New public library world champion named
19 August 2021It all started with an endowment of 6,000 books in 1785. Today, Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo has been named as the world’s best new public library.
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Special Mention at the Dynamic Unit and Impact Award 2021 for the Libraries to Children & Young Adults Section
19 August 2021We are proud to accept this Special Mention as a recognition of the many efforts the Section undertakes to communicate effectively with IFLA members and library colleagues around the world.
Uploading titles for the World Through Picture Books 3rd edition catalogue has started
19 August 2021Country coordinators can start now uploading their selection of titles for the 3rd edition of the World Through Picture Books catalogue
IFLA Statement on Afghanistan
19 August 2021IFLA's President Christine Mackenzie and Secretary General Gerald Leitner have issued the below statement concerning the situation in Afghanistan.
IFLA Professional Unit Awards at IFLA WLIC 2021
18 August 2021IFLA’s Professional Units offer Grants and Professional Awards in honour of excellence in their sectors. A few of these awards were highlighted at this year’s WLIC Unit Awards Session. In addition to the Unit awards, the Dynamic Unit and Impact Award for 2020 and for 2021 were featured.
Libraries in the broadband ecosystem: gearing up for IFLA WLIC 2021
18 August 2021The past 20 months have required libraries around the world to not only find ways to deliver their services remotely when possible – but also to reflect on their broader roles in the digital ecosystem.
The Public Library Manifesto – 25 years of Advocacy, and many more to come!
17 August 2021The IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto proclaims UNESCO's belief in the public library as a living force for education, culture and information, and as an essential agent for the fostering of peace and welfare through the minds of all people.
New Opportunities: Working with the IFLA Strategy for a Strong and United Library Field
17 August 2021IFLA WLIC provides a great opportunity to reaffirm the goals of the IFLA Strategy, and to accelerate our efforts to implement it.
Be part of the change at the IFLA 2021 General Assembly
17 August 2021IFLA’s General Assembly is only a week away. Following this meeting, IFLA's new Statutes and revised structure will be implemented. A new era for the Federation will begin.
Open Educational Resources: Where ICT meets education and scholarship
16 August 2021IFLA WLIC 2021 online session sponsored by the IT Section is about OER and library IT, don't miss it!
WLIC 2021 Session: Transforming current thinking into smart policy: the increasing role of libraries as intellectual hubs
16 August 2021This year our session follows the Congress Opening Ceremony at 0730 GMT on Tuesday 17 August.
WLIC 2021 Session: Libraries and Research Services Enable: evidence-based practice in parliamentary library and research services
12 August 2021DAY 2 Stream 1 on your WLIC 2021 Program!
New translations of Guidelines
12 August 2021Translations of the Guidelines are now available in 26 languages!
WLIC 2021 Session - Safe and open: post-recovery library design
11 August 2021The IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment session at WLIC 2021 - Safe and open: post-recovery library design - takes place on day 1 (17th August).
IFLA WLIC 2021: Your network, a global field!
11 August 2021Soon, the global library field will be together again, back for the 86th World Library and Information Congress.
WLIC 2021: Event for AVMS
10 August 2021The theme is "Preserving our recorded sound and visual heritage for the future...and beyond!"
WLIC 2021: An Open Forum on LTR research projects: Beyond Helicopter Research: Unpacking International Studies on LIS Education and Research Methods
10 August 2021An Open Forum on LTR research projects. LIS research that is sensitive to diverse communities, multiple ways of knowing, and local participation