Now available: IFLA C&YA Section Newsletter, Summer 2024
Enjoy the latest newsletter from the Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section!
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- 11 September 2024
Enjoy the latest newsletter from the Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section!
IFLA will be represented at the In-session Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) Dialogue during the 2024 Bonn Climate Change Conference.
The Rijksmuseum Research Library and the IFLA Art Libraries Section (ARTLIB) will organize a satellite conference from 17 - 19 August at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam around the theme Big Ideas, Challenging Questions.
“Making the future yourself!” was the motto of this year’s Sustainability Days, organised by “SUSTAIN IT!” – the initiative for sustainability and climate protection.
Since March 2020 librarians, along with the entire world, have been experiencing acute levels of stress and anxiety caused by the pandemic. Recently, stressors related to civil conflict have exacerbated panic levels. How can we help our exhausted library workers serving exhausted library patrons? Which resources can help library workers with burnout and anxiety? There are no magical solutions, but by working together over time we can build networks to support each other.
The United Nations 2030 Agenda is not just a document for governments, rather it sets out responsibilities for everyone, including libraries! However, it is not always easy to make the connection between high-level policy documents and day-to-day library operations. We interviewed Natalice Cardoso, to find out about her work in engaging libraries in questions around the Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals