Promoting Reading in Sweden
Svenska Barnboksakademin / The Swedish Academy for Children’s Books
http: / / www.barnboksakademin.com / huvudframe / our_english_summary / index.htm
The Swedish Academy for Children’s Books is an association dedicated to the promotion of good literature for children and young people. It strives to influence politicians, institutions, and public opinion in the area of children`s literature. The Academy has 18 members, who are all authors and illustrators of books for children and young people. They [ ... ]
Statens Kulturrådet / Swedish Arts Council
http: / / www.kulturradet.se / sv / Toppmeny / English /
The Swedish Arts Council is a government authority whose principal task is to implement national cultural policy determined by the Parliament. It is responsible for the allocation of state cultural funding. It provides the Swedish government with the basic data it needs to make cultural policy decisions and also provides information about culture and cultural [ ... ]
Reading projects of the Swedish Arts Council
Stiftelsen Boken i Sverige / Swedish Book Foundation
http: / / www.bokenisverige.se / stiftelse.php?sida=omThe “Stiftelsen Boken i Sverige“ (Swedish Book Foundation) is an institution aimed at the promotion of reading, located in Stockholm. Its tasks include literacy research and conducting reading projects. The foundation consists of actors from the “Garantiföreningen för Svenska Bokhandlare“ and the Swedish association of book sellers, “Svenska Bokhandlareföreningen“. From 2002 until 2007 the foundation’s main focus was placed on the “En Bok åt alla“ (A Book for Every Child) campaign.
DetailsReading projects of the Swedish Book Foundation