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	The valuable guide for the glorious future 2010/04/24 The Iranian Studies, affiliated to Harvard University and The Institute of Iranian Studies, in Goettingen, has recently published a review by Houman Harouni on the collection of 10-volumes of books ,"The History of Children's Literature in Iran". more ...
	Childhood Studies and a visit to Majlis* Library 2010/01/20 Noushafarin Ansari, Secretary of Children's Book Council of Iran (CBCI), together with Zohreh Ghaeni and Mohammad Hadi Mohammady, authors and directors of Research Institute for History of Children's Literature, visited the Majlis Library on 20 January 2010 They met with Mr. Rasool Jafarian, Director, other officials and the librarians. more ...
	IRHCLI at the third UNESCO’s workshop on “Memory of the World” 2010/01/17 UNESCO’s third international training workshop on Memory of the World with the subject of Audio and Visual Inheritance has been held on 17 to 19 January 2010 at the Iranian National Library in Tehran. Workshop trainers are the Regional Head of Asia and Oceania for the “Memory of the World Program”, the Head of the Audio Visual Archive Society of South-East Asia and Oceania, and the Deputy, National Archives of South Africa. more ...
	Baldwin, historical treasure of Western children's literature 2009/11/14 Extensive investment of developed countries making online accessibility to documents related to children's literature leads to new and everyday achievements in virtual world. more ...
	Iranak Bank is three years old 2009/11/11 Iranak Bank, the bank of Iranian children's culture and literature, was created by the Research Institute for History of Children's Literature. Iranak bank is now three years old and hopes to make major strides in its fourth year. The only data bank in the field of children's literature in Persian language Iranak Bank is the outcome of tireless work of the researchers at the Institute as well as financial support of donors in phases one & two. Research Institute for History of Children's Literature wishes to thank sponsors who paved more ...
	The concept of childhood throughout history 2009/11/03 The Children's Book Council of Iran holds workshops with specific themes on children's literature, every Monday throughout the year. On Monday November 2nd 2009, the workshop theme was the history of children's literature. Zohreh Ghaeni spoke about the "Concept of childhood and children's literature throughout history". Ms Ghaeni is the Director of "Research Institute for History of Children's Literature" and one of the two authors of 10 volumes of the "History of Children's Literature in Iran". more ...
	National Museum of Children's Culture and Literature 2009/09/30 On Wednesday the first day of the month of Mehr, Ms. Poupak Azimpour, expert on Iranian ritual puppets visited the "Research Institute for History of Children's Literature", and provided valuable and interesting information on the history of Iranian ritual puppets. This was also an opportunity for the colleagues at the Institute to become familiar with historical aspects and functions of the puppets. It should be noted that ritual puppets are made for the occasions such as opening ceremonies, preparations for Nowruz ceremonies, making wishes and prayer for rain. more ...
	In memory friends of children 2009/09/27 The month of Mehr is associated with passing of two outstanding personalities who made endless efforts to bring education and literature to the children of our country, Hossain Ebrahimi Elvand and Masoumeh Sohrab. Elvand, the kind friend of children who every year in this month went to schools with bundles of knowledge for the young adults, and Masoumeh Sohrab who was one of the pioneers of creative education in Iran. more ...
	Homayoun Sanatizadeh passed away on 26 August 2009. 2009/08/31 Homayoun Sanatizadeh was born in 1925 in a family of merchants with high cultural values. As a young adult during the time of Reza Shah, he learnt to become a tradesman in the Bazaars of Tehran and Kerman. After World War II he was known as a young merchant with exceptional talent and ability. Because he was engaged in the business of trading paper and other goods related to culture and education, he was drawn to cultural activities. more ...
	The story of the metal school bag and a historical conversation 2009/07/25 Last year when a metal school bag attracted everyone's attention in the Education Museum in Esfahan, the research team at the Institute decided to look for Isa Geranmayeh, the person who had donated the bag to the museum, and conduct an interview with him. Not having the time to travel to Esfahan delayed the interview and time passed. more ...