At the 2021 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC), Andrew Potts, coordinator of the Secretariat of the Climate Heritage Network, gave the keynote speech for the Libraries Sustain thematic track of the Congress. Read More
IFLA is happy to be a co-signatory of a statement released today by organisations representing the different actors within the book sector, including publishers, booksellers, and of course libraries. Read More
Around the world, there are already very positive examples of local and regional governments integrating libraries and culture into their wider development policies. To spread this good practice, we need both to build awareness, and shape global frameworks. Read More
IFLA President Barbara Lison and IFLA President-elect Antonia Arahova will take part in a panel discussion on "2030 Agenda: Libraries today and what do we want for tomorrow?" Read More
At a meeting of the mayors of many of the most important cities around the world, IFLA, on behalf of the Culture2030Goal campaign, underlined the importance of investing in culture and libraries, and integrating them into policy planning in order to support greener, fairer development. Read More
The fourth Culture Summit, organised by United Cities and Local Governments, will take place on 9-11 September in Izmir, Turkey, under the theme ‘Culture shaping the future’. Read More
IFLA President Barbara Lison will deliver a keynote at this conference focused on the role of libraries and museums in contributing to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals in the Baltic States and beyond. Read More
IFLA will be attending this event as an observer and representing the Culture2030Goal network. Read More
IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner will participate in sessions focused on the place of culture in Voluntary Local Reviews and the Culture2030Goal campaign. Read More
In the third and final story in our series focusing on reviews of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2021, we hear from libraries in four countries about their experience of engaging in this process. Read More