An introduction to the Culture2030Goal campaign
30 June 2023We are happy to share the recording of our webinar explaining the work and missions of the Culture2030Goal campaign.
IFLA Expresses Concern for Sudan, Urges an End to Library Destruction and Looting
30 June 2023The people of Sudan face an increasingly perilous situation following the outbreak of civil armed conflict in April 2023. Our primary concerns are humanitarian, and we call for solidarity with the people of Sudan, including its library and information workers – those still in the country and those who have been forced to flee.
View Online – IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series: Sustainability in Libraries
30 June 2023Can libraries afford to wait for others to fix the world while toxic waste, climate change and pollution harm our environment? How much of a difference can we make anyway? This webinar aims to raise ambitions for greener library buildings, provide examples of how library services can lead by example as sustainably managed organisations and highlight the opportunities to work in partnership with users to work together and move towards a smarter, sustainable world.
Environment and climate - how IFLA is engaging
29 June 2023In line with the theme of our June newsletter - environment and climate - we're happy to share just a glimpse of what IFLA is doing in these areas, and why!
IFLA Newsletter, June 2023: The environment and climate issue 🌳
29 June 2023Welcome to the June 2023 issue of the IFLA Newsletter, focused on the environment and climate.
Call for candidates for a co-opted member of the North America Regional Division Committee
29 June 2023Candidacies are welcomed for 1 position as co-opted member of IFLA’s incoming North America Regional Division Committee.
An internet for resilience and inclusion: European Dialogue on Internet Governance 2023
28 June 2023With a growing focus on how both to address problems in the online world, and find ways to realise its potential to support development, the 2023 European Dialogue on Internet Governance provided a great opportunity to highlight library contributions and values.
Future updates on IFLA WLIC 2024
28 June 2023IFLA’s 19 June announcement regarding the decision to hold the 2024 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has generated strong reactions – both positive and negative – from its members, committee volunteers and the general public. The IFLA Governing Board takes this feedback seriously and is currently discussing the next steps to take in order to gather views from all Members.
Registration Open: IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Satellite Meeting 2023, Leuven, Belgium
27 June 2023In collaboration with KU Leuven Libraries, the Local History and Genealogy Section is pleased to invite you to take part in our free satellite meeting "Innovative approaches in engaging people with local history and genealogy."
Now available: IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section Newsletter – Spring/Summer Issue 2023
27 June 2023This newsletter issue highlights the power of collaboration and shows how much libraries can achieve when working together.
E4GDH and HBS workshop, WLIC 2023: Libraries Catalyze Communities in Times of Crisis
26 June 2023How can librarians provide critical community-first information services before, during, and after disasters? We will be exploring this question in our participatory workshop during the IFLA congress 2023
Call for candidates for co-opted members of the Europe Regional Division Committee
22 June 2023Candidacies are welcomed for up to 10 positions as co-opted members of IFLA’s incoming Middle East and North Africa Regional Division Committee.
Call for candidates for co-opted members of the Middle East and North Africa Regional Division Committee
22 June 2023Candidacies are welcomed for up to 10 positions as co-opted members of IFLA’s incoming Middle East and North Africa Regional Division Committee.
Information Privilege and Representation in Data
22 June 2023Dr. Raymond Pun, Librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education and Standing Committee Member of IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section, will be presenting at the satellite meeting. Lan Gao, Chair of IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, has the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Pun.
Climate empowerment and the role of evidence
22 June 2023E4GDH's upcoming satellite session "It’s getting hot in here!" will shine a light on the contributions to Open Science from library and information professionals in different sectors and geographies. Together we will come up with practical ideas on what more can be done through our work, communities of practice, and professional organisations.
UN Secretary General’s Policy Brief on Information Integrity
22 June 2023The United Nations has released a new Policy Brief around one of the key themes in the upcoming Summit of the Future – Information Integrity. Making a political priority of the question of access to reliable information – and the need to address misinformation, disinformation and hate speech, it point to a number of roles for libraries.
Environment, Sustainability and Libraries (ENSULIB) announces the Green Library Award 2023 short list
22 June 2023IFLA WLIC in Rotterdam is in sight and the sections are busy with their arrangements. However, it is necessary to focus on some recent events on sustainability.
IFLA NPSIG: IFLAcamp #9 in Rotterdam
22 June 2023IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group announces the ninth edition of IFLAcamp! This event is organised together with the Goethe-Institut Niederlande in Rotterdam on 18 - 19 August, 2023. Join us for this exciting event focused on the theme of "The European Year of Skills" established by the European Commission in 2023.
A statement on WLIC 2024 from the IFLA President and President-elect
21 June 2023The IFLA Governing Board met in June 2023 during which it had a robust and thoughtful discussion and considered a range of inputs from stakeholders before taking the decision to hold the 2024 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.