2020 fiscal year

2021-03-23
"20th Anniversary Commemorative Project―SDGs and Children's Books: What Libraries Can Do" is released
2021-03-15
Admission Restrictions on Weekdays (From March 23(Tue.) to April 9(Fri.))
2021-01-26
From March 9(Tue.), ILCL exhibition "Sports and Children's Books" will be held.
2021-01-12
From January 12 (Tue.) to February 28 (Sun.), ILCL is holding an exhibition "Books for healthy growth of children 2020 : Cultural Materials (publications) of Child Welfare Recommended by Social Security Council of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare."
2020-12-15
From January 12(Tue.), ILCL exhibition "Books for healthy growth of children 2020 : Cultural Materials (publications) of Child Welfare Recommended by Social Security Council of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare" will be held.
2020-12-07
Revised Copying Fees
2020-11-27
Library services at the year-end and New Year
2020-11-27
Temporary Unavailability of Some Online Services and Delays to Providing Materials
2020-10-07
Technical difficulties with the search engines on the websites of the National Diet Library and International Library of the Children's Literature
2020-10-06
On November 29 (Sun.), Lecture "Hopes for Picture Books—Picture Book Authors, Editors and Readers in the Heisei Era (1989-2019)" will be held. (In Japanese)
2020-09-29
From September 29 (Tue.) to December 27 (Sun.), ILCL is holding an exhibition "Japanese Picture Book Authors of the Heisei Era (1989–2019)."
2020-09-09
"Publishing situation of children's books in Japan from the perspective of the International Library of Children's Literature's collection" has been updated.
2020-08-24
From September 29 (Tue.), ILCL exhibition "Japanese Picture Book Authors of the Heisei Era (1989–2019)" will be held.
2020-07-28
From July 28 (Tue.) to August 30 (Wed.), ILCL is holding an exhibition "Barrier-free Children's Books from Around the World - 2019 IBBY Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities."
2020-07-20
Dreamy library—a virtual tour of the ILCL in Ueno, Tokyo (3D View & VR Video) has been released.
2020-07-01
From July 28(Tue.), ILCL exhibition "Barrier-free Children's Books from Around the World - 2019 IBBY Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities " will be held.
2020-07-01
The ILCL has reopened all its rooms（numbered ticket required）.
2020-05-27
The ILCL will resume some onsite services from Thu. June 11.
2020-05-18
Extension of temporary closure and resumption of remote photoduplication services
2020-04-27
Attention! Notice of temporary suspension of remote photoduplication services
2020-04-11
Attention! Notice of temporary suspension of remote photoduplication services
2020-04-10
The ILCL will remain closed until Wed. May 20th.