As part of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, IFLA will join other Climate Heritage Network members in the event: Running the Race to Resilience Together: Communities Tapping Their Shared Cultures and Heritage for Climate Action. IFLA will participate on a… Read More
The United Kingdom will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, from 31 October – 12 November 2021. Read More
The 41st General Conference of UNESCO (the United Nations Education, Science, and Cultural Organization) will take place from 9-24 November 2021 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Read More
Qatar National Library, host to one of IFLA's Preservation and Conservation (PAC) Centres, is proud to celebrate Arabic Calligraphy Week with a series of events that explore the past, present and future of this remarkable art form. Read More
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
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
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's Secretary-General Gerald Leitner will deliver a message of welcome at the opening of the Chinese Library Annual Conference. 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
The goals of this 2-day Conference were to bring library and documentary heritage professionals from across Cameroon and other Francophone Central African countries together to learn more about documentary heritage conservation and preservation, specifically in conflict and post-conflict zones. Read More