Past Events

Titles with asterisk (*) link to Japanese page.

Date Title
May 5, 2024 (Sun.) 13:00～,15:00～ Special event on Children’s Day *
2024-05-05 Lecture: The ChatGPT Generative AI and the Future of School Education and Libraries *
2024-04-27 Enjoying Books on Science—About Karikó Katalin, Nobel Prize Winner from Hungary *
From 2023-06-20 to 2024-03-31 Event for Children's Reading Day: Encounters with Books, the Joy of Reading—An Interview with Tomihiko Morimi (online video)*
March 24, 2024 (Sun.) 13:30～,15:00～ Picture books and music for children “The Bear, the Piano and Little Bear's Concert” *
2024-02-04 Lecture: “The Magic Door” by British picture book author Rachel Bright *
2023-10-01, From 2023-10-02 to 2023-12-24 (Distributed online) Food in picture books in the context of cross-cultural understanding, lifestyle, and gender*
November 12, 2023 (Sun.) 13:30～ Special event for children in Autumn *
2023-11-5 Concert for Children *
From 2023-07-27 to 08-31 Library tours for children and parents during the summer vacation *
May 5, 2023 (Fri.) 13:00～,15:00～ Special event on Children’s Day *
2023-05-05 Lecture: Children’s Literature and The Dream of the Imperial Library*
2023-04-22 Event for Children's Reading Day: Encounters with Books, the Joy of Reading—An Interview with Tomihiko Morimi *
March 26, 2023 (Sun.) 13:30～,15:00～ Picture books and music for children “The Bear, the Piano and Little Bear's Concert” *
From September 30, 2022 (Fri.) to December 25, 2022 (Sun.)
 Children's books in Spain and Latin America during the last 100 years *
2022-11-20 Special event for children in Autumn *
2022-10-16 Concert for Children *
2022-7-28, 2022-08-04, 2022-08-18, 2022-08-25 Library tours for children and parents during the summer vacation *
2022-05-05 Special event on Children’s Day *
2022-3-27 Picture books and music for children “The Bear, the Piano and Little Bear's Concert” *
2021-11-14 Special event for children in Autumn *
From 2021-3-19 to 2021-4-23 Picture books and music for children “Five Nice Mice” *
2020-11-29 Lecture: Hopes for Picture Books—Picture Book Authors, Editors and Readers in the Heisei Era (1989-2019) *
2020-11-15 Special event for children in Autumn *
2020-10-25 Concert for Children *
2020-03-22 Picture books and music for children "Five Nice Mice" * (This event is cancelled)
2019-12-01 Lecture on Korean Picture Books: Past, Present, and the Future *
2019-11-10 Special event for children in Autumn *
2019-11-09 Lecture: 20th-Century Art and Picture Books—Adventure and Innovation *
2019-10-27 Concert for Children *
2019-10-06 Lecture "Modern Russian Art and Picture Books with Igor Oleynikov (Winner of the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator Award)" *
2019-08-08, 2019-08-15, 2019-08-22, 2019-08-29 Story hour for children during the summer vacation
2019-07-25, 2019-08-01, 2019-08-08, 2019-08-15, 2019-08-22, 2019-08-29 Library tours for children and parents during the summer vacation *
2019-07-25, 2019-08-01 Booktalking for children during the summer vacation
2019-06-16 Series: What's happening with Children's Books in the World? (12) Lecture "What's Happening with Children's Books in Iran?" *
2019-05-05 Special event on Children's Day *
2019-04-21 Lecture "Books I encountered in my childhood: Eiko Kadono" *
2019-03-25 Lecture "Current Issues Regarding Children's Reading and Libraries in China" *
From 2018-09-10 to 2019-02-24 "Reminding Future: José María SICILIA A Country Called Accident" *
2019-02-09 Series: What's happening with Children's Books in the World? (11) Lecture "What's Happening with Children's Books in Finland?" *
2019-01-20 Lecture "Cao Wenxuan: My Life, My Literature" *
2018-11-18 Special event for children in Autumn *
2018-10-28 Concert for Children *
2018-10-21 Lecture: Doyo (children's songs) and music of Akai tori *
2018-09-28 "José María SICILIA, With Children From Tohoku, Return To Us" *
2018-07-26, 2018-08-09, 2018-08-16, 2018-08-23, 2018-08-30 Story hour for children during the summer vacation
