09/10/2025
International School Library Month (ISLM) 2025
October is here and that means it’s time to celebrate International School Library Month! 🎉✨
This year’s theme, “Beyond the Bookshelf: AI, Libraries, and the Future of Stories,” shines a light on the exciting ways libraries are transforming in the digital age. It celebrates the library as a living, evolving space one that goes beyond rows of books to embrace creativity, technology, and collaboration.
In 2025, we invite schools and librarians around the world to explore how AI and digital storytelling can inspire new forms of learning while keeping the heart of reading alive. One of the key objectives of this celebration is to promote literacy in the digital age, encouraging learning that blends both traditional and modern literacies. ❤️📖
Together, we’ll discover how technology can amplify imagination, how stories can connect across cultures, and how libraries can lead us into a future where every voice has a place. 🌍✨
We’ve lined up some exciting projects and activities to mark this special month, including:
🌐 International Bookmark Exchange Project 2025
💻 Digital Bookmark Exchange Project 2025
🤝 Virtual Connections Around the World 2025
📖 Narratives Uniting Nations: International Storytelling Exchange Project 2025
📚 International Book Review Exchange Project 2025
🗃️ Treasure Box of Native Folktales & Fairytales Contribution 2025
Let’s make this month a celebration of curiosity, creativity, and connection through our libraries! 💫
Wishing all fellow librarians a joyful and inspiring International School Library Month 2025! 📚💙
For more information, please visit 👉 https://www.iasl-online.org/About-ISLM-2025
The mission of the Association is to provide an international forum for people interested in promoting effective school library programs as viable instruments in the educational process. IASL also provides guidance and advice for the development of school library programs and the school library prof...