The Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Library Association of Barbados (LAB) recently became the latest members of the Campaign for the World's Libraries. The library associations join nearly 40 others that have previously joined the campaign and had the campaign's @ your library logo translated into their country's language. The @ your library logo is currently available in 32 languages and in the colours of each partner countries' flag colours.
The Campaign for the World's Libraries is a public education campaign of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, the American Library Association and libraries around the world to speak loudly and clearly about the value of libraries and librarians in the 21st century. It is designed to showcase the unique and vital roles played by public, school, academic and special libraries worldwide.
Libraries everywhere can download the logos from www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/logos.
The Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA) launched its own @ your library campaign in partnership with the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), the Public Library Network and the School Library Network to provide reading activities under the theme 'Learn to Read-Read to Learn @ your library.' The objective of the partnership included developing lifelong voluntary readers and promoting the role and function of libraries and librarians. Through this collaboration partners shared resources and provided access to print and electronic reading materials to people of all ages while helping them develop literacy skills.
In Poland, the United States Embassy has launched 'Ameryka w twojej bibliotece' (America @ your library), a programme to provide books about America and English language learning materials and resources to local libraries in Poland. In support of its campaign, the @ your library logo is now available to all libraries in Polish from the @ your library website.
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