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Portugal
Babies Project - Parents and Sons building the Future 
Aims to stimulate reading, help develop children's creativity and imagination; promote good relationship between parents and sons; increase the library role as a space to share information and experiences about themes related to childhood; help to build good relationships between parents and professionals who work with children; and promote equality of opportunities.
http://www.cm-oeiras.pt

Vila Franca de Xira Public Library 
Web site, produced with limited resources, promoting learning and reading for young children while exercising their IST skills. Also gives some guidance for parents and carers.
http://www.bib-municipal-vila-franca-xira.rcts.pt/

Serbia
The "Dordje Jovanovic" public library in Belgrade
provides innovative services for children including reading schemes, help with homework, chess playing, and an acting studio designed to develop children's creativity.
http://www.balkanlibrary.net/djordje-jovanovic/decje-e.html

Slovenia
Pionirska knjiznica
Web site operated by the main children’s library in Slovenia promoting a children’s reading initiative. On the website children can chat about books they have read and exchange opinions to promote reading. An example of a co-operative initiative between libraries and schools.
http://www.bralnaznacka.com/ 

Pionirska knjiznica
A web based Book Quiz (also available in other media formats) encouraging children to learn about Slovene regions (geography, history, ethnology, etc.) while reading literature by classic Slovenian authors. A good example on using IST to promote cultural awareness while developing IST skills, computer literacy, reading and social inclusion (for example, for Slovene minorities and the children of Slovenian emigrants).
http://www.lj-oz.sik.si/kviz/

Spain
"S.O.L." Project
Reading initiative financed by the National Plan for the Promotion of Reading. Has set up a web page including a list of recommended reading both for adults and children. It is the result of a joint effort of 12 participating public libraries throughout Spain, with the collaboration of the Centro Internacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil of the German Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation (FGSR).
http://www.sol-e.com/

"Leyendo espero" FGSR
Book packs specially selected by librarians for children and adults and distributed to local health centres. The motto used for this campaign is "Read while you wait".
http://www.fundaciongsr.es/salamanca/fomento/dosframes.htm

"Clubes de lectura"
Book Clubs have been created in many libraries in order to foster greater literary criticism in readers. Guidelines for books clubs:
http://travesia.mcu.es/receta.asp.

Tales Marathon, Guadalajara State Public Library.
A big short-story telling festival annually organised by the public library of Guadalajara.
http://www.ricochet-jeunes.org/es/carnet/institu/biblguad.htm

Valladolid State Public Library
A selection of web resources geared towards children and adapted to their needs.
http://bpval.bcl.jcyl.es/Infantil.html

Centro Internacinal del Libro Infantil y Juvenil
Germán Sánchez Ruiperez Foundation (FGSR) in Salamanca.
Gives information about children's activities: workshops, reading initiatives, user training, and reading guides on the net.
http://www.fundaciongsr.es/salamanca/fomento/dosframes.htm

El cuento del mes
The City library Network of Barcelona publishes tales and stories on its website written by children.
http://www.bcn.es/icub/biblioteques/index_es.html

Regional Central Library of La Rioja
Publishes a magazine for children on its website.
http://biblioteca.larioja.org/

Diputació Provincial de Barcelona
Children at the library: improving access to the virtual multimedia library and information resources. Developing special e-services for children, by the Provincial Council of Barcelona, Spanish participant in the CHILIAS project.
http://chilias.diba.es/

Tarragona State Public Library
Internet Resources for children in its children's library
http://www.biblio.fut.es/angles/principal.html

Bescolar
A mailing list concerning school libraries (excluding university libraries). In Spanish.
http://leo.worldonline.es/bescolar/

With other links at: http://leo.worldonline.es/bescolar/enlaces/enlaces.htm

Sweden
Kalmar Public Library 
Was the first library in Sweden to offer IT-based education for librarians about IT together with the University College of Kalmar.
http://www.hik.se/

United Kingdom
Birmingham Library and Information Services 
A co-operative and attractive website designed to stimulating enjoyment of reading and writing, run by several different library services where children can read stories, e-mail authors, write reviews and their own stories, play word games and participate in reading-oriented competitions.
http://storiesfromtheweb.org

Booktrust
Web site inviting libraries to take part in a national reading initiative encouraging parents to introduce their children to books from a very early age. 
http://www.booktrust.org.uk/bookstart/bookstart.htm

Croydon Libraries
Library web page offering book reviews for children, written by librarians based on recent acquisitions by the library, intended to stimulate a love of reading by helping children, parents and carers to choose the “best book”.
http://www.croydon.gov.uk/LEDept/libraries/cr-libchreviews.htm

Hampshire Libraries
Lads & Dads - a good example of a family activity. Boys and their fathers meet to to talk about books.
http://www.hants.gov.uk/library/readinggroups/ladsdads/

Homework clubs
Many public libraries are now running homework clubs where children can go after school to study with the aid of books, computers, and dedicated staff help Two good examples are:
Sandwell Libraries - http://www.lea.sandwell.gov.uk/libraries/homework/homework.htm
Kensington and Chelsea Libraries
http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/libraries/homeworkclubs/default.asp?zone=service

National Literacy Trust
Web site of the National Literacy Trust programme providing information on literacy including Government policies, practical suggestions and initiatives, research, statistics and resources, divided into sections such as early years, primary, parents, libraries etc.
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/

New Opportunities Fund Digitisation Programme
The programme provides a unique model for the creation of innovative on-line learning resources for, bringing together partnerships representing the community and voluntary sectors, local authorities, libraries and archives, museums, further and higher education, and the private sector. The material is targeted particularly to users of public libraries through the Peoples Network (PN) and to schools through the National Grid for Learning (NGfL). Part of a wider NOF IST initiative to train "public library staff, school librarians and teachers" and support infrastructure costs.
http://www.nof-digitise.org/

The Reading Agency
Organises the Summer Reading Challenge, now the largest national reading promotion for young people, aged 4-11 years, taken up by around 85% of library authorities. It runs through public libraries in the summer holidays. Each year takes a different theme:
http://www.readingagency.org.uk/html/whatwedo03.cfm?
loc=projectS&projectID=46

Schools library services
Caerphilly Schools Library Service has won an award for its excellent service.
http://www.caerphilly.org.uk/

Treasure Ireland
An interactive game website, designed to promote reading, produced by the United Kingdom Office on Library Networking (UKOLN) while teaching children various IT skills
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/treasure/

Westminster libraries
Web page with links to services that stimulate reading. 
http://www.westminster.gov.uk/libraries/children/books.cfm
Web page with links to services supporting homework
http://www.westminster.gov.uk/libraries/children/homeworksites.cfm

USA
Field Museum, Chicago
Experience boxes
http://www.fmnh.org/education/harris_loan_boxes.htm

Internet tutorials: web site evaluation: creating critical information consumers.
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/technology/internet/evaluation/index.shtml

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