Content tagged Young adults
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- Survey on Internet Safety for children and young adults starts February 9 - open until April 1st
With this study, we seek to discover how librarians around the world contribute to making the internet a safer and better place for children and young adults. Results from this survey will be used...
News - 8 February 2021
Tags: Children, Digital resources, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Get Into Safer Internet Day Guide
Safer Internet Day is an annual event that brings together diverse stakeholders from around the globe to empower young internet users, raise awareness and support skills-building to...
Publication - 21 January 2021
Tags: Children, Digital inclusion, Young adults, Publications
- Libraries for a Better Internet: Safer Internet Day 2020
Libraries work to protect the online safety and wellbeing of their patrons and communities by promoting digital literacy and offering inclusive ICT skills training and assistance. On Safer...
News - 10 February 2020
Tags: Children, Digital inclusion, Internet access, Young adults, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Satellite Meeting on Reading Journeys in Oxford August 12/13-2020 has been postponed
Due to the current health-crisis and on behalf of the IFLA’s Literacy and Reading, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries and Libraries for Children’s and Young Adults Professional...
News - 30 January 2020
Tags: Children, Literacy, Reading, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Newsletter on "Digital Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries for Children and Young Adults" is online
The newsletter shows how libraries are engaging youth with digital tools—whether it is from simply providing access, to harnessing technology to give voice to young people’s own...
News - 4 August 2019
Tags: book mobile, Children, Croatia, Denmark, Digital inclusion, digital skills, Education and training, Electronic collections, ICT, Internet access, Library outreach, Library services, Literacy, Nigeria, RFID, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sweden, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Book Bugs - Embracing Technology and Games to Transform Reading Programes
In today’s digital age, there is a plethora of entertainment options available to capture a child’s attention. Many children and youth are hooked on social media and technology, hence...
Informational Page - 4 August 2019
Tags: Automation, Best practices, Capacity building, Children, Reading promotion, Singapore, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Teaching Digital Skills in Rural Nigeria
Loving the Rural Community Children with Open Spaces for ICT in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges The incorporation of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance children...
Informational Page - 4 August 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Best practices, Children, digital gap, digital skills, Digitisation, Education, empowerment, Internet access, Nigeria, Social inclusion, Young adults
- Biblo.dk – the Danish Online Community for Children
Biblo.dk is owned and created by the Danish public libraries. This is a national online community for tweens aged 7-14 (target group 8-12), where the children’s own content is in the...
Informational Page - 4 August 2019
Tags: Children, Digital inclusion, digital library services, Digitisation, Reading, reading campaign, Reading promotion, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Digital collection of Students' Picturebooks
Digitization and online tools provide opportunities for school librarians to actively include their users in creating new library collections. One such example is Digital Collection of Students...
Informational Page - 4 August 2019
Tags: Best practices, Children, Collection development, Digital inclusion, Digital libraries, digital skills, Digitisation, Education and training, Electronic collections, empowerment, Lifelong learning, school libraries, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Newsletter August 2019
Dear colleagues, We are delighted that many of our section members will be able to join us for the 85th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Athens, Greece, and...
Informational Page - 4 August 2019
Tags: Best practices, Children, Digital inclusion, Digitisation, Electronic collections, Information literacy, Information technology, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Newsletter on Digital Opportunities and Challenges: Call for papers
IFLA’s Standing Committee on Libraries for Children and Young Adults is seeking articles for our next newsletter about youth services librarianship and best practices from around the world...
News - 20 March 2019
Tags: Best practices, Children, E-learning, Electronic collections, Electronic resources, eLending, Freedom of information, Information literacy, Information policies, Young adults
- 2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Publication - 2 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Conferences, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, Information society, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Resource discovery, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- 2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Publication - 2 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- 2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Publication - 2 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Communications, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- 2018-2019 IFLA LGBT SIG Action Plan and Resource Request Form
Click here for the complete 2018-2019 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Action Plan. Objectives of Professional Unit 2018-19: 1. Provide guidelines for LGBTQ+ library services and collections around...
Publication - 26 December 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Action plans, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ library services, Libraries for development, Library and information science education, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Net neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, User experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- Revised Guidelines for Library Services to Children aged 0-18 years published
We are proud to announce that our revised Guidelines for Library Services to Children aged 0-18 are now available. After a lengthy survey process, carried out by Dr....
News - 7 December 2018
Tags: Advocacy, Children, Conceptual models, Democracy, Development, Digital resources, Freedom of information, Guidelines, Information literacy, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Literacy, Management, Reading, Research support, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Adulting 101: Teaching Financial Literacy and More For Young Adults
Most often used as a verb, the word adulting is a colloquialism millennials use to describe behaviors that involve anything an adult or grown-up would do in everyday life. This can range from...
