Children's Literature Centre Reading Room
Level 7
Reading Room and Collection
The Children's Literature Centre offers children's and youth literature in Latvian and foreign languages, reference and specialized literature for children and adolescents, as well as resources on children's literature, reading and reading promotion, book art, pedagogy, and psychology.
The reading room's audience is children, students, professionals and future specialists in children's literature and reading promotion, including librarians, parents, teachers, writers, translators, illustrators, literary scholars, journalists, and storytellers.
The open access collection contains more than 13,000 items.
Reading promotion programs
- "Children, Youth and Parents Jury"
- National Read Aloud Competition
- Family Saturday events
- "Book Start" in collaboration with the Latvian National Library Foundation.
Lessons have been developed and prepared for preschool and primary school children.
White Wolf classroom
Named in honour of beloved author Jānis Baltvilks, the White Wolf classroom offers various literary events for children and adults.
The White Wolf classroom can be rented for small-scale events.