Archive for August, 2024
Welcoming Ukrainian refugees to the library (and the community!) Posted by meaghan on Aug 22, 2024 in For Libraries, Library Success Stories
But first, coffee. 🍵 That’s the approach one UK library took when supporting dozens of Ukrainian refugees resettling in their community. Libraries are on the front lines of supporting immigrants and refugees. Which in the UK is more than 17% of the population as of 2021. Libraries are responding with a slew of creative literacy…
Advocating for More Voices Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 5, 2024 in Company News, For Learners
What does it mean to be a language advocate? What are we even advocating for? The best way I’ve heard it put: “more voices.” More voices. That’s what we need to celebrate and increase multilingualism. Our languages are foundational to our identities. When one dies (which happens at a rate of one language every two…