Leabhair Go Leor! Books Galore!
Leabhair Go Leor! Books Galore!
Leabhair Go Leor! Books Galore! a one-day conference celebrating children’s books written in Irish
Saturday, 8 October 2022, 9.30-5.00 Skainos Centre, Newtownards Road, Belfast
Come to iBbY Ireland’s first public event in Northern Ireland, celebrating the best of children’s books in Irish, and featuring Áine Ní Ghlinn, Laureate na nÓg
A one-day event that includes:
Storytelling
Talks on how to use and have fun with books
Workshops how to develop children’s books in Irish (or any language)
This day is for:
Teachers and classroom assistants teaching in Irish
Parents, grandparents and caregivers of children learning Irish
Librarians providing books in Irish to children and teens
Writers, illustrators, translators, and publishers who produce books in Irish
Speakers include
Áine Ní Ghlinn, poet, writer, dramatist Frances Quinn, Storyteller
Máire Zepf, writer Gordon McCoy, translator
Fionnuala Carson-Williams, folklorist Caitríona Nic Sheáin, publisher
Antain Mac Lochlainn, writer and translator
Bookstall with books in Irish for children and young adults available for sale
Presentations will be in a mix of Irish and English, accessible for all participants
Attendance is free, registration is required; lunches available when purchased in advance.
Register at EVENTBRITE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leabhair-go-leor-books-galore-tickets-411231994967
For more information email secretary@ibbyireland.org
Mucking About | John Chambers | Little Island Books 2018
John Chambers
Mucking About
Little Island Books 2018
ISBN 9-781912417056
Although set in Ireland’s legendary past, plenty of modern readers will recognise and be much amused by the misadventures of Manchán, his best friend Pagan-of-the-Six-Toes, and his know-it-all older sister Méabh. Each of the six fun-filled chapters relate mad escapades of a boy and his family who ‘lived when old ways were changing in Ireland and new ways were just getting started.’
His mother has plans for Manchán to be educated by Brother Abstemius, his uncle, and become a monk. However, the boy has other ideas for his future, ones that include keeping company with Muck (his pet pig), making up songs like his dad, and messing about with Pagan in local forests and on nearby lakes.
But as his mother says, ‘The world is always coming at us, in good ways and sometimes in bad ways too. It is best we are prepared for both.’ They reach a compromise. Manchán agrees to try-out the monastery for a year, learning music, and reading and writing, and all things useful that the monks may impart, on condition that he has Muck for company and regular visits from Pagan (but not Méabh).
While there’s the odd anachronism here and there, jumbling up druids and monks and Vikings, Chambers makes the past accessible, relatable, and fun. The book is great for readers transitioning into chapter books, with a friendly map and glossary to help with unfamiliar Irish words or aspects of history. Chambers, an Irish cartoonist, screenwriter, illustrator, and author based in Berlin, has other popular books that children will enjoy as a follow-up to this one.
Pat Ryan
Michael O'Brien, founder of IBBY Ireland
AGM CANCELLED
As a mark of respect following the death of one of our esteemed Board members and colleagues, the IBBY AGM, scheduled for this evening, has been postponed.
Updated arrangements will be posted shortly.
I Want to Speak Ukranian
Charlie Byrnes Bookshop
Invites you to the launch of
I Want to Speak Ukrainian
by Bláithín Breathnach and Lindsay Myers
at 12 noon on Saturday, May 28th
Charlie Byrnes Bookshop, The Cornstore, Middle Street, Galway
Free Ukrainian copies available on the day
Music will be provided by Our Butterfly Effect whose single 'Will You Be Free'
has just been released in aid of the IrelandforUkraine Fund.
IBBY Statement on the Ukraine Conflict
Throughout history, war affects the innocent and above all the children. They have nothing to do with the impulses of national leaders. They suffer first and they suffer the longest. We know that when children are in a country at war they suffer great trauma even when they escape physical wounds. The same is true for children who suddenly lose their whole sense of safety and peace. This can be deeply traumatic. We believe that literature, particularly literature for children, has the power to change the future, to teach the next generations not to destroy but to negotiate as there is nothing more destructive than war.
IBBY International is deeply concerned about the current invasion by the Russian military into the sovereign state of Ukraine.
IBBY has a long connection with Ukraine. The IBBY section in Ukraine has been an active member of IBBY since 1997 and we have participated several times in the Arsenal Book Festival in Kyiv, where we have also exhibited the IBBY travelling collections of books.
Our thoughts are with our friends and colleagues at IBBY Ukraine, at the Arsenal Book Festival—all of whom are working to bring children and books together.
We must also remember our friends and colleagues at IBBY Russia in Moscow and in St Petersburg, as they struggle to process this tragic situation.
IBBY stands first, last and foremost with the children whose physical and mental health are at risk because of this war, of which they are totally innocent.
IBBY members everywhere deplore the current situation, and we hope that international humanitarian law can be re-established before there is more loss of life.
Since its inception in 1953 following the devastation of World War II, IBBY has worked around the world to promote international understanding through children's books. When children suffer, we work together to support those who serve children and their families, especially in times of crisis.
IBBY Executive Committee
26 February 2022
38th IBBY International Congress, 2022
The 38th IBBY International Congress is due to be held in Putrajaya, Malaysia from 5 to 8 September 2022.
The theme for the 38th edition is ‘The Power of Stories’, as we hope to explore the common stories that appear in children’s literature across countries, cultures and educational systems. We will compare and share our stories, and discuss on what we can learn from each other’s stories and how stories can help us understand each other’s role, identity, approaches and challenges. We also hope to explore how stories can be a powerful tool for shaping our beliefs and behaviours; for advocacy, change, building bridges; and help in making sense of our world.