Informational Page - 6 December 2018
Tags: Library as place, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Youth Volunteer in Libraries Across Russia
Volunteering in libraries and other cultural institutions in Russia has always been one of the important and discussed issues. Numerous publications in both print and Internet magazines show that...
Informational Page - 6 December 2018
Tags: Library as place, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Prioritizing Young Adult Patron Needs in the Maker Movement
For those born in the Digital Age, it is generally assumed that all technology is ubiquitous. Yet, knowing how to navigate the newest social media app and create an entirely online...
Informational Page - 6 December 2018
Tags: Library as place, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Mobile Streetworker project at Stuttgart Municipal Library, Germany
A cooperation between Municipal Library and Mobile Youth Work in Stuttgart The Municipal Library at the Mailänder Platz was the first building to be opened in 2011 in the...
Informational Page - 6 December 2018
Tags: Library as place, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Gateshead Libraries Youth Work and Japan!
Over the last 5 years Gateshead Library Service has developed of a series of successful engagement groups across the borough, catering for a wide and diverse range of young people’s...
Informational Page - 6 December 2018
Tags: Library as place, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Media and Program Offering of update. young & adult of the Munich Municipal Library
In December of 2012 the Munich Municipal Library inaugurated update. young & adult, a program and media offering for young adults starting at 16 years of age. It was supposed to and was...
Informational Page - 6 December 2018
Tags: Library as place, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Call for Nominations for Section Standing Committees 2019-2023 is online
The Standing Committee on Libraries for Children and Young Adults has 5 places to fill in the term 2019-2023. You find all information about the procedure here https://www.ifla.org/node/81922...
News - 8 October 2018
Tags: Advocacy, Capacity building, Communications, Cooperation, Development, International cooperation, Management, Networking, Nominations, Professional development, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Satellite meeting on “Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults” in Singapore
They held the meeting on August 23rd 2018, one day before the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) opened in Kuala Lumpur. There was a good variety of topics, ranging from establishing...
News - 1 October 2018
Tags: Access to information, Children, Development, Digital inclusion, Disadvantaged persons, IFLA Satellite meeting, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library services to people with disabilities, Singapore, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Clare O'Hanlon's Video Now Available!
You can now view Clare O’Hanlon’s presentation, “A continuum of LGBTIQA+ community engagement in libraries: From collections and cataloguing to book displays, bathrooms and...
News - 30 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Australia, Bibliotherapy, Cataloguing, Collection development, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services. LGBTQ library programming, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Malaysia, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Reading, Reference services, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults
IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018 - Satellite Conference Singapore 23 August The Satellite Conference was organized by the Library Services to People with Special Needs and...
Informational Page - 25 August 2018
Tags: Accessibility, Children, Conferences, Library services to people with disabilities, Young adults, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- NEW DATE & TIME: Join us for a video presentation at WLIC2018!
IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG is not hosting a conference session at WLIC2018 because of the human rights situation for LGBTQ+ people in Malaysia. Instead, please enjoy this video...
News - 24 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Australia, Collection development, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library programming, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ library services, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Malaysia, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Peace, Reference services, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Children aged 0-18 / revised version (2018)
The IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section (C&YA Section) have undertaken this revision of the Guidelines for Children's Libraries Services, last published...
Publication - 22 August 2018
Tags: Children, Guidelines, guidelines for childrens libraries, Management, Young adults, Guidelines, Standards, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Chair's Letter
Dear Colleagues, it was nice to see so many of you at World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Colleagues from all over the world came...
Informational Page - 4 August 2018
Tags: Advocacy, Best practices, Children, Children's libraries, Conferences, Cooperation, Guidelines, Lifelong learning, Literacy, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Call for Papers - "Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults"
Library Services to People with Special Needs Section joint with Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section invite presenters from a wide range of countries to discuss how to promote...
News - 15 February 2018
Tags: Accessibility, Children, Conferences, Singapore, Young adults, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Stay Safe Online? Go to your Library! IFLA Celebrates Safer Internet Day 2018
Libraries guarantees people access to knowledge through literacy, innovation and creativity. Through the work of libraries, users young and old are empowered to discover, better their...
News - 6 February 2018
Tags: Children, Internet access, Young adults, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Call for papers WLIC 2018 - Audiovisual and Multimedia Section joint session with Information Technology Section
The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, joined by the Information Technology Section, invite interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held during IFLA WLIC in...
