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ARL Webinar on Disaster in Libraries: Speakers' Bio (October 2021)

Upcoming webinar: "Accessibility Helps You Share More, Share Better", November 23rd

The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section (AVMS) invites you to a 60-minute webinar on how to make born digital content more accessible.

Library Voices in the Internet Governance Forum 2021: A Look Ahead

The upcoming 2021 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) offers libraries an opportunity to engage with internet governance policy dialogues, and to shape their role in helping achieve these ambitious goals.

The Role of Libraries in National Broadband Plans and Policies

A 2-part report by IFLA and EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) explores the roles libraries play in different national broadband policies and plans, and how such policy measures were implemented in practice.

We’re back! WLIC to be in Dublin, Ireland in 2022

IFLA is excited to announce its plan to hold the 87th IFLA World Library and Information Congress in person, in Dublin, Ireland. Mark the dates in your diary now – 26-29 July 2022 – and look out for more updates!

IFLA Library History SIG Annual Report for 2020-21 Now Online

Editorial: IFLA Newsletter – The Creativity Issue

This newsletter shares perspectives from outside of our field around the role that libraries can play, looks at the work libraries themselves are already doing to advocate for the importance of creativity for all and libraries’ role in it, and welcomes examples of how this is happening on the ground.

Job opportunity: Human Resources Officer

IFLA Headquarters is looking for an experienced Human Resources Officer (part time position, 16 hours per week) to join a dynamic international team working with members and volunteers on global projects.

Volunteering in Libraries – Activities and Benefits - Call for Proposals

December’s webinar is dedicated to the International Volunteer Day (December 5) and therefore its theme is “Volunteering in Libraries – Activities and Benefits”.

Second Edition of the Guidelines for the Selection of Digital Heritage Featured in International Conference on Digital Preservation

The theme for this year’s World Digital Preservation Day (4 November) is: ’Breaking Down Barriers’.

Call for Applications: Library and Information Science Student Voices: Global Peer-to-Peer Dialogue

The IFLA Building Strong Library and Information Science Education Working Group (BSLISE) announces the second webinar “Library and Information Science Student Voices: Global Peer-to-Peer Dialogue”.

Libraries Inspire: Transcript of the Session with Professor Karima Bennoune

Among the different types of human rights set out in international law, cultural rights have a particular relevance for libraries. Our institutions are key actors in guaranteeing the right of everyone to participate in cultural life, from creativity, to access, to the preservation of heritage. Professor Karima Bennoune, UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights 2015-2021, focused on this topic in her keynote intervention at WLIC 2021.

IFLA Participates in COP26: Culture in the Race to Resilience

Global leaders are coming together to discuss plans to achieve global net zero greenhouse gas emissions and to limit global average temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Alongside this, cultural actors have been active in highlighting the role of culture in enabling the wide-spread societal transformation that achieving these ambitious goals will require.

Fall 2021 Webinar Series for LIS Students

IFLA Division C is hosting a Fall webinar series for LIS students. These webinars aim to create a place for students to share their projects, research, and ideas about different topics related to libraries. October’s theme was “International Engagement and Collaboration – Getting Started”.

IFLA ARL Grant Winners 2021 in profile!

Read about the 2021 IFLA ARL Attendance winners' individual experiences on the ARL Blog.

Libraries and the digital environment in 2021: IFLA input to WSIS reporting

IFLA’s input to the 2021 WSIS reporting helps take stock of progress made and current trends for libraries in the digital environment.

What is the FUTURE of libraries and archives?

The IFLA Regional Office for Asia and Oceania and the National Library Board, Singapore are jointly organizing the Leaders’ Conversations series in support of the IFLA Global Vision.

Out Now: October 2021 issue of IFLA Journal: Special Issue on Indigenous Librarianship

The IFLA Journal special issue on Indigenous Librarianship strives to position libraries and librarianship through an indigenous worldview and ways of knowing. Each article takes is own perspective on the topic, exploring issues such as colonization, reconciliation, representation and imagery, digital access, and resource management. The issue is the result of collaboration with IFLA Journal and the Indigenous Matters Section of IFLA.

Libraries and Cities of Literature: Involvement and Impacts

To mark World Cities Day 2021, IFLA has released a short report looking at the experience of libraries as UNESCO Cities of Literature, and the impact that this designation has.