International Children's Book Collection

45 organizations celebrate anniversary of HLE Networking Night

"Heritage languages" added as a category in European list of language associations

Creative concept: four heritage language programs in one

45 organizations celebrate anniversary of HLE Networking Night

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"Heritage languages" added as a category in European list of language associations

Sep 15

Volunteers united across language communities

Jul 10

Impressive but imperfect: Sweden’s model of teaching heritage languages

Sep 5

Fighting for educational equity for multilingual children in Germany

Feb 3

Zurich’s Herkunftssprachlicher Unterricht (HSU): a well-functioning model of HL education

Apr 30, 2022

"I can't say my own name": The pain of language loss in families

Jul 27

Motivating heritage language learners with digital storytelling projects

May 23

Voor reguliere scholen: 5 manieren om de Dag van de Moedertaal te vieren

Feb 20

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Icelandic coalition leader visits Eindhoven's International Children's Book Collection

Jun 24

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Icelandic coalition leader visits Eindhoven's International Children's Book Collection

Dr. Renata Emilsson Peskova from the University of Iceland and "Móðurmál – the Association on Bilingualism" visited the Eindhoven Library.

State Secretary Uslu visits Eindhoven Library's International Children's Book Collection

May 15

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State Secretary Uslu visits Eindhoven Library's International Children's Book Collection

HLE Network introduces the International Children's Book Collection to Secretary of State Uslu

Enriched by engaged language communities: Eindhoven Library welcomes De Carrousel's Spanish books

Apr 15

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Enriched by engaged language communities: Eindhoven Library welcomes De Carrousel's Spanish books

"De Carrousel" Spanish educational program celebrated the opening of the Spanish section in the International Children's Book Collection.

Japanese children books delivered to Eindhoven Library

Apr 6

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Japanese children books delivered to Eindhoven Library

The Japanese Book Club of Eindhoven delivered over 160 Japanese children books to Eindhoven Library, for children aged 0 to 12.

Intercultural "martenitsas" workshop kicks off spring at Eindhoven Library

Mar 1

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Intercultural "martenitsas" workshop kicks off spring at Eindhoven Library

A workshop for making Bulgarian "martenitsas" took place at Eindhoven Library on March 1 for families from all nationalities.

Fifteen languages at Eindhoven's National Reading Days 2023

Feb 4

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Fifteen languages at Eindhoven's National Reading Days 2023

Eindhoven Library's National Reading Days for multilingual children is a big success, with 15 languages included.

Studio040 spotlights Eindhoven's Japanese book club

Jan 27

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Studio040 spotlights Eindhoven's Japanese book club

Eindhoven's Japanese book club welcomed local press to get the word out about the importance of reading in the heritage language!

Spanish books delivered to Eindhoven Library

Dec 11, 2022

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Spanish books delivered to Eindhoven Library

The volunteers at de Carousel have just delivered over 200 books to Eindhoven Library for Spanish-speaking children to enjoy.

Turks voorlezen - Turkish group launches monthly reading activities at Eindhoven Library

Nov 25, 2022

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Turks voorlezen - Turkish group launches monthly reading activities at Eindhoven Library

The Drio Foundation will now be running monthly reading activities in Turkish at the Eindhoven Library.

Poetry bridges Romania and the Netherlands

Oct 23, 2022

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Poetry bridges Romania and the Netherlands

The Romanian School in Eindhoven drew the attention of the local newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad this month.

Bulgarian group celebrates their children's book collection at Eindhoven Library

Oct 22, 2022

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Bulgarian group celebrates their children's book collection at Eindhoven Library

The Bulgarian group "Lezen is leuk" held an event on Saturday, October 22, 2022, to officially celebrate their Bulgarian collection.

Jun 16, 2022

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UN Global Goals and Heritage Language Education

The work of heritage language programs can easily be linked to the UN Global Goals.

May 27, 2022

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"Thuistaal Toppers!" contest featured in Studio040 news video

A child from the Polish school is featured in a Studio040 news piece about heritage language education and the "Thuistaal Toppers!" contest.

Eindhoven Library celebrates the International Children's Book Collection

May 21, 2022

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Eindhoven Library celebrates the International Children's Book Collection

Eindhoven's mayor attends an event to celebrate the International Children's Book Collection.

Sep 6, 2021

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Reading in the Heritage Language: A video series for parents

In a series of short videos, it is explained why it is important to read to children of different age groups in their heritage language.

International Children's Book Collection is introduced to city councilwoman

Jun 3, 2021

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International Children's Book Collection is introduced to city councilwoman

An Eindhoven city councilwoman expressed appreciation for the partnership between Eindhoven Library and HL programs.

May 28, 2021

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Why read to babies in the heritage language?

In the first of a series of short videos, parents can be inspired to explore the joys of reading with their babies in the heritage language.

May 24, 2021

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La Lampadina Italian book collection in 30 seconds

Eindhoven Library's International Children's Book Collection now holds 500 Italian books. See the 30-second video advertisement!

Eindhoven Library launches international children's collection with 300 Italian books

Feb 16, 2020

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Eindhoven Library launches international children's collection with 300 Italian books

On Sunday, February 16, 2020, Eindhoven Library and La Lampadina will introduce new Italian children's collection.