2018-07-26, 2018-08-02, 2018-08-09, 2018-08-16, 2018-08-23, 2018-08-30 Library tours for children and parents during the summer vacation *
2018-08-02 Lecture for teens "Fascinating historical documents! Check them out at the library or on the web! - Great recipe books from the Edo period!" *
2018-05-26 Lecture "Philosophising is just part of my nature." *
2018-05-05 Special event on Children's Day *
2018-04-15 Lecture "Books I encountered in my childhood: Mr. Tow Ubukata" *
2018-03-25 Picture books and music for children "Groompa's kindergarten" *
2018-02-25 Mission and role of the International Youth Library and its recent important projects *
2018-01-21 Lecture for teens: Forget the textbooks! Have fun with math at the library! *
2017-11-19 Special event for children in Winter *
2017-11-18 Series: What's happening with Children's Books in the World? (10) Lecture "What's Happening with Children's Books in Canada?" *
2017-11-12 "Canada's 150th Birthday! Learn About Canada - Stories and More" *
2017-11-11 Workshop "Welcome to the World of Picture Scrolls - Let's enjoy making scrolls!" *
2017-11-05 Lecture: The World of Kusazoshi -Picture books during Japan's Edo period *
2017-10-29 Concert for Children *
2017-09-24 Symposium "Reflect on the Great East Japan Earthquake from the viewpoint of children's books." *
2017-07-27, 2017-08-03, 2017-08-10, 2017-08-17, 2017-08-24 Story hour for children during the summer vacation
2017-07-27, 2017-08-03, 2017-08-10, 2017-08-17, 2017-08-24 Library tours for children and parents during the summer vacation *
2017-08-23 Summer event at the International Library of Children's Literature：Fun with science 2017 *
2017-07-08 Lecture "Britain in anime: truth, fiction and fantasy" *
2017-06-25 "Workshop with French picture book authors" *
2017-06-24 "At Stephanie Blake's atelier" *
2017-05-05 Lecture "People I've Met - Picture Books I've Created" *
2017-05-05 Special event on Children's Day *
2017-04-16 Lecture "Books I encountered in my childhood: Mr. Kageki Shimoda" *
2017-03-26 Picture books and music for children "Groompa's kindergarten" *
2016-11-20 Special event for children in Winter *
2016-11-19 Lecture: Connecting the past and the future —the picture books of Barbara McClintock *
2016-11-05 Series: What's happening with Children's Books in the World? (9)
Lecture "What's Happening with Children's Books in Italy?: related to the ILCL exhibition "Ciao! Italia - ‘Fantasista Spellbinders' of children's books"" *
2016-10-16 Concert for Children *
2016-09-03 Lecture "From Baby Books to Picturebooks for Adults: Trends on the European Picturebook Market" *
2016-07-21, 2016-07-28, 2016-08-04, 2016-08-18, 2016-08-25 Story hour for children during the summer vacation
2016-07-21, 2016-07-28, 2016-08-04, 2016-08-18, 2016-08-25 Library tours for children and parents during the summer vacation *
2016-07-24 Workshop for children "Poetry of Images" *
2016-07-23 Lecture "Books: a maze of difference" *
2016-06-18 Lecture " "Translation," the Magical Glasses for Foreign Children's Literature: 50 years of reception" *
2016-05-05 Lecture "Thinking about Peace as Seen through Children's Books" *
2016-05-05 Special event for children on Children's Day *
2016-04-23 Lecture "Books I encountered in my childhood: Ms. Kyoko Nakajima" *
2016-03-27 Lecture " "Translation," the Magical Glasses for Foreign Children's Literature: 50 years of reception" *
2016-03-26 Picture books and music for children "Groompa's kindergarten" *
2016-02-21 Lecture "Emily Gravett - Living in Pictures" *
2015-11-13 Lecture "Books of children in the Netherlands" *
2015-10-15 Lecture on Children's Literature "Rum för barn" *
2015-09-26 Lecture "Seeking the history of children's literature: Looking back on the exhibition ‘Japanese Children's Literature' after 5 years" *
2015-08-06, 2015-08-13, 2015-08-20 Library tours for children during the summer vacation *
2015-05-30 Bonjour! Meet French picture books *
