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Winners of the 2026 Otto Foundation Children's Book Award
19 hours ago5 min read
Announcing the winner of the 2026 Otto Foundation Reading Roots Award
Meet the winner of the 2026 Reading Roots Award.
Oct 123 min read
What 14 girls taught us about reading for enjoyment
The Dream Readers collaboration with the Empathologist Foundation gave us a chance to see what all eight look like together in one small community outside of our school libraries.
Sep 306 min read
Shortlist Announcement - Otto Foundation Children’s Book Award
The Otto Foundation is excited to reveal the shortlists for its 2026 Children’s Book Award.
Jul 313 min read
Daily Maverick - SA’s literacy crisis: reading for pleasure belongs at the heart of education policy
The Otto Foundation's Tania Kliphuis recently wrote an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick on the importance of reading for enjoyment, and the risks of under-emphasising it in education policy. Read Tania's opinion editorial here: link to Daily Maverick
May 181 min read
Become an Otto Foundation intern
Apply to become one of five Otto Foundation interns
Apr 81 min read
We are looking for a new librarian
Details on how to apply to become an Otto Foundation librarian!
Apr 11 min read
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