Siobhan Parkinson
Siobhan Parkinson
Siobhan Parkinson writes novels, mostly for children and young people. She served as Ireland’s first laureate for children’s literature.
Siobhan has published more than twenty books, mostly for children and young people. Her books have been translated into many languages. She writes in both English and Irish, and translates from German into English.
Siobhan is the commissioning editor and publisher with Little Island, an imprint of New Island Books. She is a former co-editor of Bookbird, the magazine of the international children’s literature organisation IBBY, and former editor of Inis, published by Children’s Books Ireland.
On 10 May 2010, Parkinson was conferred by President of Ireland Mary McAleese as the first ever Laureate na nÓg, a position she held until 2012. In her capacity as laureate she expressed the wish that “every child in the country would have access to a […] library where they could go and find the books that are going to open their minds”.
Call for volunteers IBBY Camp
Project “Silent books: from the world to Lampedusa and back”
All IBBY volunteers who would like to help and support us in inventing new ways of using and enjoying books, can take part in the continuing development of the IBBY library in Lampedusa, which was inaugurated on 16 September 2017.
At a time of uncertainty and change and many migration and integration issues in all our countries, the IBBY library in Lampedusa invites all who are interested in using books as tools for change to come together in Lampedusa. We have to learn and understand what new challenges and possibilities can be gained from this experience.
From Monday, 4 to Saturday, 10 November we are going to Lampedusa to work together on how to create a community library that is at the same time international and local; normal and yet extraordinary. We will discuss and understand and learn from each other.
We will be keeping in mind not only Lampedusa, but also every other place that is a frontier, that has a population of children who need to have opportunities opened up for them for their futures.
Every idea is welcome; every suggestion is considered and assessed. The aims of the IBBY Camp are to:
- promote reading in the Lampedusa Library
- find new ways of working with books and displaced children
- teach a way of being ready to learn from a community
- learn everything there is to know about Silent Books
- meet other passionate IBBY/ book people
- understand more about migration in the Mediterranean.
Librarians, students and those who have experience – you are all invited to Lampedusa, together with authors and illustrators also taking part. During this training week we will set up meetings and readings with the children, sharing every experience with everyone who is participating.
The voluntary workers who keep the library open and functioning all year round are waiting for us, as well as all those who discover that the first real place of culture and welcome in their journey across the Mediterranean is the Lampedusa Library.
All those interested in taking part should contact IBBY for further information.
With kind regards,
Deborah Soria
Project Manager, Italian Section of IBBY
FB BIBLIOTECA IBBY LAMPEDUSA
HOW TO JOIN US IN LAMPEDUSA
How to organize your trip to Lampedusa
Please note that travelling and accommodation are at the expense of the participant, no reimbursement is possible.
By plane:
Direct connections to Lampedusa are available from the Italian airport of Palermo (Sicily) throughout the year. However, the booking service to and from Lampedusa can often be temporarily unavailable. We suggest that you book your flight to Palermo in advance and then buy your ticket to Lampedusa later on. The flights Palermo-Lampedusa are at a fixed cost with no discounts for early booking.
By boat:
A daily direct connection to Lampedusa sails from Porto Empedocle (Agrigento, Sicily). The boat leaves at 23.59 every day and the journey last nearly 9 hours. However, the service is cancelled whenever there is bad weather.
How to find an accommodation
There are many hotels, residences and bed & breakfast offers on the island. Please book something close to “ via Roma 34” the address of the Lampedusa Library
Confirm your attendance
After booking your flight, please send a confirmation email to soria.deb@gmail.com. We will then send you a form to fill in to confirm attendance. You should send your confirmation before 29 September 2019.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes: you can come with your family! Children are welcome.
Yes: you can attend IBBY Camp only for a few days if you cannot stay all week.
No: you are not requested to spend all your time on the project – choose a comfortable mix between holiday and IBBY Camp! But, yes, please, let us know which days and for how many hours you can volunteer.
No: IBBY Italia is not responsible for the organization of your trip.
Yes: if you want to organize workshops or other activities, please write to us and we can discuss and coordinate how to include them in the programme.
No: refunds are not available, all activities are organized on voluntary basis.
Yes: IBBY Italia will provide all materials needed for the activities, such as paper, scissors, glue, coloured paints and pencils, etc.
For more information, please contact Deborah Soria: soria.deb@gmail.com
We look forward to meeting you on Lampedusa!
IBBY Italia
International Board on Books for Young People
Ufficio stampa (press) Maddalena Lucarelli: lucarelli.maddalena@gmail.com
IBBY Italia Secretariat: scrivi@ibbyitalia.com, http://www.ibbyitalia.it
Welcome to the Flock Opening
The exhibition opened in the Garter Lane Arts Centre on Thursday evening, 9 May. We were delighted to see, among the “flying birds” of the show, many of the artists and illustrators who created the artwork on display.
The show is the result of a collaboration between IBBY Ireland, Illustrators Ireland and Garter Lane, and features the work of over 30 professional artists and illustrators and people who have “migrated” to Ireland and are living in Direct Provision.
The theme of migration was chosen in order to highlight the situation that refugees across Europe are faced with and the exhibition “ was inspired by what it is to flee on a wing and a prayer.”
The event was opened by Síle Pinkert, Executive Director of Garter Lane, Michelle McQuaid, who works with the Waterford Area Partnership, and Jane O’Hanlon, President of IBBY Ireland.
Origami birds created by students at local schools were also on display in the gallery and are a lovely visual addition to the theme of the exhibition.
The show will run until the end of June.