{"id":411752,"date":"2025-11-18T02:54:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T00:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirjastokaista.fi\/kara-orford-the-reader-inspiring-a-lifelong-love-of-reading-among-children-and-young-people\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T19:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:01:33","slug":"kara-orford-the-reader-inspiring-a-lifelong-love-of-reading-among-children-and-young-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirjastokaista.fi\/en\/kara-orford-the-reader-inspiring-a-lifelong-love-of-reading-among-children-and-young-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Kara Orford: The Reader \u2013 Inspiring a lifelong love of reading among children and young people"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kara Orford<\/strong> from The Reader gives the presentation \u201cThe Reader \u2013 Inspiring a Lifelong Love of Reading Among Children and Young People\u201d. The session introduces The Reader\u2019s work as the UK\u2019s largest Shared Reading charity and offers insights into how stories and poems are used to build connection, support wellbeing, and inspire reading among children and young people. Orford shares examples from The Reader\u2019s long-term work in communities, including reading groups in places such as caf\u00e9s, hospitals, and prisons, where people come together to experience literature aloud.<\/p>\n

This live-stream recording is from the Lukulystit event, held in Sein\u00e4joki on 13\u201314 November 2025. Lukulystit is a professional event aimed at those working in children\u2019s and young people\u2019s library services. The theme of the 2025 event focused on promoting reading among children and young people who need the most support. Participants enjoyed inspiring lectures, workshops, evening activities, and visits to interesting local venues. Unlike in previous years, Kirjastokaista did not stream the event on site; instead, production was provided by ISLE Art Industries. The lecture recordings will be published on Kirjastokaista.<\/p>\n

The Lukulystit professional event was organised by Sein\u00e4joki City Library together with Sein\u00e4joki City Library\u2019s national special task for developing and promoting library services that advance children\u2019s and young people\u2019s literacy and reading, in cooperation with the Regional State Administrative Agency and the National Literacy Programme.<\/p>\n

More information:
All Lukulystit 2025 recordings In Finnish<\/a>
Marlen Eskanders L\u00e4sfest 2025 presentation In Swedish<\/a><\/p>\n

Video: ISLE Art Industries<\/p>\n\n\n

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