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21 December 2021Stockholm Public Library's new program series is a recorded talk show about books - planned and run by children. Adult authors might be invited as guests, but librarians and other adults gets to stay behind the camera.
21 December 2021The International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) Review Group is pleased to announce the release of the Update 2021 to the 2011 ISBD Consolidated Edition as a draft.
21 December 2021The pandemic didn’t pull the rug from under our feet. It simply meant that we had to stand on one foot for a while.
17 December 2021The IFLA Section on Management and Marketing is partnering with PressReader in collaboration with the IFLA PressReader International Library Marketing Award for 2022. Submissions are due 19 December 2021.
14 December 2021These webinars around the theme “Lessons from the Library Advocacy Priorities Study” provide a starting point to think where and how we advocate for libraries. Recording and slides are now available.
13 December 2021Recording and slides now available
10 December 2021The IFLA Audiovisual & Multimedia Section invites you to a 60-minute webinar: “Literacy & Representation: Teaching Media & Visual Literacies Across Communities”
8 December 2021The IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) has existed little over ten years and the narrative of the group reflects broader shifts in the environmental discussion in libraries.
2 December 2021At the heart of IFLA’s values is the idea that everyone should enjoy freedom of access to information, and so to high quality library and information services. Yet upholding rights is not always easy or simple. This month's IFLA newsletter highlights different angles of our work in this area. Happy reading!
1 December 2021Did you know that you can find information about different library policies and laws from around the world on IFLA's Library Map of the World?
1 December 2021With the December edition of IFLA's newsletter focusing on rights, this month's interview brings together IFLA Secretary General with Ellen Tise, IFLA President 2009-2011, and currently chair of IFLA's Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression. He asked her about her perspective on how libraries fit in with wider work on human rights.
30 November 2021The Brussels Lead will make a vital contribution to the Programme’s success at the European level, developing the networks, contact and understanding necessary within the EU institutions to catalyse change. Closing date: 15 December 2021.
30 November 2021A key innovation in IFLA’s Governance Reform was the creation of our new Regional Division Committees and Council, supporting outreach and advocacy, and ensuring a strong voice for the regions in the Federation as a whole. Find out more about the work they are undertaking, and how you can follow their work.
29 November 202110 December 2021 will mark international Human Rights Day – the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948. This year’s theme has a strong focus on equality in advancing human rights, a topic closely aligned with libraries’ own mission to build opportunities for all.
29 November 2021We are proud to present the latest IFLA Asia & Oceania Regional Newsletter (Nov 2021).