IFLA/SYSTEMATIC Public Library of the year Award 2023
Applications for the IFLA/SYSTEMATIC Public Library of the year Award 2023 open on 21 February. Enter your new, exciting library as candidate for award! Read More
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- 21 February 2023
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Applications for Public Library of the Year Award 2023 open on 21 February
Applications for this year´s public library of the Year Award will open on 21 February. Read More
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- 01 February 2023
Get Involved
Would you like to get involved with the Library Buildings and Equipment Section (LBES)? Here’s how: Explore our projects page – contact the project organiser or Section ChairProvide a translation for one of our resources – contact our Information Coordinator Learn how to become a Standing Committee Member… Read More
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- 01 January 2023
Webinar: “Una tarde con las estrellas”
Está ampliamente aceptado que el edificio de la biblioteca es un elemento de crucial importancia para el éxito del funcionamiento de una biblioteca pública. El Premio IFLA / Systematic a la Biblioteca Pública del Año pretende rendir homenaje a los edificios bellos y singulares de las bibliotecas… Read More
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- 18 November 2021
Library Design Matters! Designing for New Services in an Uncertain Future
Join us online for the second of three free 50 minute "webinets" from the IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section to inspire and stimulate ideas about new approaches to library design in challenging times. Read More
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- 29 September 2021
New publication from IFLA ENSULIB and LBE: “New Libraries in Old Buildings — Creative Reuse”
Now available in open access! This book focuses on difficulties and opportunities in revitalization of old, derelict or abandoned buildings into a library and investigates the transformation of buildings which originally had a different purpose. Read More
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- 01 July 2021
- By: anonymous
New Libraries in Old Buildings — Creative Reuse
​ This book focuses on difficulties and opportunities in revitalization of old, derelict or abandoned buildings into a library and investigates the transformation of buildings which originally had a different purpose. The publication shows worldwide best practice examples from different types of libraries in historic environments,… Read More
- Publications
- 29 June 2021
- By: Petra Hauke, Karen Latimer and Robert Niess (Eds)
Statement by the IFLA President and Secretary General: IFLA Stands with Beirut
On the afternoon of 4 August 2020, the city of Beirut experienced a disaster of devastating proportions. It was with a heavy heart that we watched footage of the explosion and began receiving news of the aftermath over the hours and days that followed. Read More
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- 11 August 2020
- By: anonymous
Can old buildings be turned into libraries? A sneak peek into ENSULIB’s upcoming open access book
Find out how IFLA’s Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) has engaged with the IFLA Strategy. Read More
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- 07 August 2020
- By: anonymous
National Libraries Section Sessions at the WLIC 2019 in Athens!
Three great sessions this year from the National Libraries Section, the Special Interest Group on National Organisations and International Relations (SIG-NOIR), and the Special Interest Group on National Information and Library Policy (SIG-NILP). Read More
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- 14 August 2019
- By: anonymous