News - 1 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Acquisitions, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Cataloguing, Classification and indexing, Collection development, Communities of practice, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Electronic resources, Games, Information technology, Knowledge management, Library buildings and equipment, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Lifelong learning, Preservation, Success stories, Young adults
- Online articles about library spaces published
The new issue of our online Newsletter is out! Read about innovative, fresh ways to redesign the Children's or YA department, how to involve young patrons or what to take into...
News - 9 December 2016
Tags: Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Guidelines for Children's Libraries Services – an update on the revision project
Introduction The IFLA Children and Young Adults Section are revising the Guidelines for Children's Libraries Services which were last published in 2003. The IFLA standards are...
Informational Page - 9 December 2016
Tags: Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- News from Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults - December 2016
Theme: Library spaces for children and young adults Editor's note Dear colleagues Redefining the library as a physical and virtual place is one of the most...
Informational Page - 9 December 2016
Tags: articles, Children, children's department, children's involvement, Library as place, library space, Newsletter, participation, Young adults, youth department, Youth involvement, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Collaboration and Inspiration: The journey to build a new library at Rockdale New South Wales, Australia
When the doors opened to the new Rockdale Library on July 30, 2016, the response from the community was overwhelming. There was a real energy in the air as our community embraced the new service...
Informational Page - 7 December 2016
Tags: articles, Children, children's department, Library as place, library space, Newsletter, Young adults, youth department, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Versatile library spaces for children, Monte Alto Spain
The Monte Alto library is a municipal library that is located in a central neighbourhood of the city of La Coruña, Spain. It is situated on the 3rd floor of a civic centre, which is a...
Informational Page - 7 December 2016
Tags: articles, Children, children's department, Library as place, library space, Newsletter, Young adults, youth department, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Fugitive Landscapes: a message to libraries without a dedicated teens space
In recent years, many new libraries have opened with buildings that break the stereotype of library as warehouse for books. Their innovative designs embody the notion of reinvention;...
Informational Page - 7 December 2016
Tags: articles, Library as place, library space, Newsletter, participation, teen department, teenagers, Young adults, Youth involvement, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Library Design Squad: Encouraging Creativity, Community, and Communication
At the Medford Public Library in Medford, Oregon, Children’s Librarian Ellie Hilton and Library Associate Marne Kapule created a targeted program for 7 to 12-year-olds to meet the needs of...
Informational Page - 7 December 2016
Tags: articles, Children, children's department, children's involvement, Library as place, library space, Newsletter, Young adults, youth department, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- How? Art. Toowoomba Region Libraries, Queensland Australia
A safe and inspiring library space requires the freedom to explore with no fear of wrong answers. Such a place should allow you to be yourself while welcoming others' ways too. What does that...
Informational Page - 7 December 2016
Tags: art, articles, Children, children's department, children's involvement, Library as place, library space, Newsletter, Young adults, youth department, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- From tired to terrific - Glen Ellyn Public Library (IL, US) youth space update
The Glen Ellyn Public Library serves a community of approximately 27,000, in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois USA. Recently the library went through a remodel, changing the entire look and...
Informational Page - 7 December 2016
Tags: articles, Children, children's department, Library as place, library space, Newsletter, Young adults, youth department, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Tinker Table makerspace at Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, Ohio USA
The Maker Movement is awakening a sense of creativity, experimentation and curiosity in children and adults. Many libraries are tapping into this enthusiasm by creating Makerspaces and...
Informational Page - 7 December 2016
Tags: articles, Children, children's department, Library as place, library space, MakerSpace, Newsletter, Young adults, youth department, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Dynamic spaces for children in libraries – Play Pod at State Library Victoria, Australia
Connecting with our youngest visitors, State Library Victoria’s Play Pod offers a range of activities for children to read, create and play. Our Play Pod space is seasonally inspired by a...
Informational Page - 7 December 2016
Tags: articles, Children, children's department, Library as place, library premises, library space, Newsletter, teen department, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Call for online articles: library spaces for children and young adults
Children and young adults department is often the colourful, cozy haven in the library. Libraries designed for children and YA awake imagination and welcome all visitors. The goal is to provide...
News - 10 October 2016
Tags: articles, Children, design, Library as place, library space, planinng, premises, Success stories, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- How do libraries use digital devices to promote reading? - Online articles published
New collection of online articles around the theme How dolibraries use digital devices to promote reading? is now published. Read also about section's work and future plans.
News - 10 June 2016
Tags: articles, Children, Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Editor's note
Dear colleagues, In the fresh collection of articles you can read about the utilization of digital devices as a tool for promoting reading and literacy. The Indian article serves as an...
