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  • August 19, 2010 (Technology)
    ICDL search tools now available in Polish
    College Park, MD
    Thanks to help from our partners at the National Library of Poland, the ICDL search tools are now available in Polish. View Polish interface.
  • August 17, 2010 (Press)
    Regardless of Format, Reading Hooks Us
    Fredericksburg, VA
    Read how one reference librarian in Virginia went online to the International Children's Digital Library to help a local man find books in Farsi that he could read to his children. This librarian shared, "Our [local] library could never afford to purchase the more than 4,000 children's books available free in languages from Afrikaans to Yiddish.” Read more.
  • July 15, 2010 (Project)
    ICDL wins ALA's President's 2010 Award for International Library Innovation
    Washington, DC

    The International Children's Digital Library won the American Library Association President's 2010 Award for International Library Innovation. The ICDL was also named one of 25 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning by the American Association of School Librarians.
  • July 7, 2010 (On the Road)
    Presentation at Principals' Academy
    College Park, MD
    Anne Rose will be giving a presentation on ICDL at the Principals' Academy, hosted by the University of Maryland's College of Education, on July 26-27. The focus of the academy is on internationalization efforts in the schools.
  • May 4, 2010 (Press)
    "Redesigning the Web for Touch Screens" in Technology Review
  • April 17, 2010 (Project)
    ICDL books used in Elementary Battle of the Books
    Chicago, IL
    The Chicago Public Schools continues to include one digital book from ICDL in each category of their annual Elementary Battle of the Books.
  • April 1, 2010 (Press)
    "What's in my school bag?" in FutureGov, April 2010
    Singapore
  • March 31, 2010 (Press Releases)
    International Children's Digital Library and University of Maryland launch children's library iPad application
    College Park, MD
    The University of Maryland and the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) Foundation have unveiled a new children's reading and library application, ICDL for iPad.
  • March 18, 2010
    Ben Bederson and Allison Druin receive the SIGCHI Social Impact Award
    Atlanta, GA
    ICDL Directors Ben Bederson and Allison Druin received the prestigious SIGCHI Social Impact Award for 2010, an award that honors individuals who promote the application of human-computer interaction research for pressing social needs. This year the award was given for their joint work in a number of important areas including the development of the International Children’s Digital Library. Congratulations to Ben and Allison! Read more here.
  • March 12, 2010 (Technology)
    ICDL for iPad
    College Park, MD
    We are always hard at work developing versions of the ICDL for new devices. Lately, we have been developing for the “light tablet” style computer such as Apple’s “iPad” and HP's upcoming slates. On about April 3rd, we will release a version for the new iPad. It will include the full, beautiful collection of ICDL books. You will finally be able to read ICDL books to your child sitting in your lap – or easily hold up the “books” at digital story time. These screenshots show what it looks like – very exciting!
  • January 25, 2010 (Collection)
    19 new books added from Nicaragua
    Jinotepe, Nicaragua
    Libros para Niños, our first partner in Nicaragua, recently contributed 19 Spanish books to our collection. Libros is a private organization dedicated to growing in children a love of books and reading. These wonderful new titles can be read here. You can also find out more about Libros from their facebook entry.
  • January 25, 2010 (Collection)
    Slovenian students help translate book metadata
    Postojna, Slovenia
    A class from Miroslav Vilhar Primary School in Slovenia, who call themselves the "Postojna Dudes", recently contributed to the ICDL by translating some of the invaluable metadata that makes the ICDL easy to use. Check out how you can help ICDL.
  • January 8, 2010 (On the Road)
    Keynote at UNESCO Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development
    Hangzhou, China
    Ben Bederson, ICDL Director of Technology gave the Raja Roy Singh Keynote Lecture at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development. Ben's talk focused on how innovations such as ICDL and StoryKit can be used to support creativity, community, and collaboration in schools.
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