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Tallinn Central Library has won an award for an initiative which sees librarians read books to children over the internet, helping parents when they need to work from home.
The library s initiative Loeme ette! ( Let s read for them! ) won the European Parliament s European Citizens Prize 2020.
The award is given to projects which promote better mutual understanding and closer integration between citizens of the Member States or facilitating cross-border or transnational cooperation within the European Union. This year, particular attention was paid to projects related to tackling the problems caused by the coronavirus crisis.
Since March, when the emergency situation started, librarians have read books to children by phone and online, via Skype or Facebook, to help parents while they work from home. Individual lessons help children read at their level and maintain their interest in books. ....

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