ICDL - International Children's Digital Library

language: en type: website The website ICDL - International Children's Digital Library is an online library that promotes tolerance and respect for diverse cultures by providing access to a vast collection of children's books from around the world. The library is a partnership with the University of Maryland's Human-Computer Interaction Lab and is supported by its iSchool and Computer Science Department. The website features a large collection of books, which can be browsed by language, color, shape, format, genre, and character. Currently, about 1,000 books are available in PDF form, and efforts are underway to bring back more books and restore some features of the original site. The library is free for personal use, but users do not have the right to redistribute the books further. The website includes a blog with news and updates on the library's progress.