2015-05-05 Special event for children on Children's Day *
2015-04-25 Lecture "Books I encountered in my childhood: Ms. Akiko Shimoju, Ms. Eto Mori and Ms. Yuko Katakawa" *
2015-03-22 Picture books and music for children "Harold's Fairy Tale" *
2014-12-07 Special event for children in Winter *
2014-11-29 Lecture by Mr.Klaus Kordon, writer of children's literature in Germany - "My way of writing: Youths today in the "old" Berlin" *
2014-10-19 Concert for Children *
2014-10-11 Series: What's happening with Children's Books in the World? (8) *
2014-07-31, 2014-08-07, 2014-08-14, 2014-08-21, 2014-08-28 Library tours for children during the summer vacation *
2014-07-23, 2014-07-30 National Diet Library career education Seminar for teens “Working in the National Diet Library” *
2014-07-26, 2014-07-27 Summer event at the International Library of Children's Literature：Fun with science 2014 *
2014-07-06 Lecture “Children's inquiry activities and potential of library” *
2014-06-21 Lecture “Picture books of today and for tomorrow: Meeting new expressions of hope” *
2014-05-05 Special event for children on Children's Day *
2014-04-19 Lecture “Books I encountered in my childhood: Mr. Jiro Asada” *
2014-04-13 Event “An Introduction to Latvia through Picture Books” *
2014-03-23 Picture books and music for children “Harold's Fairy Tale” *
2013-12-08 Special event for children in Winter *
2013-12-07 Lecture “ The writing and publication of children's literature in Turkey” *
2013-11-16 Series: What's happening with Children's Books in the World? (7) *
2013-10-13 Concert for Children *
2013-10-05 Lecture “ Asking Mr. Masamoto Nasu: A Message from Zukkoke Sanningumi (the Hilarious Trio)” *
2013-08-01, 2013-08-08, 2013-08-15, 2013-08-22 Library tours for children during the summer vacation *
2013-07-31, 2013-08-07 National Diet Library career education: Seminar for teens “Working in the National Diet Library”*
2013-07-27, 2013-07-28 Summer event at the International Library of Children's Literature：Fun with science 2013*
2013-07-13 Lecture "The bridge between Children's Literature and education - thinking around a teaching material Gongitsune" *
2013-05-05 Special event for children on Children's Day *
2013-04-21 Lecture “Books I encountered in my childhood: Ms. Keiko Ochiai”
2012-03-24 Picture books and music for children “Harold's Fairy Tale” *
2013-03-02 Lecture ”Great East Japan Earthquake and children's reading activities”*
2013-01-26, 2013-01-31 Demonstration session for adults of "Story Hour for Children"*
2012-12-01 Lecture " Current status of children's reading activities in China: told by Mr. Peng Yi " *
2012-10-27, 2012-11-04 Special event for children in Autumn*
2012-10-14 Concert for Children "Kenji Miyazawa and music" - on the occasion of the exhibition at the International Library of Children's Literature "Japanese children's literature"*
2012-10-06 Lecture “Asking Mr. Taijiro Amazawa: Kenji Miyazawa in the 21st century”*
2012-07-26, 2012-08-02, 2012-08-09, 2012-08-16, 2012-08-23 Library tours for children during the summer vacation *
2012-07-25, 2012-08-01 National Diet Library career education: Seminar for teens “Working in the National Diet Library”*
2012-07-28, 2012-07-29 Summer event at the International Library of Children's Literature：Fun with science 2012*
From 2012-06-01 to 07-29 Events related to Children's Diet in 2012 (House of Councillors)*
2012-06-30 Series What's happening with Children's Books in the World? (6)*
2012-05-12 Lecture "Children as readers―development and reading, development of reading" *
2012-05-05, 2012-05-06 Special event for children on Children's Day *
2012-03-25 Picture books and music for children "Harold's Fairy Tale" *
2012-02-18 Lecture "Asking Mr. Shuntaro Tanikawa: Poems are Picture Books, Picture Books are Poems" *
2012-01-28, 2012-02-07 Demonstration session for adults of "Story Hour for Children" *
2011-12-03 Lecture "Children's books in the Occupation Period: from the Gordon W. Prange Collection" *
