In the context of the 9th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, IFLA's Sub-Saharan African Regional Division Committee is proud to organise a side event working with the library community in Niger, the cost country of this year's forum. Read More
Magdalena Gomułka, Convenor of IFLA's New Professionals Special Interest Group, encourages those beginning their IFLA journey to look to a SIG of interest as a starting point. Read more about the value of getting involved in one of the 12 IFLA Special Interest Groups. Read More
IFLA has made a submission to a call by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression for evidence around the link between this freedom and sustainable development. This highlights the importance of freedom of access to information, and the role of libraries in making this meaningful and universal. Read More
IFLA’s Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) in collaboration with the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG), the Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB), and the IFLA Regional Divisions is proud to present “Sustainable Development Goals and Library Associations: North American Regional Division.” This first event is part of a webinar series featuring different regions of the world. Join us on March 6 at March 6 12:00-1:30 pm ET / 9:00-10:30 am PT / 6:00-7:30 pm CET. Read More
IFLA's Europe Regional Division Committee was represented at the 10th ANKOSLink International Conference held under the theme of "Inequality and Sustainability in Access to Information" in Antalya (Türkiye) on 21-24 November 2022. Read More
The Culture 2030 Goal campaign, of which IFLA is a member, has urged UNESCO Member States to make good on their commitment to promote an explicit culture goal in future development frameworks, as made in the declaration from MONDIACULT 2022. The campaign's zero-draft for a culture goal provides an excellent starting point. Read More
We're happy to share a high-level overview of key meetings, events and observances that provide opportunities for libraries to make our voices heard by governments and wider stakeholder groups. Take a look through, and think where you want and could be able to get involved! Read More
IFLA Division C is hosting a Webinar Series for LIS students that aims to create a place for students to share their projects, research, and ideas about different topics related to libraries. March´s webinar will be dedicated to IFLA Division… Read More
IFLA Division C is hosting a Webinar Series for LIS students that aims to create a place for students to share their projects, research, and ideas about different topics related to libraries. March´s webinar will be dedicated to “Sustainable Development Goals in the View of LIS Students”. Read More
The 3rd UN Open Science Conference will bring together policy makers, representatives of intergovernmental organizations, researchers, scholars, librarians, publishers and civil society. Read More