IFLA’s Management and Marketing Section, in collaboration with IFLA’s LGBTQ+ Users Special Interest Group, is pleased to invite you to submit your paper proposals for our upcoming satellite conference titled: « ‘The Library is open’: creating safe working environments for LGBTQ+ library employees and marketing supportive LGBTQ+ services » Read More
Theme: “Intersectionality” The 87th World Library and Information Congress will be held in Dublin, Ireland on 26 – 29 July 2022. The theme of this year’s congress is “inspire, Engage, Enable, Connect”, so in accordance with that theme, the IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG has chosen the theme of “intersectionality.”… Read More
The following statement was issued by Secretary General Gerald Leitner, on behalf of IFLA on 25 August 2021. Read More
The following statement was issued by Secretary General Gerald Leitner, on behalf of IFLA on 25 August 2021. IFLA has followed closely recent legislative developments in Hungary, and in particular the provisions passed in June which prohibit the portrayal of homosexuality or gender reassignment in children’s books. Read More
Call for chapter proposals Working title: Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in LIS Editors: Kalani Adolpho, Stephen G. Krueger, Krista McCracken Submission deadline: December 18, 2020 Publisher: Library Juice Press, Series on Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Overview Currently there are very few books that contain… Read More
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Queering Information: LGBTQ+ Memory, Interpretation, Dissemination A Special Issue of The International Journal of Information, Diversity, and Inclusion (IJIDI) In the twenty-first century, LGBTQ+ people, cultures, and histories worldwide have become more visible in the public sphere, the media, and in cultural… Read More
IFLA’s LGBTQ Users Special Interest Group invite you to submit a proposal for its Joint Session at the 86th IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2020 in Dublin, Ireland, 15-21 August. Read More
Looking for a truly interactive session? This session will have presentations by four speakers and a talking circle. In the talking circle delegates get the opportunity to talk about how they would like to see libraries challenge LGBTIQ stereotypes and their future vision for LGBTIQ programs, collections and services. Join IFLA LGBTQ Users Special Interest Group to talk about how libraries can make the world a better place for LGBTIQ communities. Read More
Do You Have Pride in Your Library? Read More
2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Action Plan… Read More