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READING – Events for children and young people
Initiative Lesen
foerdern!
Under the umbrella of its reading initiative Lesen foerdern! (Promote
reading!) the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture (bmukk) provides numerous measures and
activities for sustainable quality development. Lesen foerdern! aims at motivating pupils to read and improving their
reading skills, providing effective support to poor readers and developing a comprehensive, nurturing reading
environment in schools.
The general concept of the Lesen foerdern! initiative and up-to-date information
are available on the Internet platform www.klassezukunft.at.
The LESEFIT. Lesen koennen heißt
lernen koennen (FIT FOR READING. Being able to read means being able to learn) initiative organised in co-operation
with the Oesterreichischer Buchklub der Jugend is continued (e.g. publication of remedial teaching aids, learning
incentives, brochures for school beginners, the Leseturm project). Information on LESEFIT is available at
www.lesefit.at. Andersentag
The birthday of Hans
Christian Andersen, 2 April, was declared International Children’s Book Day by UNESCO. It has been celebrated in
Austria for 22 years.
Kinder- und Jugendbuchfestival
(Kijubu)
Children’s book festival; March; readings, workshops, theatre, trick box,
picture-book cinema.
NOE Landesmuseum, 3109 St. Poelten, Franz Schubert-Platz 5, PF 57, Phone:
+43/2742/90 80 90-100, E-Mail: info@kulturbezirk.
KinderLiteraturHaus
Readings –
creativity workshops – book rallies
1041 Vienna, Mayerhofgasse 6, Mag. Brigitte Reisinger, Phone: +43/1/
505 17 54 - 57, E-Mail: brigitte.reisinger@buchklub.at Internationales Institut fuer Kinderliteratur und
Leseforschung
A service and communication centre for expert advice in all questions
concerning books for children and young people, publications and training courses, practice-oriented activities to
promote reading and comprehensive libraries with books for children and young people, and reference
books.
1041 Vienna, Mayerhofgasse 6, Phone: +43/1/505 03 59, E-Mail:
office@jugendliteratur.net Oesterreichischer Buchklub der
Jugend
Austrian book club for young people; a new service is called “reading more easily” –
a service and help centre for parents and teachers concerning all issues related to learning how to read and reading
problems. Michaela Koenig, Buchklub der Jugend, Kinderliteraturhaus, 1040 Vienna, Mayerhofgasse 5, Phone: +43/1/505 17
54, E-Mail: michaela.koenig@buchklub.at Buechereiverband Oesterreichs
Association of
Austrian public libraries; new books for children and young people, public libraries, initial and further training,
services, schedule.
Buechereiverband Oesterreichs, 1070 Vienna, Museumstraße 3/B/12, Phone: +43/1/406 97
22-2, E-Mail: bvoe@bvoe.at Schulbibliothek.at
Web site relating
to school libraries; library helpdesk, book tips, educational media, teaching aids, online archive, learning and
working techniques, legal bases, live contacts with writers.
Buch.Zeit - Jugendliteraturhaus Wels
Information centre for books for young people and school libraries, gallery of writers, projects, book
tips.
4600 Wels, Pollheimerstraße 17, Tel.: +43 (0)7242 65239, E-Mail: buch.zeit@aon.at STUBE - Studien- und Beratungsstelle für Kinder- und
Jugendliteratur
Study centre and helpdesk concerning books for children and young people;
book recommendations, book lists by themes, remote classes for children’s literature, services.
1010
Vienna, Braeunerstrasse 3/8, Phone: +43 1 51552-3784, E-Mail: stube@stube.at or:
fernkurs@stube.at Sagen.at - das Projekt der Sagensammlung
An anthology of legends; German-language collection of traditional and contemporary legends and fairy
tales. 15.000 texts from all over the world.
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