EUROLIS SEMINAR 2024

What can librarians do to challenge male and female stereotypes, promote positive role models, and celebrate gender equality?

Friday 22 November, 10am – 4.30pm
Europe House
32 Smith Square
London SW1P 3EU

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Children’s books have a significant place in children’s development, as they contribute to shape their identity, aspirations, and expectations of gender roles in families, and society. However, the majority of the books represent a world full of traditional, binary, and stereotypical gender roles (boys described as active and domineering, girls described as sweet and conforming, etc.).

This one day seminar is hosted by Europe House and organised by EUROLIS, the consortium of librarians of European Cultural Institutes in London and CILIP. Project participants include The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in the UK (CILIP), Institut Français in London, Instituto Camões in London, Instituto Cervantes in London, Instituto Italiano in London, Polish Cultural Institute in London and Austrian Cultural Forum.

AGENDA

09.30 – 10.00 | Arrival and check-in

10.00 – 10.10 | Introduction by host and an introduction to the work of Eurolis

10.10 – 10.15 | Introduction by Chair Person, Gillian Harris, MBE FCLIP, UK

10.15 – 10.45 | Primary Schools Librarians and the Challenge of Gender Stereotypes + Q&A
Laura Bennett, School Librarian at Tower Hamlets Library, UK

10.45 – 11.15 | Polish Librarians’ Perspectives on Feminism and Equality Themes in Children’s Literature + Q&A. Dr Magdalena Paul, Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Warsaw, Poland

11.15 – 11.30 | Interval for tea and coffee

11.30 – 12.00 | Gender stereotypes in French children’s libraries: a few examples of what we do, from selecting books to offering new services + Q&A. Isabelle Marque, ABF’s Youth Commitee Manager, France

12.00 – 12.30 | Gender Representation in Italian Children’s Literature: From the Postwar Period to the Present + Q&A Marnie Campagnaro, Associate Professor of Children’s Literature at the University of Padua, Italy

12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch Break organized by the EU Delegation in the UK

13.30 – 14.00 | Children’s literature in the XXI Century: when Little Red Riding Hood eats the wolf + Q&A.  Sandra Sánchez García, Technical Director of the Research Library and associate lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Humanities at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Luisa Santamaria, Library Assistant at the Public Library of Segovia and part of the teaching team for the Continuing Education Master’s program at the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

14.00 – 14.30 | Beyond Pink and Blue? On the Role of Libraries in Gendered Marketing + Q&A
Claudia Sackl, Researcher and Teaching Assistant at the University of Zurich, Austria

14.30 – 15.00 | Beyond Pink and Blue? On the Role of Libraries in Gendered Marketing + Q&A
Joana Estrela, Author-Illustrator, Portugal

15.00 – 15.15 | Interval for tea and coffee

15.15 – 15.45 | Plenary Session with all speakers led by the Chairperson

15.45 | Summary, thanks, and closing

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