IBBY Congresses
Moscow, Russia 10-12 September 2021
Theme: Great big world through children's books.
The 37th IBBY World Congress was held in Moscow on 10-12 September 2021 in an offline (in-person) and online format.
The Congress program and photos are available at: ibbycongress2020.org/en and the IBBY Blog.
Athens, Greece 30 August - 1 September 2018
Auckland, New Zealand 18-21 August 2016
Mexico City, Mexico, 10-13 September 2014
London, UK, 23-26 August 2012
Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 8-12 September 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark, 7-10 September 2008
Macau, China, 20-24 September 2006
Cape Town, South Africa, 5-9 September 2004
Basel, Switzerland, 29 September-3 October 2002
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 18-22 September 2000
New Delhi, India, 20-24 September 1998
Groningen, Netherlands, 12-16 August 1996
Theme: Telling the Tale
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Seville, Spain, 11-15 October 1994
Theme: Children's Books, a Place of Freedom
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Berlin, Germany, 7-12 September 1992
Theme: The World of Children in Children's Books – Children's Books in the World of Children
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Williamsburg, USA, 2-7 September 1990
Theme: Literacy through Literature: Children's Books Make a Difference
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Oslo, Norway, 26-30 September 1988
Theme: Children's Books in the New Media
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Tokyo, Japan, 18-23 August 1986
Theme: Why do you write for children? Children, why do you read?
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Nicosia, Cyprus, 9-14 October 1984
Theme: Children's Book Production and Distribution in Developing Countries
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Cambridge, UK, 6-10 September 1982
Theme: Story in the Child's Changing World
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Prague, Czecho-Slovakia, 28 September - 3 October 1980
Theme: Books and the Young Child
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Würzburg, Germany, 23-28 October 1978
Theme: Modern Realistic Stories for Children an Young People
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Athens, Greece, 28 September - 2 October 1976
Theme: How Can Children's Literature Meet the Needs of Modern Children: Fairy Tales and Poetry Today
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Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 21-25 October 1974
Theme: The Book as an Instrument for Education and for the Human Development of Children and Young People
Nice, France, 19-21 May 1972
Theme: The Role of Reading in the Development of Children and Adolescents in our Changing Societies
Bologna, Italy, 3-5 April 1970
Theme: Young People in a Changing World
Amriswil, Switzerland, 25-29 October 1968
Theme: The Book as an Instrument for Education and for the Human Development of Children and Young People
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, 28 September - 1 October 1966
Theme: The Birth of Children's Book
Madrid, Spain, 14-18 October 1964
Theme: Literature for Children Since the Second World War
Vienna, Austria, October 1963
Theme: Children's Literature and International Understanding
Hamburg, Germany, September 1962
Theme: Children's Literature and the Developing Countries
Luxemburg, September 1960
Theme: Children's Books and the School - with Special Consideration of European Humanitarian Thinking
Florence, Italy, May 1958
Theme: Juventile Literature and Public Opinion
Stockholm, Sweden, 13-15 September 1956
Vienna, Austria, September 1955
Theme: Books and Illustrations
The Foundation Congress of IBBY, Zurich, Switzerland, 1-4 October 1953
Theme: Contemporary Problems and Children's Literature
Preliminary Meetings: 16-18 November 1951 in Munich and 3-4 October 1952 in Zurich
Theme: International Understanding through Children's Books
Previous congress documents can be downloaded from the IBBY Archives at ALO
