United States of America

Facing the future: working together to improve the interreligious dialogue

The session was organised by RELINDIAL - Religions: Libraries and Dialogue Special Interest Group.

Special collections: more than books in the Library!

UN Climate Summit: the Heritage Dimension

IFLA attended the session at the United Nations Climate Summit focused on heritage issues. With a strong focus both on the risks that climate heritage poses to all types of culture, but also the contribution that heritage can, in turn, make to our response, it was an opportunity to highlight the difference that libraries can make.

Support for Libraries as Drivers of Development Grows at United Nations

At the 2019 High Level Political Forum, governments, UN officials and civil society representatives heard about the ways in which libraries can deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. Through two side-events, participation in a Voluntary National Review, and interventions in other sessions, IFLA’s team, including the President and Secretary-General, spoke up for our institutions.

Simplify, Unify, Diversify: an Interview with Jessica Want, New York Public Library

Alongside growing concern in the United States and Canada about the conditions imposed on libraries looking to lend eBooks, there are also efforts to reduce dependency on third party distributors by building 'library-controlled' platforms. We interviewed Jessica Want, Director, Digital Products at New York Public Library to find out about one major initiative - Library Simplified. One such effort is Library Simplified, a collaboration between New York Public Library, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), and Lyrasis.

United Nations High Level Political Forum 2019

Join the Movement: IFLA Shares Plans, Invites Engagement in Delivering the Global Vision at ALA Annual

IFLA’s President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón and Secretary General Gerald Leitner are participating in the 2019 American Library Association Annual Conference, held in Washington DC.

2019 ALA Annual Conference

MCULTP Midyear Meeting 2019: Colorado Springs, USA

Together, our section and the Pikes Peak Public Library District warmly invite you to join our Midyear Meeting, 14-16 March 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

Climate Heritage Summit