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Radical School Librarianship: a Global Response

The new book Radical School Librarianship, developed in collaboration with the @GlobalLibrarians, reflects InveSTEAM’s broader European work within the Erasmus+ SCOPE project and its commitment to promoting the IFLA–UNESCO School Library Manifesto 2025 across schools.

The @GlobalLibrarians team promoted the book and the new School Library Manifesto at the Helsinki Central Library Oodi, in the Mestna knjižnica Kranj, Slovenia, and at the ESHA conference in Rome, Italy.

Erasmus Calls in 2026

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International collaboration in Malaysia and Indonesia

From October 2-4, 2024, BINUS SCHOOL Simprug Jakarta proudly hosted the International Library Conference, a pivotal event for the global library and education community, with strong support from BINUS School Education. Under the theme “Transforming Libraries: Shifting the Paradigm Towards Sustainability, Best Practices, SDGs, and AI Integration,” visionaries, educators, and experts from around the globe gathered to share innovative ideas and best practices. The conference featured a roster of 12 speakers from various parts of the world and welcomed 52 participants from across the Asian region.

Before this amazing conference we visited LSL International School in Malaysia and participated in panel session with local school librarians, publishers and other professionals.

Both meetings has laid the groundwork for future collaborations, pushing boundaries in library innovation and sustainability. We look forward to the lasting impact of the ideas shared and to the continued growth of libraries as essential hubs for learning and development.

Training courses for school librarians in 2024

We proudly confirmed courses tailored for teachers and school librarians in 2024. These courses were scheduled to take place in Zagreb in June 2024. During these courses, participants had a unique opportunity to learn from esteemed educators, including Dr. Mayasari Abdul Majid (Malaysia), Dr. Sophia Adeyeye (Nigeria), Dr. Maria Fe Nicolau (Indonesia), Mrs. Antonija Lujanac (Croatia).

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Two most important conferences for librarians in Europe 2023

We attended the International Association of School Librarianship IASL annual conference in Rome, Italy from the 17th to the 21st od July 2023. It was a valuable opportunity for school librarians, public librarians, teachers, researchers, administrators, and anyone interested in reading, education, and libraries to exchange ideas and practices, meet with new friends and reunite with old friends. During the conference, we had the privilege of presenting our project, International Virtual Storytelling to the audience and invited them to join us!

We presented the results of the Erasmus projects OUTSIDE, Experimenta, and Comm Edu at the IFLA WLIC 2023 conference in Rotterdam.

IFLA WLIC 2022 Dublin

Two InveSTEAM members, Bruno and Antonija, visited Dublin to attend the most important conference in the field of librarianship. It was the great opportunity to meet dear colleagues from Nigeria, Italy, and Malaysia! Antonija presented the poster “School libraries and Open Communities for Sustainable Development”, showcasing the results of the OUTSIDE project. The next conference is scheduled for August 2023 in Rotterdam.

Tenerife, July 2022

Two InveSTEAM members visited Puerto de la Cruz, an amazing city on the north of Tenerife to attend the course WordPress for Beginners. It was an opportunity to meet with dear friend from the Erasmus project Upcycling and to explore beautiful and unique nature of the vulcano Teide.

Promoting upcycling in Thessaloniki

The 24th school in Thessaloniki hosted schools from Spain, Turkiye, Poland, Croatia and Portugal. The goal was to promote the concept of upcycling as an innovative way of thinking and a sustainable life-style.