Events Calendar

Discover opportunities to engage and connect with the global library field!

02 June

June 2023 Professional Council Meeting

Location: Virtual

IFLA’s Professional Council (PC) is responsible for the guidance of the Professional Structure, as set out in IFLA’s Statutes. The PC meets at least three times a year, often bi-monthly.

From: Professional Council
03 June
05 June

The 4th Civil Society Forum: UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

Location: UNESCO, Paris

IFLA has taken a leading role in organizing the 4th Civil Society Forum on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

From: Promoting and safeguarding culture and heritage

IFLA Division C Webinar Series for LIS Students – Preparation for WLIC 2023

Location: Zoom

This webinar will share experiences from experts and students with IFLA WLICs and other library conferences and provide a behind-the-scenes perspective. It will also explain the different session formats and give tips on how to get the most out of your conference stay.

From: Education and Training Section
06 June
07 June
07 June

Sustainable Development Goals and Library Associations: Asia/Oceania Regional Division

Location:

IFLA’s Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) in collaboration with the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG), the Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB), and the IFLA Regional Divisions is proud to present "Sustainable Development Goals and Library Associations: Asia/Oceania Regional Division." This event is part of a webinar series featuring different regions of the world. Join us on June 7, time: 5 PM Auckland, New Zealand;  2 PM Tokyo, Japan; 1 PM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;  12 PM Hanoi, Vietnam; 7 AM Warsaw, Poland.

From: Management of Library Associations Section
07 June
09 June

June 2023 IFLA Governing Board meetings

Location: IFLA Headquarters, The Hague, Netherlands

IFLA’s Governing Board (GB) is responsible for the management of the Federation, as set out in IFLA’s Statutes. The GB meets at least three times a year, and is advised by the Professional Council, the Regional Council, and four Advisory Committee.

From: Governing Board
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27 June

2023 ALA Annual Conference

Location: Chicago, United States of America

The ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition brings together thousands of librarians and library staff, educators, authors, publishers, friends of libraries, trustees, special guests, and exhibitors. IFLA President Barbara Lison will be there, looking forward to engaging with colleagues from the USA and beyond.

From: North America Regional Division
27 June

Celebrating 10th anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty

Location: Online

From: Advisory Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters

A sustainable development goal for culture: an introduction to the Culture 2030 Goal campaign

Location: Online

IFLA is a founding member of the Culture2030Goal campaign, which brings together global cultural networks in order to make the case for a prominent, central role of culture in global development frameworks. It believes that, by placing culture on the same level as other policy areas, it will be far easier to ensure that cultural factors and actors – such as libraries – are engaged in development policy, from planning to implementation.

From: Powering Sustainable Development
28 June

The UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators and libraries in Africa

Location: Online

Join this webinar to hear about UNESCO's ROAM-X indicators of Internet Universality, why they matter for libraries, and how libraries can get involved.

From: An Inclusive, Rights-Based Information Society

A sustainable development goal for culture: an introduction to the Culture 2030 Goal campaign

Location: Online

IFLA is a founding member of the Culture2030Goal campaign, which brings together global cultural networks in order to make the case for a prominent, central role of culture in global development frameworks. It believes that, by placing culture on the same level as other policy areas, it will be far easier to ensure that cultural factors and actors – such as libraries – are engaged in development policy, from planning to implementation.

From: Powering Sustainable Development
29 June

IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series: Sustainability in Libraries

Location: Online

Can libraries afford to wait for others to fix the world while toxic waste, climate change and pollution harm our environment? How much of a difference can we make anyway? This webinar will aim to raise ambitions for greener library buildings, provide examples of how library services can lead by example as sustainably managed organisations and highlight the opportunities to work in partnership with users to work together and move towards a smarter, sustainable world.

From: Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section