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IFLA’s Rules of Procedure complement our Statutes, providing further detail about how our Federation works. In advance of the upcoming elections period, the Governing Board has approved a number of changes designed to offer clarity, consistency and enhancements.
Access to information is often taken for granted, but represents a key condition for achieving innovation and positive change. At a seminar at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific in Bangkok, around 50 libraries explored opportunities for stronger engagement in development initiatives.
We’re excited to announce that Early Bird registration for the 88th edition of the World Library and Information Congress (21-25 August 2023) is now open! Early Bird rates will end on 16 May 2023.
95 years strong, lively and counting. On this day, 30 September, we celebrate a special anniversary of our Federation - a unique organisation bringing together members and volunteers from all corners of the globe.
It is with deep sadness that IFLA informs its members and colleagues around the world of the passing of former President and IFLA Honorary Fellow, Donna Scheeder. Her presidential theme, Libraries: A Call for Action, encompassed her life and being.
IFLA is delighted to announce that the Early Fee Registration and Hotel Bookings are now available online for all delegates and attendees at the IFLA WLIC 2022 Congress website.
The Brussels Lead will make a vital contribution to the Programme’s success at the European level, developing the networks, contact and understanding necessary within the EU institutions to catalyse change. Closing date: 15 December 2021.
IFLA is excited to announce its plan to hold the 87th IFLA World Library and Information Congress in person, in Dublin, Ireland. Mark the dates in your diary now – 26-29 July 2022 – and look out for more updates!
IFLA Headquarters is looking for an experienced Human Resources Officer (part time position, 16 hours per week) to join a dynamic international team working with members and volunteers on global projects.
All IFLA WLIC 2021 conference recordings are available for viewing in the e-Library.
IFLA's new website is now live! Reflecting our new structures, and with strong attention both to ease of navigation and accessibility, it provides a new key reference point for the global library field.
After three intensive days of sharing and learning, our 86th World Library and Information Congress – and first ever virtual one – came to an end, with the last of over 160 sessions packed with knowledge, insights and exchange.
As the 86th World Library and Information Congress reaches its conclusion, it is time to think about what comes next. IFLA calls on its volunteers, Members, and everyone in the field to plan their own actions, and to work together for a sustainable future.
With the announcement of her presidential theme – libraries building a sustainable future – IFLA President-elect Barbara Lison focused her session at WLIC on the long-term trends facing our field, as defined by the emerging talents who will lead it.
It all started with an endowment of 6,000 books in 1785. Today, Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo has been named as the world’s best new public library.
IFLA WLIC provides a great opportunity to reaffirm the goals of the IFLA Strategy, and to accelerate our efforts to implement it.
IFLA’s General Assembly is only a week away. Following this meeting, IFLA's new Statutes and revised structure will be implemented. A new era for the Federation will begin.
Soon, the global library field will be together again, back for the 86th World Library and Information Congress.
Lambrakis Hall in the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre came alive on Sunday 25 August, as more than 3600 delegates from 140 countries vied for a spot in Greece’s premier convention venue to experience the official opening of the 85th IFLA General Conference and Assembly.
Full transcript of the Secretary General’s speech given at the Opening Session on Sunday, 25 August 2019