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Call for nominations - MCULTP Section Standing Committee

Libraries for digital and information welfare: AIB (Italian Library Association) for “Repubblica digitale”

Libraries need to be at the heart of discussions around digital policies and internet governance. This is not just because of how much we depend on these in order to be able to do our jobs, but also because our profession brings unique perspectives and skills. To find out how this is happening in Italy, we talked to the Italian Library Association, who shared the below insights.

Successful first hybrid IFLA General Assembly celebrates achievements, sets out plans for the future

IFLA held its General Assembly on 25 August 2022, with members for the first time able to vote remotely in real time, giving new possibilities to engage in key decision-making to members. Read on for more about the decisions taken.

Learning from engagement: insights and lessons from the 2022 High Level Political Forum on the SDGs

Last month, a team of librarians from around the world engaged with governments at the UN in New York, building understanding of the role of libraries in development, and creating new links with decision-makers - including a national president! This article shares lessons and reflections from the team who attended.

SET Receives Dynamic Unit and Impact Award at WLIC 2022

SET were honoured and celebrated at this year’s 2022 WLIC which was held in Dublin.

Save the Date: IFLA Side Event at MONDIACULT 2022 - Accelerating Education-Culture Linkages through Collaboration

IFLA is excited to bring the perspective of libraries to the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022 with an official side event.

IFLA Newsletter August 2022: The Learning Issue 💡

This edition highlights just a few of the different ways in which IFLA is enabling this learning. A great example is our Library Map of the World, which is celebrating its 5th anniversary today. The map not only enables new insights into our field but has been an important learning process for the many contributors involved.

GreenFUBib at the Sustainability Days at Freie Universität Berlin

“Making the future yourself!” was the motto of this year’s Sustainability Days, organised by “SUSTAIN IT!” – the initiative for sustainability and climate protection.

Protecting the indispensable: Australian libraries campaign to safeguard library, archive roles in broadcasting organisation

Librarians and archivists bring a unique set of skills and values which have a major positive impact on the organisations in which they work. However, we need to mobilise to ensure that those taking decisions understand this, as has been the case recently in Australia.

“Digital Skills on Fire” Workshop at WLIC2022 in Dublin

With more than 50 enthusiastic and highly committed participants, the workshop was a complete success.

Recording of the IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Workshop (Part 1) is now available

The IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section held a workshop on 16 August 2022 on highlighting experiences with integrating local history and genealogy materials with K-12 students.

Five years of the Library Map of the World – We are creating it together! 

Today we celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Library Map of the World, and would like to thank all those whose work, dedication and ongoing commitment is enabling this powerful advocacy tool. 

Africa Internet Governance Forum: highlights from IFLA's Sub-Saharan Regional Division representatives

IFLA was represented by IFLA's Sub-Saharan Africa Region Committee members and stakeholders, who in partnership with the Malawi Library Association had an opportunity to be part of the Africa Internet Governance Forum was held between 19 and 22 July 2022, in Lilongwe, Malawi.

The Challenge of the Climate Crisis - Transcript of the Keynote Speech from Irish former President Mary Robinson

During the Opening Ceremony of the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2022, Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, Chair of The Elders and Adjunct Professor of Climate Justice, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, delivered a stirring keynote address on the Challenge of the Climate Crisis.

IFLA 2022 General Assembly: how to follow live!

This year, the IFLA General Assembly will be streamed live from the Auditorium in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek in The Hague, Netherlands from 13:30 – 15:30 CEST on Thursday 25 August 2022.

Announcement from the IFLA Governing Board

The below announcement has been made by the IFLA Governing Board about current arrangements at IFLA HQ.

Join IFLA’s Statistics & Evaluation Section

IFLA’s Statistics & Evaluation Section is seeking to fill casual vacancies with a preference from public libraries and national libraries or from underrepresented regions including Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America

Inspired and Engaged on Sustainability: A Satellite Meeting Report

Under the motto “Inspired and Engaged on Sustainability” the IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) with the Management and Marketing Section (M&M) and the Preservation and Conservation Section (P&C) held a Satellite meeting from 22–23 July 2022.

Now available: 37th IFLAPARL Pre-Conference, 2022: Presentations and recording

IFLA Rare Book and Special Collections Section launches global survey

The IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section (RBSC) would like to investigate what standards, norms, practices, laws, Return On Investment (ROI) studies, and research exist around the world to measure the different values of Special Collections, and identify the gaps where such information does not exist, with a view to draft and publish a report that can be a guide to cultural heritage institutions to formulate the questions to ask if they want to measure the value of their Special Collections as a tool for advocacy.