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The opening ceremony will be held on 17 June 2025 and will begin with a speech from the Chair of 19th CONSAL General Conference and Meeting. This will be followed by a speech and the opening ceremony by the Guest of Honour. Awards will then be presented for the CONSAL Young Librarian Award 2025 and the CONSAL Outstanding Librarian Award 2025 (Gold, Silver and Bronze).
This campaign aimed to raise awareness and encourage innovation, as well as strengthen the United Arab Emirates' position as a global leader in sustainable practices at the local and international levels. Mr. Hamad noted the efforts of all institutions, including those in the library sector, in contributing to the pioneering national campaign.
Welcome to the latest edition of the IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Newsletter. This issue explores how libraries are fostering reading communities and examines innovative initiatives across Asia that are reshaping library services.
Time flies and we are already in our third month of 2025! We are pleased to present you the first IFLA Asia & Oceania newsletters for the new year.
With generous sponsorship from De Gruyter Brill Publishing, ENSULIB circulated a Call for Submissions for the IFLA Green Library Award for the tenth year in a row. To ENSULIB’s great delight 41 submissions were received from 22 countries around the world, including Brazil (2), China (10), Croatia, Egypt, Finland (, France (5), Guadeloupe, India, Ireland, Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Philippines (2), Poland, Portugal (2), Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Thailand, Türkiye (2), United States of America (3). The full IFLA Green Library Award 2025 nominated longlist appears in two categories listed alphabetically by country below. There are 19 submissions nominated in the 2025 longlist. The reviewing process is still in progress. The IFLA Green Library Award 2025 nominated shortlist will be published in May. The winners in the categories “Best Green Library/Grand-Scale Project” and “Best Green Library Project” will be announced in August 2025.
In 2025, we will mark both ten years of the agreement of the UN’s 2030 Agenda, as well as five years until whatever succeeds it will need to be agreed. For the Culture2030Goal campaign, of which IFLA is a founding member, it will also need to be a year where the momentum towards recognition of the need for a dedicated culture goal grows.
El objetivo de este encuentro fue afianzar los lazos de la comunidad bibliotecaria internacional, a través del intercambio de experiencias y reflexiones.
The below message was distributed to IFLA's members and volunteers directly by e-mail in IFLA's official languages as of 27 February 2025.
The Local History and Genealogy Section and Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section of IFLA is accepting submissions for the satellite meeting at National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 15 August 2025.
The event will delve into the 2024 updated IFLA Trend Report, a document that highlights essential topics concerning AI and the prospective roles of libraries and librarians. The M&M Standing Committee (SC) is placing a spotlight on these pivotal themes, offering three compelling presentations by esteemed professionals.
In the February 2025 IFLA newsletter, we answer the question “what is IFLA?” by taking a curated deep dive into our most recent activities, updates, and initiatives, as well highlighting the importance of promoting engagement.
As we look towards our 100th, we’ve started a process to change how anyone with an internet connection can engage with our past in new ways. Looking back helps to position ourselves for possible futures and for this we’ve made some tools and resources visible, and even audible. Dig in!