IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section (CPDWL) and the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) have partnered with the American Library Association (ALA) to present a one-hour webinar about library services to immigrants and refugees including models and best practices from different regions of the world. Read More
IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2015 Developing Equitable Access for LGBTQ Library Users Read More
Queer Library Alliance: Global Reflections and Imaginings Call for Papers for Upcoming Edited Collection Read More
The goal of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) special interest group is to address the information needs of LGBTQ+ community members related to library services, programs or collections. To raise awareness of specific issues in professional knowledge about LGBTQ+ lives, we provide opportunities to engage in discussions about… Read More
Segenat Children and Youth Library, Mekelle, Ethiopia This online book was developed with the following goals: To provide librarians around the world with a reference guide that they can use to guide their services for and with indigenous peoples. To establish strong networks of indigenous… Read More
Facebook Page: Created in 2009 by Former Chair, Tone Eli Moseid, our Facebook Page is an OPEN Group and provides an INTERNATIONAL FORUM for the discussion of ideas, sharing of experiences and development of projects designed to promote and improve the effectiveness of library and information services to such groups,… Read More
Mark your calendars! Announcing the 2012 IFLA Presidential Programme Read More
During a meeting in Paris last month the UNESCO General Conference endorsed the IFLA Multicultural Library Manifesto... Read More
2020: January | June 2019: Summer 2018: Summer | Winter 2017: Summer | Winter 2016: Summer | Winter 2015: Summer | Winter 2014: Summer | Winter 2013: Summer | Winter 2012: Summer | Winter 2011: … Read More
“Multiculturalism” is the co-existence of diverse cultures, where culture includes racial, religious, or cultural groups and is manifested in customary behaviours, cultural assumptions and values, patterns of thinking, and communicative styles. “Multicultural library services” include both the provision of multicultural information to all types of library users and… Read More