A Creative Promoter Travels to Bashagard Villages

Zahra is a creative reading promoter and volunteer who joined the Read with Me program through the “One Teacher, One Library, One Classroom” campaign in March 2019. She has been travelling to Bashagard villages in Hormozgan province with…

Elmer Finds New Friends: Read with Me tutors on the effects of reading

Elmer Finds New Friends: Read with Me tutors on the effects of reading The influence of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant on children from different regions of Iran has proved time and time again how by choosing a quality book, one can indirectly…

The Red Bird, a new companion to child laborers

The Red Bird, a new companion to child laborers Book: The Red Bird – by: Astrid Lindgren Date: November 2019 Age Group: Fourth and fifth grades Location: Arfak Association – Anahita Child-centered Library – Shush – Tehran “We…

Books Strengthen Friendship

Books Strengthen Friendship One characteristic of quality books in children’s literature is intertwining living values within the story in an indirect and intricate manner. Such books create opportunities for dialogue and activities on living…

Kamishibai, an incentive to learning about living values and environment

Kamishibai, an incentive to learning about living values and environment This October, Mehr-o-Mah Empowerment Center performed the kamishibai “Lemon Tree and the Forelock Bird” for children. Through the follow-up activities, children’s…

Big Bad Bun at Mehr-o-Mah Empowerment Center

Big Bad Bun at Mehr-o-Mah Empowerment Center Date: Summer 2019 Center: Mehr-o-Mah Empowerment Center Book: Big Bad Bun / author: Jeanne Willis, illustrator: Tony Ross, translator: Masoumeh Ansarian Age Group: 1st-3rd grade students Activities…

Women in Read with Me

Women in Read with Me "Read with Me" is a project to promote reading for/with disadvantaged children who are generally at risk. The objective of this project is to make quality books accessible to this group of children and young adults. By…

Young Library Assistant Shares His Experiences

Young Library Assistant Shares His Experiences The Read with Me program encourages young volunteers to take responsibility for part of the duties in libraries. The cooperation of children in a library that is initially their own, will influence…

Small Villages, Big Dreams

Small Villages, Big Dreams A Read with Me promoter in the nomadic schools of Zahedan, Sistan & Balouchestan, shared his experience with the Read with Me program: "Read with Me is like a miracle. It has deeply affected me and my family……

Little Firefighters at Khansar Library

۲۹ September is firefighters and safety day in Iran. On this occasion, Khansar Library’s librarians planned a creative program to introduce children to the activities of firefighters and create a dynamic atmosphere in the library. Below,…

Sailing Off from the Library to Where the Wild Things Are!

Book Name: Where the Wild Things Are Author: Maurice Sendak Number of Children: 18 Center: Avay-e-Mandegar Empowerment Center – Tehran Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak is an incredible picture book. In each page, children experience…

“Read with Me” Program in Flooded Regions – Report Part II

Spring 2019 was an unfortunate one. Flood and the destruction that came with it, devastated vast regions of Iran. Read with Me knew it had to take action. Inquiring about the situation as well as dispatching volunteers to the regions were among…

Just a Minute: an excuse for a couple of minutes of dialogue

Just a Minute is a book based on a Mexican folk tale written by Yuyi Morales. The book is multi-faceted and has many layers. Its creative, humorous text and delightful illustrations makes it a pleasurable experience for the reader.  The text…

“Read with Me” Program in Flooded Regions – Report Part I

Dispatching Volunteer Bibliotherapy Teams to the Flooded Regions Reaching out to children in crisis is one of the fundamental goals of the “Read with Me” program. Which is why Read with Me experts are responsible to be around these children…

Turtles, Storks and Hopscotch: A Creative Education

Basic Literacy Creative Education through Literature is about learning and entertainment at the same time. Whereas formal education doesn’t recognize children’s need for entertainment. Creative Education through Literature connects with…

Visiting a Printing House

Visiting a Printing House: How are the books we read printed? Child-centered libraries do much more than lend books to children. These libraries are dynamic, playing an important role in developing children’s skills and expanding their knowledge.…

Young Librarian and her Active Library

Young Librarian and her Active Library This is the young librarian of a Read with Me child-centered library located in a nomadic school in a village in Sistan & Balouchestan province. Most children, especially girls cannot study further…

A Little Girl’s Dream to Join a Library

A Little Girl's Dream to Join a Library Mozhdeh, a Read with Me ambassador, told us the tale of little girl who wished so strongly to join her library. This ambassador has continuously shown great enthusiasm in encouraging the children of…