Informational Page - 10 June 2016
Tags: Children, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- The World through Picture Books exhibition in Helsingborg, Sweden
See the world in different ways! The world can be seen in many different ways. One way is to see it through picture books. The IFLA section Libraries for Children and Young Adults...
Informational Page - 10 June 2016
Tags: Children, exhibition, The World through Picture Books, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- LubutoLiteracy: Use of Digital Technology to Teach Reading in Zambia
Lubuto Library Partners (LLP) in Zambia employed digital technology to create engaging, accessible means of teaching children to read in their mother languages. LubutoLiteracy lessons are an...
Informational Page - 10 June 2016
Tags: Access to information, Children, Education, Information literacy, Information technology, Internet access, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- The KIOKIT: Public library friendly digital device
The changing trends in service delivery in public libraries have brought about the innovative ways of encouraging children and young adults to read. Different digital devices have been introduced...
Informational Page - 10 June 2016
Tags: Children, Information literacy, Internet access, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Promoting library services in the digital era among the children and young adults
Technology has become the key focus of our lives today. Indeed so many aspects of our behaviour are governed by the need to stay connected to the world through technology. Children and young...
Informational Page - 10 June 2016
Tags: Access to information, Children, Communications, digital library, Digital resources, E-learning, Information literacy, information seeking behaviour, Information technology, promoting library, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- News from the Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults - June 2016
Theme: How do libraries use digital devices to promote reading? Editor's note Dear colleagues, in the fresh collection of articles you can read about the...
Informational Page - 10 June 2016
Tags: articles, Children, Literacy, Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- The Best Practices Project
Good ideas for better libraries – share your experience! How do I reach out to teens? How can I improve the story telling hour at my library? I want to engage parents in...
Informational Page - 28 April 2016
Tags: Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practices, Children, Communications, Events, Library marketing, Library outreach, Reading, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Call for online articles: How do libraries use digital devices on promoting reading?
How do libraries use digital devices on promoting reading? Children and youth around the world have been adapting the new digital technologies such as e-readers, smart phones and tablet...
News - 25 April 2016
Tags: articles, Children, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Standing Committee Midyear meeting
The Libraries for Children and Young Adults Standing Committee holds its midyear meeting extended to an international conference day (organised together with Norwegian trade union Fagforbundet...
Event - 10 March 2016
Tags: Conferences, mid term meeting, Midterm Meeting, Norway, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Sister Libraries for Children & Young Adult's Reading
Browse participating libraries in alphabetical order according to the country. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Australia - NSW: Gosford City...
Informational Page - 21 January 2016
Tags: Children, Communications, Communities of practice, Cooperation, programmes, Sister libraries, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Sister Libraries 2009-2016 and going strong
IFLA project and lately programme for Sister Libraries starts its 7th year of operation. The programme web pages and list of participants have undergone an update, in order to make searching a...
Informational Page - 21 January 2016
Tags: Children, Communications, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Sister libraries, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Editor's note
Last year IFLA Section published a collection of articles about sports in libraries. Now we’re taking a wider perspective: in this issue we’re viewing the impact libraries can have on...
Informational Page - 21 January 2016
Tags: Children, Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Transforming lives through Kawempe Youth Centre (KYC)’s Community Outreach program
[The aim is that...] youth that are informed, independent and self-reliant through sustainably providing services that meet their educational, informational and recreational needs...
Informational Page - 19 January 2016
Tags: Access to information, Children, Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Sister Libraries
Registration form List of participants Brochure Description
Informational Page - 18 January 2016
Tags: Children, Communications, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Programs and activities, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- News from IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults - January 2016
Last year IFLA Section published a collection of articles about sports in libraries. Now we’re taking a wider perspective: in this issue we’re viewing the impact libraries can...
Informational Page - 18 January 2016
Tags: Best practices, Children, Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Central Europe 2020 Bibliotherapy project
Bibliotherapy can enhance personal insight, provide information, suggest alternatives, diminish isolation, clarify emerging values, stimulate discussion and extend the counselling process...
Informational Page - 15 January 2016
Tags: Bibliotherapy, Children, Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Healing Books, Dedicated Librarians and Fearless Kids
Bibliotherapeutic workshops for children and youth help them to welcome every feeling as a valuable guide in exploring their inner selves, overcoming unpleasant psychological states and making...
Informational Page - 15 January 2016
Tags: Bibliotherapy, Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- SimplyPsychology Club: Discover Yourself with Russian State Library for Young Adults
The idea is not to make people painfully overcome themselves, but to offer knowledge in an interesting and entertaining manner; visitors are encouraged to learn more about themselves, analyze...
