multicultural library, drama, mother languages, teacher-librarian, story telling 

project leader

Municipality of Oslo

city

Oslo

country

Norway

year

1998 - 2007

kind of project

library

kind of actor

school

area

education

more info

This case study concern a multicultural library that has been set up in 1998 in the most multicultural primary school of Oslo, where the almost entirety of students belongs to ethnic minorities. The library is intended not just as a book box, but as a place where students can learn Norwegian by preserving their mother tongue. This important aim can be achieved thanks to materials, books in different language, drama and theatre activities aimed at performing stories, using of ICT.