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Now available: Information Literacy Section Newsletter – Summer Issue 2025

21 July 2025

    The Information Literacy Section Newsletter is published twice a year. This Summer Issue 2025 features 12 articles, grouped into three thematic columns, with contributors from around the world, including Italy, China, Belgium, Bolivia, India, Cyprus, Trinidad & Tobago, Chile, Sri Lanka, and Croatia. These articles cover a variety of topics, focusing on diverse information literacy programs in different countries, including: information literacy education technology; media and information literacy assessment; AI literacy education and ethics; academic integrity; K-12 education and policy; data visualization and digital arts; community engagement and lifelong learning; as well as digital literacy, educational transformation, and library innovation.

    From: Information Literacy Section

    Call for Trainers: Transforming Armenian Public Libraries into Dynamic Community and Cultural Centers

    18 July 2025

      The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia, in partnership with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the Armenian Library Association NGO, is pleased to announce an open Call for Trainees for a training program: Transforming Libraries into Dynamic Community and Cultural Centers.

      From: Powering Sustainable Development

      DDRS Events and Discussions Scheduled for WLIC 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan

      14 July 2025

        The IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing (DDRS) Section is pleased to announce a dynamic lineup of events and discussions at the upcoming World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. DDRS members and interested professionals are encouraged and welcome to join these collaborative events and discussions to exchange ideas, share best practices, and strengthen international cooperation.

        From: Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section

        Libraries and the Information Society: Takeaways from the WSIS 2025 Forum

        11 July 2025

          At the forum, IFLA organized a joint session with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and participated in two UNESCO led sessions. The IFLA-UPU session highlighted the important role that intermediaries like libraries and post offices play in facilitating access to information and digital services for underserved communities and the millions that remain offline. In a similar way the UNESCO sessions focused on harnessing the power of digital public goods and on providing library related recommendations for the WSIS Action Line C3 on Access to Information and Knowledge.

          From: An Inclusive, Rights-Based Information Society

          Defending Inclusive Knowledge Societies

          10 July 2025

            A new statement from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions highlights the varied and parallel threats to the efforts of libraries to ensure that everyone can engage in, and benefit from, access to knowledge. 

            From: Governing Board