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IFLA Newsletter, August 2025: Uniting knowledge, Building the future
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18 - 22 August 2025

IFLA World Library and Information Congress 89th IFLA General Conference and Assembly

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20 - 21 August 2025

IFLA General Assembly 2025

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22 August 2025

August 2025 IFLA Governing Board meeting II

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