2011-11-05, 2011-11-06 Special event for children in Autumn *
2011-10-08 Lecture "Enjoying the Winnington-Ingram Collection" *
2011-07-26, 2011-08-02, 2011-08-09, 2011-08-16, 2011-08-23 Library tours during the summer vacation *
2011-07-30, 2011-07-31 Summer event of the International Library of Children's Literature: Fun with science *
2011-07-23 Series: What's happening with Children's Books in the World? (5) *
2011-06-04 Gallery Talk "Japanese Children's Literature: A history from the International Library of Children's Literature Collections" *
2011-05-14 Lecture "Japanese children's literature — yesterday, today and tomorrow" *
2011-05-05 Special event for children on Children's Day *
2011-04-23 Series: What's happening with Children's Books in the World? (4) *
2011-03-27 Picture books and music for children * (This event is cancelled) *
2011-03-14 Cooperation forum for children's services FY2010 * (This event is cancelled) *
2011-02-22 Demonstration session for adults of "Story Hour for Children" *
2011-01-22 Series: What's happening with Children's Books in the World? (3) *
2011-01-08 Demonstration session for adults of "Story Hour for Children" -Associated with Exhibition "The Golden Age of the Picture Book : 1920s & 1930s" *
2011-01-08 Gallery Talk "The Golden Age of the Picture Book : 1920s & 1930s" *
2010-11-27 Symposium "The Golden Age of the Picture Book: America and the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s." *
2010-11-06 Gallery Talk "The Golden Age of the Picture Book : 1920s & 1930s" *
2010-10-24 Enjoy Japanese Folktales: reading event for children and parents *
2010-10-09 Lecture "Picture Books of the 1920s: Their Message to Children" *
2010-09-25 Series: What's happening with Children's Books in the World?(2)
Lecture "What's happening with Children's Books in England?" *
2010-07-28, 2010-08-04, 2010-08-11, 2010-08-25 Short Tour of the Museum *
2010-07-27, 2010-08-03, 2010-08-10, 2010-08-17, 2010-08-24 Library tours for children during the summer vacation *
2010-07-31, 2010-08-01 Summer event of the International Library of Children's Literature: Fun with science *
2010-06-29 Series: What's happening with Children's Books in the World? *
2010-06-06 Gallery Talk "Children's Books Going Overseas from Japan" *
2010-05-05 Enjoy Japanese language through a traditional performing art ; Rakugo for Children *
2010-04-24 Lecture "Translation is a triangle of collaboration - the author and the translator of "Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit" talk at length" *
2010-03-27, 2010-03-28 Special events for children during the spring vacation *
2010-03-06 Lecture "When "Hiroshima no Pika" [The Flash of Hiroshima] went overseas from Japan: experiences in the translation and publishing of Japanese picture books" *
2010-02-27 Gallery Talk "Children's Books Going Overseas from Japan" *
2009-12-13 Lecture "Present Indian Children's Literature" *
2009-11-17, 2009-12-01 Demonstration session for adults of "Story Hour for Children" *
2009-10-31, 2009-11-01 Special event for children in Autumn *
2009-10-24 Lecture "A place to link books,children and adults - twenty years in "Book Castle," the International Youth Library, Germany" *
2009-10-04 Lecture "Picture Books of Vehicles: History and Attraction" *
2009-07-28, 2009-08-04, 2009-08-11, 2009-08-18, 2009-08-25 Library tours for children during the summer vacation *
2009-07-25, 2009-07-26 Summer event of the International Library of Children's Literature: Fun with science *
2009-07-18 Lecture "Children and vehicles: Through the activity at the Transportation Museum" *
2009-05-05 Special event for children on Children's Day *
2009-04-25 Lecture "Latin America and children's books" *
2004-05-22 The Panchatantra: World's Oldest Collection of Stories for Children *
2003-02-01 THE GORDON W. PRANGE COLLECTION *

Please refer to the Japanese page to see previous events.

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