Basic Plan for the International Library of Children's Literature

Basic Plan for the International Library of Children's Literature 2021-2025

The International Library of Children's Literature (ILCL) formulated the Second Basic Plan for the ILCL in 2011. The plan clarifies the mission and basic roles of the ILCL, and shows the basic policy of the ILCL's services after its renewal from 2015 to 2016. The ILCL has been working to improve and expand its services based on this plan.

To support the promotion of children's reading activities, the ILCL also formulated and revised the Support Plan for the Promotion of Children's Reading Activities in 2010, 2015, and 2019. The ILCL has been announcing efforts to promote children's reading activities for those involved in children's services in public and school libraries and bunko (private libraries) across Japan based on this plan.

The purpose of the Basic Plan for the International Library of Children's Literature 2021-2025 is to promote the contents of the two plans, the Second Basic Plan for the ILCL and Support Plan 2015, in an integrated manner, while inheriting the mission and basic roles of the ILCL as set forth in the Second Basic Plan for the ILCL in response to the progress of digitalization in our society. Based on the Basic Plan for the ILCL 2021-2025, the ILCL will further enhance services and efforts to support the promotion of children's reading activities.