News from BSLA

Review meetings share successes, measure the impact of BSLA

A series of review meetings are underway in the six BSLA countries which will complete their projects this year. Since 2010, projects in Botswana, Cameroon, Lebanon, Lithuania, Peru and Ukraine have worked through a series of stakeholder meetings, needs assessments, workshops, mentoring, and other activities.

Continued… | 9 May 2012 | ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, Building Strong Library Associations

Ukraine: BSLA workshop on advocacy and partnerships

On February 7-9, 2012, 25 librarians from all parts of Ukraine participated in the BSLA workshop on advocacy and partnerships. This workshop was organized by the Ukrainian Library Association (ULA), Bibliomist program and the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.

Continued… | 13 April 2012 | ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, Ukraine, Building Strong Library Associations

BSLA: Associations begin sharing outcomes from the programme

Each of the first six associations participating in the Building Strong Library Associations programme has been sharing stories and outcomes from the programme. These include increases in membership, success in obtaining government grants, reading campaigns, and advocacy for IFLA’s work on Limitations and Exceptions for Copyright. Over the next few months, IFLA will be sharing more outcomes, reports, and impact as the projects are evaluated.

Continued… | 30 March 2012 | ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, Building Strong Library Associations

An IFLA first: BSLA workshop in Saudia Arabia delivered by videoconference

Following the first regional train-the-trainers workshop for Arab-Speaking countries in March 2011, a number of cascade activities have taken place. Two highlights of these activities are: Building Strong Library Associations presentation at the AFLI Annual Conference, Khartoum Sudan, and a workshop by videoconference for librarians in Saudi Arabia.

Continued… | 29 February 2012 | ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Building Strong Library Associations

Library Associations share successes and experiences at first IFLA Building Strong Library Associations mini-congress in Berlin

At the first-ever IFLA BSLA mini-congress in Berlin Germany February 23-24 2012, representatives of IFLA BSLA country projects from Botswana, Cameroon, Lebanon, Lithuania, Nepal, Peru and Ukraine shared their success stories, and solutions to challenges that cut across borders. Strategies to engage with politicians, stakeholders, and to sustain associations into the future were discussed by all country representatives.

Continued… | 27 February 2012 | ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, Sustainability, Library associations, Building Strong Library Associations

IFLA Building Strong Library Associations mini-congress, Berlin Germany, February 23-24 2012

Representatives from BSLA country projects will meet in Berlin, Germany on February 23-24 for the first ever BSLA mini-congress. The IFLA Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) midterm meeting will be held following this meeting from February 24-25.

Continued… | 15 February 2012 | ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, Building Strong Library Associations

Ukraine: Latest cascade workshops reach 70 librarians

In late 2011, the Ukraine Library Association organised a number of cascade workshops as part of the Building Strong Library Associations programme. The workshops, in Kyiv, followed a series of cascade activities including workshops at the 2011 conference in Crimea and in Kharkiv.

Continued… | 5 January 2012 | ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, Ukraine, Building Strong Library Associations

Cameroon: BSLA second workshop raises visibility of a young association

The IFLA BSLA Programme, launched in 2010, is taking shape and making an impact on the information profession in Cameroon. The first training, successfully organized in January 2011, focused on Modules 1&2 of the BSLA training packages. The first workshop resulted in the re-birth of the Library Professional Association, ABADCAM, which is now active with 25 paid up members. The second BSLA workshop (Workshop-2) was successfully delivered on 17 -19 November 2011, in Yaoundé, Cameroon. This report highlights the activities and outcomes of the BSLA Cameroon Workshop 2.

Continued… | 16 December 2011 | ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, Cameroon, Building Strong Library Associations

Botswana: BSLA Workshop 2 focuses on advocacy and communication

Following the stakeholder summit in November 2010 and workshop in May 2011, the second workshop in the Building Strong Library Associations Programme in Botswana was held November 9-11 at Boipuso Hall, Gaborone. Core trainer Winnie Vitzansky facilitated the workshop. At the workshop, participants reported an extremely positive result: since the start of the BSLA project in Botswana, the Botswana Library Association has more than doubled its membership.

Continued… | 14 December 2011 | ALP (Action for Development through Libraries Programme), Associations, Botswana, Building Strong Library Associations

Lithuania: Third workshop in the BSLA programme to be held this December

Lithuania's third Workshop in the BSLA progamme will take place from December 15 - December 16 in Birstonas, Lithuania. This time the training, with facilitator Claudia Lux, will focus on the Module "Libraries on the Agenda" Libraries on the Agenda is the advocacy module in the BSLA programme.

Continued… | 13 December 2011 | Associations

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