2024

From 2021 the festival took place every year in the Schlachthof cultural center, enjoyed over the past few years of a steadily growing visitor:Interior and has established itself as an integral part of the Kassel cultural landscape.

Despite many funding requests, we were able to 2024 only obtain part of the necessary funds, which are necessary for the successful implementation of the planned festival program.

As a result,, that we are the complete supporting program, consisting of readings and workshops, as well as the placement program in the form of school class tours had to be deleted. Fortunately, after many conversations and crisis meetings, we found a way, The storytales again this year for numerous children and adolescents- and to be experienced. For this, our long -time cooperation partner provides, The Kassel youth library, their rooms available.

The library has been creating since the first storytal 2021 a large part of the books on display are new every year, To include them in their inventory after the festival.

Children- and youth book exhibition

In this way, the festival over the past three years was also able to leave traces in the library: With a selection of books, The variety of stories and narrators:celebrates inside and the change towards more diversity in the children- and youth literature supported.

During the regular opening times of the youth library, children and adolescents can, as well as interested adults now the interactive book exhibition of the storytal 2024 As part of the intercultural weeks from 18.9.-3.10. visit.

In addition to the selected books 50 Titles can be seen in different languages. A rally and specially designed, Self -explanatory hands -on stations invite you in a low -threshold manner, to experience the medium of book, To immerse yourself in different stories and to become creative yourself. With the youth library we have a lively place in an accessible one for everyone, can find a central location, The one already by many young visitors:Inside from numerous districts of Kassel are visited.

Supported by: Kulturamt der Stadt Kassel / Office for school and education / Kasseler Sparkassenstiftung / SV Sparkassenversicherung / Wellbeing Stiftung / Gerhard Fieseler Foundation / Hessian Literature Forum in the Mousonturm e.V. / Youth library Kassel / International Youth Library Munich