our projects
#ReadingPoland
#READINGPOLAND
To promote reading books in Poland
WHO
We are an informal coalition of people, institutions and companies united by the awareness that the future of Poland depends on how well we manage to raise the level of reading.
DREAM
We want every child (and then adult) in Poland to be able to realize their full potential. Numerous studies confirm that the private activity of reading books translates into improved life chances for the individual and – consequently – huge social benefits: an increase in the number of citizens participating in social and economic life, an increase in the scientific, economic and innovative potential of the country.
ACTION
Since 2021, we have been working together, in workshops, with a focus on taking into account voices from different parts of Poland, sectors and levels of the hierarchy of our organizations. We are developing ideas for activities, the implementation of which will result in the desired change, i.e. contribute to the popularization of reading. We are working on a strategy for universal reading; ideas for the functioning of books in schools, in the commune, in the company.
PROFESSIONALISM
We believe that change is possible. We know that it requires broad cooperation, wise reflection and operational efficiency. That is why we conduct talks in an organized and constructive manner. We look for solutions that are substantively justified and those that will have the greatest impact because they implement the impact at the source of the problem.
Effects
Our joint work and efforts bring results.
In March 2024, it was signed in our presence ""The Zabrze Declaration", in which Zabrze was the first city in Poland to commit to truly holistic work for reading: in all city departments, including training and reading workshops for office employees. This is exactly what we are talking about and striving for. We thank the City of Zabrze for understanding and introducing such an unprecedented change in approach. We invite other local governments to cooperate.
Publications from the series "The Superpower of Books", around which our Coalition was founded, have become a vehicle for building a network of cooperation between many organizations: large and small, institutional, non-governmental and business. The latest of them is "The Superpower of Books #TataTeżCzyta" (www.tatatezczyta.pl).
Each of our meetings is another dose of inspiration and knowledge, which translates into various point activities, such as activating doctors for reading in Choszczno or a city picnic for families under the slogan #TataTeżCzyta in Zakopane.
In February 2024, the Sejm Committee on Culture and Media established a permanent Subcommittee on Reading and Copyright. We are pleased with this decision, the "Reading Poland" Coalition hopes to support the work of the Subcommittee with its knowledge and developed ideas for the development of reading in Poland.
The "Reading Poland” participants:
Institutions: National Library, National Centre for Culture, Book Institute, Ministry of National Education – operators of the National Reading Development Programme 2.0, Gdynia Cultural Centre, Wrocław House of Literature, Krakow Festival Office, Goyki 3 Art Inkubator;
Local governments and local government organizations: Gdańsk, Kraków, Strumień, Warsaw, Wrocław, Zabrze, Zakopane, Union of Polish Metropolises, Read agglomeration;
Provincial and Municipal Public Libraries: WBP Olsztyn, MBP Zabrze, MBP Wrocław, MBP Choszczno, MBP Dąbrowa Górnicza; MBP Zakopane
Business: Mamania Publishing House, Nowa Era Publishing House, Mamy To Bookstore, Legimi, Lubimyczytac.pl, OSDW Azymut, Poznań International Fair
Foundations and Associations: Universal Reading Foundation, CzasDzieci, Edico, Center for Civic Education, Capital of the Polish Language Festival, School of Education of the University of Warsaw and the Polish AfW, Polish Chamber of Books, Association of Literary Translators;
Jednostki systemu oświaty: Regionalny Ośrodek Metodyczno-Edukacyjny Metis, Psychologia Edukacyjna, Szkoła Podstawowa nr 33 z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi im. Stanisława Ligonia w Katowicach, Liceum ogólnokształcące nr VII we Wrocławiu
The work of the “Reading Poland” initiative is coordinated by: The Universal Reading Foundation, the Office of the Mayor of Gdańsk for Culture, the Polish Chamber of Books, the Wrocław House of Literature | Wrocław UNESCO City of Literature and the KBF | Kraków UNESCO City of Literature.
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Meeting in Sopot
Meeting in Wrocław
Meeting in Warsaw
Meeting in Zabrze