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Libraries driving lifelong learning: an interview with the Global Learning Festival team

Supporting learning is at the heart of the mission of libraries, and indeed in many cases is why they were built in the first place. However, this role isn't always as celebrated as much as it should be. However, there are great examples of our institutions taking the lead, as our interview with some of the team behind the Global Learning Festival shows. We talked to Lara Pugh, Project Leader Learning City, Wollongong City Libraries and Global Learning Festival Working Group member, and Diane Tabbagh, Coordinator Learning Community, Wyndham City Council and Global Learning Festival Working Group Chair. Read More

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  • 30 May 2022

IFLA Satellite Meeting 2022 in Cork — “Inspired and Engaged on Sustainability”

IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) with the Management and Marketing Section and Preservation and Conservation Section invites LIS professionals and students to a two-day satellite meeting to be held in Boole Library in University College of Cork, Ireland 22-23 July 2022. The theme for the meeting is "Inspired and Engaged on Sustainability." Read More

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  • 18 May 2022

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Action 1.1 Awareness-raising around the SDGs Preparing a template to request information about the actions of LAC libraries regarding the SDGs. Subsequently, the information shall be requested from members of the committee and associations in the LAC region. Different examples of the region will be collected and channeled to IFLA… Read More

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  • 16 May 2022

Heritage Istanbul Fair and Conference

IFLA President Barbara Lison and Ertuğrul Çimen, member of IFLA's Europe Regional Division Committee will speak at the Heritage Istanbul Fair and Conference, the most prominent event in Turkey around issues like conservation, restoration, archaeology, museum, technology fair. The discussion will be moderated by Tuba Akbayturk Canak.  Read More

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  • 05 May 2022

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Creating SDG Book Clubs workshop Establishing SDG Book Clubs in the MENA region will allow children and their parents to learn about the Sustainable Development Goals through books (fiction and other genres) related to each of the 17 Goals in Arabic and other languages. Children and their parents will then… Read More

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  • 26 April 2022

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SDG Engagement and Global Advocacy – Knowledge Sharing and Coordination This project’s aim is to support libraries in Europe to strengthen their advocacy activities in the context of the SDGs and thus become more visible. It will do so by sharing knowledge and coordinating efforts with other stakeholders by supporting… Read More

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  • 26 April 2022

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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Ensure librarians in North America have the advocacy skills needed to demonstrate how libraries contribute to city, state and local governments efforts to achieve progress on the SDGs. Our goal is to deliver webinars that will help libraries share stories about how we support the SDGs. Read More

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  • 25 April 2022

IFLA engages at the UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development

IFLA participated actively in the Regional Forum for Sustainable Development for Europe, which included a strong emphasis on promoting resilience and ensuring a strong and inclusive future. Maia Simonishvili, member of the Europe Regional Division Committee, participated, using the opportunity to place libraries on the agenda, gather insights, and build connections. Read More

  • News
  • 20 April 2022

Libraries Engage at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development

The IFLA Asia Oceania Regional Division Committee participated at the 9th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, which was organised by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) and took place in a hybrid mode - physically in Bangkok, Thailand from 28-31 March. The IFLA AO RDC sent a representation committee to physically attend the Forum, while also organised the webinar “Informed societies at the foundation of a better post-COVID world” as one of the Forum’s side events. Read More

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  • 12 April 2022