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Call for Proposals The IFLA Art Libraries Section is seeking proposals for papers to be presented at our Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2022 in Dublin, Ireland.
The IFLA Section on Education and Training (SET) will launch the SET Training School with an inaugural webinar “Green and Sustainable Libraries – Facing the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development Special Focus: SDG 13, Climate Action”
In recognition of the need to reimagine education systems that overcome the barriers of today and meet the challenges of tomorrow, the United Nations will convene the Transforming Education Summit in September 2022. This Summit will bring stakeholders from around the world together to mobilise action and search for innovative solutions for transforming education before 2030.
Full list of ENSULIB meetings and programmes at IFLA WLIC 2022 in Dublin.
Join us for this program as the authors and editors explore the varied themes in The Black Librarian in America and the current state and future of Black Librarianship.
The IFLA School Libraries Section was invited to make the voice of countries outside USA, represented by Valérie Glass, the section’s chair during the round-table discussion.
The IFLA School Libraries section is holding a satellite meeting on Saturday, the 23rd of July 2022, just before IFLA WLIC 2022 begins. Theme: "Global Action for School Libraries on Models of Inquiry in the Digital Age"
An IFLA-led session at RightsCon explored tips and ideas for community-centric, bottom-up digital rights capacity-building.
To mark the 7th meeting of the International Conference on Adult Education, IFLA is releasing research looking into the place of libraries in adult learning strategies around the world.
Today (13 June 2022), elections open for the key posts of President-elect and Treasurer.
The 2022 IFLA General Assembly will take place on 25 August in hybrid form. Today, IFLA Members have been invited to propose agenda items and resolutions.
The Knowledge Rights 21 Programme (KR21), of which IFLA is a partner, has launched a call for proposals to undertake work on copyright and advocacy training.
JOIN the E4GDH SIG at WLIC in Dublin on Thursday 28 July 2002, 11:00 - 12:30 at Wicklow Hall 2 for 'Librarians as evidence intermediaries during times of crisis' (Session 142)
Newsletter from IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults with articles on reading promotion and early literacy.
IFLA’s Metropolitan Libraries (MetLib) Section is seeking a Co-Opted member to fill vacancies.
To offer insights into how to get involved in Internet Governance matters in Europe, IFLA’s European Regional Division Committee and EuroDIG (European Dialogue on Internet Governance) organised a webinar and its recording is now available to watch.
As we increasingly move to a more open access research environment, there are considerations to tackle as we share research instrumentation, data, and published output. Join us as we consider these issues with librarians who have already been involved in adapting practices to a new open access environment.
We are proud to present the IFLA Asia & Oceania Regional Newsletter (May 2022). Download the PDF to dive right into the articles.
Dr Premila Gamage, Member of the Regional Division Committee for Asia-Oceania and Dr Basheerhamad Shadrach, Founder of Indian Public Library Movement and the South Asian Chapter of the INELI programme, represented IFLA and travelled to Bangkok in March 2022 to attend the 9th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD).
A self-sustaining community library, Dawei Millennium Centre, was established in 2007 by five university graduates in the city of Dawei, the capital of Tanintharyi region, Myanmar. The library was founded in the region with the ultimate goal of transforming the community into a knowledgeable and digitally literate society.