World Library and Information Congress (WLIC):  89th IFLA General Conference and Assembly Uniting Knowledge, Building the Future  August 18-22, 2025, Astana, Kazakhstan

Business Meetings

  • First Business Meeting – Session 039,  Sunday 17 August (13:15 – 15:15, Astana Hall/Hilton)
  • Second Business Meeting (Virtual) –TBA

WLIC 2025 Congress Programme

We look forward to seeing you in the above meetings and sessions in Astana.

To register for WLIC 2025, please visit the IFLA Registration website.

 

IFLA Green Library Award Ceremony – Schedule

Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 13:30–14:45, Grand Ball Room/Hilton

All the presenters seated on stage

Chair: Priscilla Pun
13:30         Welcome (by Harri Sahavirta, Chair of ENSULIB)

13:36         Report: IFLA Green Library Award 2025 (by Priscilla Pun, Secretary of ENSULIB)

Presentations:

Chair:  Rosario Toril Moreno

“Best Green Library/Grand-Scale Project” in alphabetic order

13:36        China, Shenzhen: Shenzhen Yantian Library, “The Growth Library: Reading Without Borders,Growth With Sustainability” — Speaker: Shuang Liu, Shenzhen Yantian Library, China; presented by Lei Wang, the Deputy Chairman of the Guangdong Library Society in China

13:43       France, Paris: James Baldwin Library, “James Baldwin Library: SDGs Inside a Sustainable Project” — Speaker: Sophie Bobet, James Baldwin Library, France; presented by Antoine Torrens-Montebello, Director of City Libraries of Compiègne

13:50     USA, Nashville: Nashville Public Library, Donelson Branch, “Retro Roots, Green Future: A Midcentury Marvel in Sustainability” — Speaker: Kate Wingate, Nashville Public Library, United States; presented by Loida Garcia-Febo, Chair of Management of Library Associations Section

 

Chair:  Merve Yavuzdemir

“Best Green Library Project”– in alphabetic order

13:57   Croatia, Karlovac: Public library “Ivan Goran Kovačić” Karlovac, “Green Festival – Karlovac Green Story” — Speaker:  Kristina Čunović, Public library “Ivan Goran Kovačić” Karlovac; presented by Jasenka Pleško, President of the Croatian Library Association

14:04  France, Lyon: Maison de l’Environnement, “Lire pour Agir” : The Prize of the Socioecological Transition Book — Speaker: Morgane Gibily, Maison de l’Environnement, France; presented by Eléonore Clavreul, Head of National and International Cooperation Department at the Bibliothèque publique d’information

14:11  Portugal, Loule: Manuel Viegas Guerreiro Foundation, “Our Common Home, heart of the Little Naturalists of Querença” — Speaker: João Silva Miguel, President of the Manuel Viegas Guerreiro Foundation, Portugal; presented by Zélia Parreira, Vice-President of EBLIDA and Director of the Public Library of Évora

14:18  Thailand, Bangkok: Thammasat University Library, “From Waste to Wealth: Green Library Through Circular Economy” — Speaker: Anyanitha Distanont, Director of Thammasat University Library, Thailand

 

Presentation of the Certificates

14:25-14:45  Announcement of winners, congratulations, ceremonial presentation of the certificates

Special Recognition

Best Green Library Projects  (3rd, 2nd and 1st place)

Best Green Libraries and Grand Scale Projects (3rd, 2nd and 1st place)

Session Closed 

Photo shooting