Radical change requires radical action from libraries, in their advocacy and practice. Join this session for a first taste of the President and President-elect’s sessions at the World Library and Information Congress – with a special guest, David Lankes!

The library field and the communities that we serve are facing challenges that are as unpredictable as they are unprecedented. Yet we are not powerless.

Turbulent times call for active attitudes and responses. As a field we need to be ready to be clear about what runs against our values and missions, as well as to innovate both in what we do and how we do it, for our own sake, for that of the communities we serve, and for that of our successors.

This Launchpad session starts the discussion, bringing together voices that have inspired IFLA’s President and President-elect, and providing a space for participants to challenge and rethink assumptions about who we are and what we do.

Read more on our news page, and register for the session, taking place on 15 July 2025, 21:00 UTC (see what time this is for you).