Stichting IFLA Foundation is delighted to receive a €3m Arcadia grant to launch the new Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) programme to promote access to knowledge for study, research and cultural life in Europe. Read More
What a great public library of the year award it was this year! And what a great winner Deichman, Public Library in Oslo is. The building looks fabulous and I cannot wait to see it in real life 😉 I am part of the jury as well as part of… Read More
The past 20 months have required libraries around the world to not only find ways to deliver their services remotely when possible – but also to reflect on their broader roles in the digital ecosystem. Read More
The IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto proclaims UNESCO's belief in the public library as a living force for education, culture and information, and as an essential agent for the fostering of peace and welfare through the minds of all people. Read More
IFLA WLIC 2021 online session sponsored by the IT Section is about OER and library IT, don't miss it! Read More
A new IFLA survey gathers insights on the state of libraries in the digital ecosystem in 2021. Read More
The Zimbabwe Library Association and IFLA have prepared a joint submission for the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review of the country. Drawing on the experiences of the library field, the submission flags important trends and ways in which libraries work to support the fundamental rights to education, work, and access to science in Zimbabwe, and sets out recommendations on how more could be done. Read More
A joint submission by IFLA and the Uganda Library and Information Association to the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review outlines key developments and ways that libraries work to support the fundamental rights to education, health, and work in Uganda, and how more could be done. Read More
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Dr. Koumbou Boly Barry, has submitted a report to the Human Rights Council, underlining how the right to education is a cultural right. In parallel, it is essential to consider the cultural dimension in order to deliver on… Read More
Empowering research by connecting libraries and facilitating access to knowledge: the international HERMES project responds with research, training, and brand new software. Read More