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To Plan and Develop a Green and Sustainable Library with the IFLA ENSULIB Section

Call for Papers: The Use of Transformative Agreements: Do They Increase Access to Research?

Newsletter: Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section, March 2022

Call for Proposals: IFLAPARL's Open WLIC Session, 2022

Information to IFLA Members, Volunteers, Sponsors, Partners and all Stakeholders

The Governing Board - as the leading body of IFLA has decided to appoint two Board members, Antonia Arahova and Halo Locher, to take care of the operational management tasks of SG within IFLA on an interim basis because of absence of the Secretary General.

Developing informed resilient youths to accelerate action towards achieving the SDGs in the COVID-19 era: a hybrid event by IFLA's SSA RDC

IFLA's Sub-Saharan African Regional Division Committee organised a hybrid side event in the context of its participation at the 4th African Youth Sustainable Development Goals Summit, that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Call for Photo Contribution -2022 Best Practices from World Libraries Photo Gallery

IFLA Sub-Saharan African Regional Division Committee engages the African Youth Sustainable Development Goals Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The IFLA Sub-Saharan African Regional Division Committee (IFLA SSA RDC) sent one of its members as a representative to the 4th African Youth Sustainable Development Goals Summit, taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, while organised several events in the same context.

Design-thinking workshop by the IFLA Sub-Saharan African Regional Division Committee, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Τhe IFLA Sub-Saharan African Regional Division Committee organised a design-thinking training in Addis Ababa, as a pre-conference workshop in the context of the 4th African Youth Sustainable Development Goals Summit, taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop addressed emerging library, information and knowledge management professionals and was focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Voluntary National Review (VNR) Process.

IFLA Reference and Information Services Section Call for Proposals for IFLA WLIC 2022 in Dublin, Ireland

The IFLA Reference and Information Services Section (RISS) is seeking proposals for panels to be convened during their Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2022 in Dublin, Ireland.

Call for Papers/Presentations: WLIC 2022 Satellite Conference, Cork, Ireland

The IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) with the  Management and Marketing Section and Preservation and Conservation Section are seeking proposals for papers to be presented at their Satellite Meeting 2022 in Cork, Ireland.

Libraries: Places That Care for People Webinar Series May 4, 5 and 6 2022

ENSULIB announces 7th IFLA Green Library Award 2022 Longlist in two Categories

IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award Winners 2022

Sponsored by PressReader, the IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award is presented by the IFLA Section on Management and Marketing. In its 19th year, this award honors organizations that implement creative, results-oriented marketing projects or campaigns.

Call for Papers: ARL Hot Topics session at IFLA Congress in Dublin, Ireland 2022

Call for Papers for ARL Hot Topics session at IFLA Congress in Dublin, Ireland 2022. Deadline for application: May 2, 2022

Out Now: March 2022 issue of IFLA Journal

The IFLA Journal Special Issue on COVID-19 explores how the pandemic brought about innovation in libraries. Guest edited by IFLA Journal editorial board member Milena Dobreva from Sofia University, Bulgaria and Hermina Anghelescu from Wayne State University, USA, the journal includes 18 articles that range from original research to case studies and review articles.

Call for Papers: WLIC-2022 "News Literacy: Fighting Fake Information at Your Library"

The Social Sciences Libraries Section and News Media Section are hosting an ignite talks session “News Literacy: Fighting Fake Information at Your Library” at this year’s IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Dublin, Ireland, July 26-29, 2022. Paper proposals are due 29 April 2022 (updated).

Sustainable Development Goals Book Club Wraps at Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and the global climate crisis publishers and organisations from across the book sector will come together at Bologna Children’s Book Fair to celebrate the completion of the Sustainable Development Goals Book Club and its 17 reading lists for children focusing on peace, ending poverty, protecting life on land and many more.

Call for Papers: 2022 IFLA WLIC Open Session by News Media Section

The IFLA News Media Section seeks proposals for papers to be presented in person at their Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. This session aims to provide insights into different projects dealing with news media and to encourage exchange on how individuals or institutions can use news content in the context of education and research.

IFLA response to the situation in Ukraine

IFLA stands in solidarity with our colleagues in Ukraine and joins the international community in an urgent call for a ceasefire. Our thoughts and sympathy are with the victims and our colleagues, the library and information workers in Ukraine, who with their communities are suffering from a humanitarian and human rights catastrophe.