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WLIC 2019, Call for papers
11 January 2019The IFLA Religions: Libraries and Dialogue Special Interest Group invite interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held during IFLA WLIC in Athens, Greece, from 24-30 August 2019.
Inaugural Annual African Parliamentary Researchers Conference 2019
10 January 2019The Parliament of Kenya will be hosting the Inaugural Annual African Parliamentary Researchers Conference 2019 from 18th to 22nd March, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.
New Marketing Award Deadline: 18 January
10 January 2019Missed the Award deadline? Good news - the cut off for applications is now 18 JANUARY!!
Call for papers and posters: Satellite meeting in Pythagorion, Samos, Greece 22 – 23 August 2019
9 January 2019The Management and Marketing Section, in collaboration with Samos Public Library are organizing a satellite meeting in Pythagorion, Samos, Greece 22 – 23 August 2019. The event will precede the annual World Library and Information Congress: 85th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Athens 24 – 30 August. Theme Recruiting and Managing the New Generation of Employees to Attract New Markets and Create new Services
Thank You: IFLA Celebrates the Work of Global Libraries
9 January 2019After 21 years, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Libraries Programme has closed its doors. IFLA, on behalf of the entire global library field, would like to give thanks not only for its contributions to date, but for the immense impact it will continue to have into the future.
Call for Applications: IFLA ARL Attendance Grants for IFLA 2019
9 January 2019The Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL), with generous sponsorship by Ex Libris and SAGE, is offering THREE (3) Attendance Grants for the 2019 IFLA World Library & Information Congress in Athens, Greece.
Call for Papers: "Libraries, archives and museums in dialogue: Improving access to complementary collections"
8 January 2019Submit a paper proposal for the Art Libraries and the Subject Analysis and Access Sections joint Open Session.
Management & Marketing Section joins the Coaching Initiative
8 January 2019During IFLA WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, the IFLA Section CPDWL hosted an open ses-sion with career and professional development coaching for the individual. The set up was a drop-in session where the participants could choose between a variety of coaching areas, i.e. Lifelong learning, IFLA structure and organisation, Professional reorientation, General management skills, Leadership or Health management. All WLIC delegates were welcome to join the coaching session, and 79 participants attended the programme.
IFLA/UNESCO Multicultural Library Manifesto Toolkit now updated
8 January 2019New English and Chinese versions are now available.
New IFLA Publication: Library Design for the 21st Century—Collaborative Strategies to Ensure Success
7 January 2019Just off the press in the IFLA Publications Series…
Call for papers WLIC 2019 - The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, joined by the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section and the Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC)
7 January 2019Theme "It's good to preserve, it's even better to share: Sound and visual cultural heritage in local communities"
REMINDER: Calls for Nominations for Section Standing Committees, GB & President-elect, CLM, FAIFE, and Standards Committees, ISBD and BCM Review Groups
5 January 2019IFLA invites nominations for candidates to serve as President-elect and Members of the Governing Board, on Standing Committees, the Committee on Standards, the CLM and FAIFE Advisory Committees and on the ISBD and BCM Review Groups
Free webinar: Library services for teenagers in the digital age
5 January 2019Don't miss our webinar discussion on how to support teenagers in your library (Thursday, 10 January 2019)
The call for papers for our exciting Open Session at WLIC 2019 in Athens is now open - 15 February Deadline!
4 January 2019Books for Better Societies: Call for World Book Capital 2021 Candidates Open
4 January 2019UNESCO has opened the call for candidates for the city which will be World Book Capital (WBC) for a year from 23 April 2021. IFLA encourages cities which are realising the potential of libraries to apply.