Sustainable futures for all through knowledge and information

Our Vision defines the world that we are working to create in future. It provides a reference point across our activities, with our overall success measured in terms of how far we help make this happen.

As set out in our Strategy, our work is designed to lead to a situation where libraries, their workforce and their associations globally have the capability, contacts, confidence and resilience to realise their potential to drive inclusive, rights-based sustainable development in a fast-evolving world.

Find our more about our vision and wider Strategy on our dedicated pages.

Core Values

In pursuing our Vision, IFLA seeks to demonstrate the following core values:

  • the endorsement of the principles of freedom of access to information, ideas and works of imagination and freedom of expression embodied in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
  • the belief that people, communities and organizations need universal and equitable access to information, ideas and works of imagination for their social, educational, cultural, democratic and economic well-being;
  • the conviction that delivery of high quality library and information services help guarantee that access;
  • the commitment to promote and value diversity and inclusion, notably as regards age, citizenship, disability, ethnicity, gender-identity, geographical location, language, political philosophy, race, religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status, and actively pursue relevant policies and practices.