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IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series — Inner Development Goals: An Interactive Webinar

Many of us are familiar with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This interactive webinar will introduce you to the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) as a critical complement to the SDGs. This research-based framework aims to develop our inner capacity to manage the increasingly complex environment and challenges. After learning about the five frames (below), we will form into breakout groups to explore the skills and qualities supported by the IDGs (e.g. self awareness, sense-making, humility, communication, courage)... Read More

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  • 15 August 2022

Inspired and Engaged on Sustainability: A Satellite Meeting Report

Under the motto “Inspired and Engaged on Sustainability” the IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) with the Management and Marketing Section (M&M) and the Preservation and Conservation Section (P&C) held a Satellite meeting from 22–23 July 2022. Read More

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  • 15 August 2022

IFLA WLIC 2022: Day Two Highlights

Cultural Evening Delegates danced the night away at the iconic dlr LexIcon, the Central Library and Cultural Centre in the heart of Dún Laoghaire, 10 km south of Dublin. This evening was a chance for the delegates to meet people from around the world in a relaxed environment, make new… Read More

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  • 27 July 2022

IFLA’s Regional Division Committees participate at their first IFLA World Library & Information Congress in 2022

IFLA's Regional Division Committees will participate at their first IFLA World Library & Information Congress (WLIC) 2022 scheduled for Dublin, Ireland. They have prepared exciting Open sessions and are more than ready to share views and ideas on strengthening library advocacy at the regional evidence. Join their Open sessions to get to know what is happening in the world of libraries across all the regions of the world. Read More

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  • 22 July 2022

Library advocacy tales: securing long-term funding for community libraries in Argentina

In the first of an occasional series focused on successful advocacy initiatives by libraries around the world, we look to Argentina, where a recent decision saw a commitment to funding community libraries for 50 years. To find out more about what was achieved, and how, we interviewed the Chair of IFLA's Regional Division Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean, Alejandro Santa. Read More

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  • 06 July 2022

Informed Societies and Integrity in Public Information: Opportunities for Building Back Better and SDG Success with Libraries

In cooperation with the UN Library in New York, IFLA is organising a workshop in the margins of the High-Level Political Forum on 11 July. Library participants from around the world will exchange with diplomats and UN officials in order to identify key themes and issues around how to ensure informed societies and uphold integrity in support of the SDGs. Read More

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  • 06 July 2022