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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!
Por ello, solicitamos artículos breves en español e inglés que aborden los retos a los que se enfrentan las bibliotecas y la profesión bibliotecaria, sobre todo en términos de censura, condiciones de trabajo precarias, servicio a poblaciones marginadas y las luchas por el acceso a recursos y servicios.
IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section Newsletter, Feburary 2025
IFLA’s Governing Board meets for a virtual session on Friday 21 February, its first meeting of 2025.
IFLA participated actively at United Cities and Local Governments' annual retreat and campus meetings, underlining the importance of knowledge, culture and libraries for delivering inclusive, sustainable development.
Earlier this year, we shared a survey designed to collect your ideas about what makes a successful major anniversary, and what you wanted from IFLA’s own centenary in 2027. We are happy to share the results here.