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Sustainable Development Needs Smart Citizens: IFLA to Take Active Role at UN SDG Forum in Santiago

Libraries promote an inclusive model of development by giving all individuals the information they need to learn, find work, and live healthy lives. This requires the right policies not just globally, but also at the regional, national and local levels. This is the message IFLA will be bringing to the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2018, held in Santiago de Chile, Chile, on 17-20 April 2018.

Two Past IFLA Presidents Participate in the 7th International Summit of the Book

The book retains its status as a symbol of the possibility to preserve and share knowledge, the foundation of our evolution and development. Libraries continue to focus on collecting and giving access to books, alongside other resources now, and have a key function in preserving historic texts for the future. This was the message at the 7th International Summit of the Book, held in Baku, Azerbaijan 18-19 March 2018, which two past IFLA Presidents helped open.

Tell us your story: IFLA’s “Libraries and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Storytelling Manual” is now published

This practical guide was designed to help librarians and library advocates in telling compelling stories about library activities, projects and programmes, showing their impact on communities and people’s lives.

IFLA Provides Input on the Challenges to the Right of Privacy in the Digital Age

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights invited stakeholders to provide input on human rights challenges relating to the right to privacy in the digital age. Read IFLA's contribution to this fundamental topic.

Protecting Health in Times of Disaster: IFLA Announces New Special Interest Group

E4GDH Satellite Meeting is now open for registration

Aiming High: IFLA Initial Submission to WIPO Consultation on Collective Management

IFLA has submitted initial comments on a draft document on best practices for collective management organisations produced by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). This initiative marks a welcome recognition that the legitimacy of the copyright system depends on the professionalism and good practice of all actors involved in it.

IFLA School Library Guidelines, 2nd edition now available in Romanian

IFLA School Library Guidelines, 2nd edition now available in Turkish

IFLA President's Meeting 2018 speaker presentations now available!

Speaker presentations from this year’s IFLA President’s Meeting have been made available online, giving delegates and all our library friends who were unable to attend an opportunity to access core content from one of our key events of the year.

IFLA Global Vision Kicks Off next phase to power literate, informed and participative societies

It is all systems go for the IFLA Global Vision discussion after a hugely successful two-day kick-off meeting in Barcelona, Spain on 20 and 21 March 2018.

8th International Conference of Art Libraries

Save the date and Call for papers

Call for submissions: IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short Film Award 2018

Out Now: March 2018 issue of IFLA Journal

View the complete issue online