This slidedeck offers a basis for IFLA members and others to present about the SDGs, why they matter, how libraries are already delivering, and how libraries can get involved… Read More
Open Communities for Sustainable Development (OUTSIDE) is an international project co-founded by Erasmus+ program of the European Union and developed by organizations from Croatia, UK, Belgium, Italy and Lithuania. The poster presents how the school library in Croatia participated in the project through the research and implementation into the school… Read More
We are in what the UN has called the decade of action. This is a decisive decade for our world in which must include everyone in our efforts towards development. Invariably, when we work towards this goal, we are going to have to advocate for libraries and this inherently includes… Read More
With multiplying extreme and chronic global climate changes, it is vital that librarians and information scientists actively facilitate discoverability and open access to relevant, and sometimes underrepresented, information and knowledge systems. Traditional (TK), Local (LK), and Indigenous Knowledge (IK) include discipline-spanning holistic practices and involve reciprocity as a guiding principle… Read More
As cultural and educational institutions with a broad impact, public libraries contribute to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Their core mission of ensuring and providing the population with free access to information is closely linked to the 2030 Agenda goals. This paper highlights the diverse activities of public… Read More
The work of libraries is per se sustainable within the meaning of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): by providing open and accessible public spaces to everyone, by lending out books and other media, and by engaging in literacy education – to name just a few – they contribute to environmental,… Read More
A rerun of IFLA's Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee WLIC Open Session. Didn't attend WLIC 2022 or missed interesting sessions? This is your chance to get engaged! Read More
Voluntary National Reviews of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals offer a great opportunity to place libraries at the heart of development policy discussions, both during their preparation and at the time of their presentation. Attend this webinar to learn about experiences of libraries in 2022, and the lessons you can apply in your own context! Read More
As part of IFLA’s global campaign to highlight the importance of libraries as partners for development, we have prepared this poster to mark the Global Day of Action for the SDGs on 25 September 2018. We encourage librarians around the world to print this poster and put it up in… Read More
Today we celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Library Map of the World, and would like to thank all those whose work, dedication and ongoing commitment is enabling this powerful advocacy tool. Read More