Sadr-ol-Vaezin Library

Women Who Establish Libraries

Max Velthuijs' "The frog and stranger" in Jiroft
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A Journey from Netherlands to Houkerd, Jiroft

One year after publishing the Dutch illustrator Max Velthuijs' "The frog and stranger" in Iran for Read with Me programme, now it is in Houkerd, a village of Jiroft, Kerman to share with children the meaning of cultural diversity and the importance…
Literacy Education for Afghan girls and boys
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The opportunity for the Afghan girls to become literate through literature

Literacy Education for Afghan girls and boys Here is the Mother and Child House of Naser-Khosrow. In the marginal part of Isfahan which is called Malekshahr. The inhabitants are mostly from Afghanistan. Most of the families are workers and…
Read with Me cabin-Library in Javanroud
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The 8th Read with Me cabin- Library in Javanroud

The 8th Read with Me cabin- Library in Javanroud, another earthquake affected area in Kermanshah On Friday 31 January 2019, in Javanroud, the 8th Read with Me cabin- Library for earthquake affected Kermanshah province opened its doors to…
!The smile sits again on the face of children in Jahad-Abad
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Smile sits again on the face of children in Jahad-Abad!

Giving the opportunity to gain a basic education through literature to primary school-aged children out of school, is one of the Read with Me goals. After several months of struggle, Read with Me team in cooperation with sponsors and regional…
Read Aloud

Read with Me celebrates Read-Aloud week for the second year

Read with Me celebrates Read-Aloud week for the second year The Institute for Research on the History of Children’s Literature holds the Read-Aloud week in Iran for the second year, 22-28 January. This year our theme is: "In the Change…
Mobile Library
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The First “Read with Me” mobile library arrives in Qorveh

The First "Read with Me" mobile library arrives in Qorveh This mobile library will go to the rural areas of Qorveh County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. The Mobile Library will provide scheduled service to schools of this area. There is…
The second Read with Me biennial conference
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The Second Read with Me Biennial Conference

The second Read with Me biennial conference with its motto “Read with Me gives us wings” was held in the Treasure Hall of National Library and Archives of I.R. of Iran on 15 November 2018. In this conference, the Jabbar Baghcheban Award…

A message from Patricia Aldana for Read with Me

September 2018 Dear Friends, Though we live so far apart, you in Iran and me in Canada, we both care very much about what happens to children and young people in our societies—especially those who suffer from poverty, isolation or mistreatment…
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The second Read with Me conference and Jabbar Baghcheban Award

The Institute for Research on the History of Children’s Literature will hold the second biennial Read with Me conference and Jabbar Baghcheban Award in November 2018 in the Treasure Hall of the National Library and Archives of I.R. of Iran.…

A message from Katherine Paterson for Read with Me

Katherine Paterson, the world renowned author, best known for children and young adults' novels such as "Bridge to Terabithia", "The Great Gilly Hopkins", "Jacob Have I Loved" and "The Master Puppeteer" has sent a short message to teachers…
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Teenage Librarians of “Read with Me” in Zagros Mountains

For the first time in this summer, by supplying the book packs to nomadic students in Kouhrang, Lorestan, these children had the chance to read and enjoy books on the days off from school. Four teenagers aged 10 to 12 received the book backs…
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Learning Sounds and Learning Alphabets in Afghanistan – Herat

In May 2018, Mahmoud Rezaei, from Herat visited the Institute for Research on the History of Children’s Literature in Iran. Mahmoud Rezaei is a children's education activists in Afghanistan and responsible for Tawhid Education Institutions…
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Another “Read with Me” library was set up in a disadvantaged area in Tehran

On 6 August 2018, another “Read with Me" child-centered library was opened in Avaye Mandegar Empowerment Institute at the presence of children and their families. This library is located at Avaye Mandegar Empowerment Center in Darvaze Ghar…
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Another earthquake in Kermanshah and once again books for treating fears and anxieties

A report by Hoda Hosseini, the librarian in “Read with Me” Cabin-Library in Salas, Kermanshah: Once again, the earthquake quaked the earth and children's hearts in Salas on 22 June 2018. As always, we tried to be on children’s side in…
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Four years of Children’s Companionship with Books in Ameneh Nursery

One day in 2013, the Children's Culture Museum welcomed special guests. They were angels from Ameneh Nursery, who visited the museum in “a noisy silence”. The museum attractions caused excitement and curiosity among children but they were…