National Reading Day for Literacy and Numeracy Week3 September, 2008As part of National Literacy and Numeracy Week which kicked off yesterday, National Reading Day also coincides with Indigenous Literacy Day today (Wednesday).
Indigenous Literacy Day kicks off3 September, 2008Indigenous Literacy Day takes place around Australia today, with many booksellers and publishers donating a percentage of their day's earnings to the Indigenous Literacy Project.
Rein's Lodge event garners coverage for Indigenous Literacy Project28 August, 2008A special event held yesterday at the Lodge--the Prime Minister's Canberra residence--has garnered widespread mainstream media coverage for the Indigenous Literacy Project in last night's television news and on Radio National.
Field trip reveals positive results of Indigenous Literacy Project18 August, 2008A field trip to the Jawoyn region of the Northern Territory by representatives of the bookselling and publishing industry has highlighted both the positive benefits of the trade's Indigenous Literacy Day fundraising activities, and the challenges facing those working to improve literacy in the region.
In Brief19 June, 2008The cover for Michael Robotham's
Bombproof, the giveaway title for this year's Books Alive campaign '50 Books You Can't Put Down', has been released.
Indigenous Literacy Day 2008 Wednesday 3 September15 May, 2008Did you know that in most remote Aboriginal communities fewer than 20 per cent of young children can read competently, and many will never have seen a book?
Therese Rein official patron of 2008 Indigenous Literacy Project8 May, 2008This year's Indigenous Literacy Day campaign will be officially launched by patron Therese Rein at an event in Sydney today.