What's New（2023 fiscal year）
- 2024-03-26
The ILCL Will Hold an Event: Enjoying Books on Science—About Karikó Katalin, Nobel Prize Winner from Hungary on April 27, 2024. - 2024-03-26
On May 5, 2024 (Sun.), Lecture: "The ChatGPT Generative AI and the Future of School Education and Libraries *" will be held. - 2024-03-26
From March 26, 2024 (Tue.) to June 23, 2024 (Sun.), ILCL is holding an exhibition “The Imperial Library and the Dawn of Japanese Children's Books” - 2024-03-19
From March 19, 2024 (Tue.) to March 31, 2025 (Mon.), Lecture: "The Magic Door" by British picture book author Rachel Bright is available on video. - 2024-03-12
Online contents "Explore, Learn, and Read: A Guide for Kids" and "Explore, Learn, and Read: A Guide for Teens" are now available. - 2024-03-07
Digital exhibition "Picture Book Authors of the Heisei Era (1989–2019)" now available. - 2024-02-27
From March 26, 2024 (Tue.) , ILCL exhibition "The Imperial Library and the Dawn of Japanese Children's Books" will be held. - 2024-02-01
March 24, 2024 (Sun.), Picture books and music for children “The Bear, the Piano and Little Bear's Concert” (Japanese) - 2024-01-22
Some materials held by the ILCL will be unavailable while undergoing digitization - 2024-01-05
The new NDL Search launched - 2023-12-15
On January 5, 2024, the URL of ILCL OPAC for Kids will change.（Japanese） - 2023-12-15
The service via the new NDL Search will launch on January 5, 2024. - 2023-12-12
From January 23, 2024 (Tue.) , ILCL exhibition "Books for Healthy Growth of Children: Cultural Materials for Child Welfare Recommended in FY 2022"* will be held. - 2023-12-01
Library services at the year-end and New Year - 2023-11-30
On February 4, 2024(Sun.), Lecture: "The Magic Door" by British picture book author Rachel Bright will be held. - 2023-10-20
Temporary Suspension of Some Online Services December 27, 2023, to January 4, 2024 - 2023-10-19
November 12, 2023 (Sun.), Special event for children in Autumn* will be held. - 2023-10-02
The ILCL has uploaded to YouTube a video of a lecture "Food in picture books in the context of cross-cultural understanding, lifestyle, and gender". The video will be available until December 24(Sun.). (Japanese) - 2023-10-01
From October 1, 2023 (Sun.) to December 24, 2023 (Sun.), ILCL is holding an exhibition “Yummy Children's Books” - 2023-09-19
November 5, 2023 (Sun.), Concert for Children* will be held. - 2023-07-25
On October. 1(Sun.), Lecture "Food in picture books in the context of cross-cultural understanding, lifestyle, and gender" will be held.(In Japanese) - 2023-07-25
From October 1, 2023 (Sun.) , ILCL exhibition "Yummy Children's Books" will be held. - 2023-07-25
From July 25, 2023 (Tue.) to September 3, 2023 (Sun.), ILCL is holding an exhibition "Children's books link the World - Hans Christian Andersen Award 2020 & IBBY Honour List 2020" - 2023-07-11
Some materials held by the ILCL will be unavailable while undergoing digitization - 2023-06-22
Elimination of Entry Restrictions - 2023-06-20
The ILCL has uploaded to YouTube a video of an Event for Children's Reading Day: entitled "Encounters with Books, the Joy of Reading—An Interview with Tomihiko Morimi". The video will be available until March 31, 2024 (Sun.). (Japanese) - 2023-06-15
Library tours for children and parents during the summer vacation * will be held. (Japanese) - 2023-06-13
From July 25, 2023 (Tue.) , ILCL exhibition "Children's books link the World - Hans Christian Andersen Award 2020 & IBBY Honour List 2020" will be held. - 2023-05-08
User satisfaction survey of FY2023 has started - 2023-04-10
On May 5(Fri.), Special Event on Children’s Day will be held. (Japanese)