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Events Calendar

Discover opportunities to engage and connect with the global library field!

14 August
15 August
15 August

IFLA WLIC 2025 Satellite Meeting: Uniting Knowledge, Building the Future: Libraries Serving Multicultural Communities through Local History and Genealogy

Location: National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan

IFLA’s Library Services to Multicultural Populations and Local History and Genealogy Sections, in collaboration with the National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan,  are pleased to invite you to take part in free satellite meeting “Uniting Knowledge, Building the Future: Libraries Serving Multicultural Communities through Local History and Genealogy" on 15 August 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. 

From: Local History and Genealogy Section (LOCGEN)
16 August

August 2025 IFLA Governing Board meeting I

Location: Astana, Kazakhstan

IFLA’s Governing Board (GB) is responsible for the management of the Federation, as set out in IFLA’s Statutes. The GB meets at least three times a year, and is advised by the Professional Council, the Regional Council, and five Advisory Committees.

From: Governing Board
18 August
18 August
22 August
20 August

Knowledge Café: Uniting Colleagues in Building Our Future

Location: Astana Hall, The Hilton, Astana, Kazakhstan

Join us at WLIC to connect and network examining critical issues facing our libraries. The Knowledge Café is a popular IFLA program with the goal of connecting colleagues as they gather to discuss the future of libraries and existing challenges.

From: Knowledge Management Section
20 August
21 August

IFLA General Assembly 2025

Location: Astana, Kazakhstan and Online

The IFLA General Assembly 2025 will be held on Wednesday, 20 August 2025, at 17:30 (UTC +5) and 21 August 2025, 15:15 (UTC +5) in a hybrid format, in Astana, Kazakhstan, and online.

From: General Assembly
21 August
22 August

August 2025 IFLA Governing Board meeting II

Location: Astana, Kazakhstan

IFLA’s Governing Board (GB) is responsible for the management of the Federation, as set out in IFLA’s Statutes. The GB meets at least three times a year, and is advised by the Professional Council, the Regional Council, and five Advisory Committees.

From: Governing Board
23 August
24 August

IFLAPARL 39th Satellite Meeting

Location: Nazarbayev University Library

The IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section is having its 39th Satellite Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Fostering Collaboration and Innovation in Parliamentary Libraries and Research Services: Building Skills for a Connected Future.

From: Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section