: National Library of Lithuania – Bookstart knygų startas in Lithuania grow a generation with a book
Elaine Jones: Welcome Baby, Edmonton Public Library, Alberta, Canada – Beyond Library Lending Edmonton Public LIbrary
8 Sept 2021 – Bookgifting programmes in the Global South
Julia Norrish: Executive Director, Book Dash, South Africa: Welcome and Introduction
Dorette Louw: Director, Book Dash, South Africa: The Book Dash book-production model
Diana Rey: Executive Director FundaLectura, Colombia – FundaLectura activity
Melissa Kelly: Early Years Fellowship Coordinator, World Bank: Introduction to the Read@Home initiative
Discussion
4 May 2021 – Health and Wellbeing
Emmi Jäkkö: Lukukeskus (Finnish Reading Centre)
Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan
Reinhard Ehgartner: Buchstart Österreich, (Österreichisches Bibliothekswerk, Austria)
25 March 2021 – Additional Needs
Kirsty Sinclair: Scottish Book Trust, Bookbug, Scotland
Izumi Satou: Bookstart Japan
19 Nov 2020 meeting – Book Selection
Barbara Jakob: Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder-und Jugendmedien, SIKJM, Switzerland
Nancy Edgar: Read to Me, Nova Scotia, Canada
Caroline Hill-Trevor: BookTrust, UK
17 Nov 2020 meeting – Progress and evaluations of new programmes
Sabine Bonewitz, German Reading Foundation, Stiftung Lesen, Germany
Daiden O’Regan, Childrens Books Ireland
Anna Hällgren and Nina Suatan: Swedish Arts Council, Kulturradet, Sweden
1 July 2020 meeting – Targeting the hard to reach
Julia Norrish: Book Dash, South Africa – Flooding the country with books: using innovative channels to access the hard to reach
Catriona Wallace and Celia Richards: Scottish Book Trust, Scotland – Bookbug for the Home: Bookbug isn’t just a literacy programme, Bookbug builds families
Anna Hällgren and Nina Suatan: Swedish Arts Council, Kulturradet, Sweden – Testing different methods suited to specific local and regional needs
18 June 2020 meeting – Supporting vulnerable or at risk families
Miriam Schembri: National Literacy Agency, Malta – Home Libraries: providing a literacy environment in the homes of vulnerable families
Sue Hill and Julia Jones: Raising Literacy Australia Inc – Building Parental Capacity/Home Libraries, and Universal Book Gifting
4 May 2020 meeting – Impact evaluation
Prof Dr Simone C Ehmig: Stiftung Lesen, Germany – Impact Evaluation of the 3 Milestones Project 2011-19
Brian Gallagher MPA: Reach Out and Read, USA – Reach Out and Read Research
13 February 2020 meeting – Maternity hospital and Health Clinic bookgifting
Gabriela Dul: Polish Book Institute – Small Book Great Human: working with Poland’s 360 state hospitals
Shanda LaRamee-Jones: Read to Me, Nova Scotia – Delivering a Bookgift Program at the Hospital Bedside
Emmi Jäkkö: Finnish Reading Centre – Book Gift Program – Book bag for every child born 2019-2021
20 November 2019 meeting – Best practice quality bookgifting
12 September 2019 meeting – Using volunteers, and community invigoration
11 June 2019 launch meeting – Multilingual provision and Diversity
28 March 2019 Trial Meeting