Informational Page - 15 January 2016
Tags: Education, Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- The Love & Friendship Bus
The absence of the teacher feels liberating for the pupils. The limited space and the decoration of the bus create an intimate and intense atmosphere. Abstract: The Love...
Informational Page - 15 January 2016
Tags: Access to knowledge, Education, Health information, Newsletter, Sex education, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Statement: Social Media, Children and Young Adults @ the Library - Safety, Privacy and Online Behavior
The statement has a message for the children: how to enjoy online resources safely and responsibly, and how to deal with possible unpleasant situations. The statement also provides tips for the...
News - 29 October 2015
Tags: Access to knowledge, Children, Statement, Young adults
- Social Media, Children and Young Adults @ the Library - Safety, Privacy and Online Behavior (2015)
Statement on Social media concentrates on children's and young adults safety, privacy and online behavior and it was approved on IFLA WLIC at Cape Town, 2015. The statement has a message for...
Publication - 29 October 2015
Tags: Access to information, Children, Information literacy, Internet access, Young adults, Statements, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- The Creativity of the Crowd - Croatian book blogs
With them, not for them. Croatian book blogs bring together youth from different parts of the country, providing safe online environment for book discussions and virtual...
Informational Page - 29 October 2015
Tags: Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Learning by playing in Parkes, NSW, Australia
We're a small rural library system that serves a community of 15000 people in New South Wales, Australia. At library conferences, we hear a lot of buzzwords like ‘gamification’ or...
Informational Page - 29 October 2015
Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Children, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Call for Poster Session Applications – IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2016 – Columbus, OH, USA
Are you involved in an interesting project or in an area of work that you would like to discuss with or show to other congress attendees? Why not present your work in the IFLA Poster Sessions...
News - 29 October 2015
Tags: Children, Conferences, poster session, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Section midyear meeting in Romania - personal impressions
The Standing Committee of IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section held its spring meeting in Bucharest and Brasov, Romania, March 26-29 2015. Our hosts were the Metropolitan Library...
Informational Page - 8 August 2015
Tags: Children, mid term meeting, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Make the most of your IFLA WLIC conference
Are you coming to Cape Town IFLA conference? Come visit our sessions: Sunday 16.8. 13.45-15.45: Dynamic partnerships for access, development and transformation in libraries for young...
News - 5 August 2015
Tags: Children, Conferences, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- How libraries for children and young adults are supporting development by providing access to information - Section's brief on a larger statement
Section gave a brief on a statement about libraries' role on supporting development, according to the principals of Lyon declaration. Read how libraries for children and young adults are...
News - 13 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Children, Development, Lyon Declaration, Statement, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- How libraries for children and young adults are supporting development by providing access to information
How do libraries, librarians and library services support development? Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults gave a brief on a statement based on Lyon declaration principals....
Publication - 13 July 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Children, Development, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Lyon Declaration, Statement, Young adults, Statements, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Online articles or "Newsletter" editor's note
MakerSpaces have been one of hot topics in the library world for some time now. More and more libraries provide opportunities for people to gather together and learn, discuss, discover, test and...
News - 23 June 2015
Tags: Children, Communications, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- The Chair speaks
Dear Colleagues, A lot has happened in our Section since January. To begin with, we have prepared three sessions for the next IFLA conference (August 16-21 in Cape Town, South Africa). The...
News - 23 June 2015
Tags: Children, Conferences, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Sister Libraries Programme: Information and dissemination of results
Sister Libraries Programme Coordinator Ulla Pötsönen has been participating in two international and national conferences, presenting IFLA and Section's projects and disseminating...
Informational Page - 18 June 2015
Tags: Children, Conferences, Library and information science education, Library outreach, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Newsletter of IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults - June 2015
IFLA's Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults has asked the library community to share their experiences on providing spaces, tools and activities for children's and...
Informational Page - 18 June 2015
Tags: articles, Children, Communications, Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Tech and non-tech MakerSpace activities for teens in “Octavian Goga” Cluj County Library, Romania
Teen community members are becoming more interested in creating content for themselves or others, not only in “consuming” it, so this is the main reason why the public libraries should...
Informational Page - 18 June 2015
Tags: Children, Education, MakerSpace, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- 3D printing and media tools: reviews on MakerSpaces around the world
ITLAb in Municipal Public Library of Piekary Śląskie, Poland The Municipal Public Library in Piekary Śląskie, Poland, is a place open for everyone, who feels the need for...
Informational Page - 16 June 2015
Tags: 3D printing, Children, MakerSpace, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- MakerSpaces: new tradition in context
Generally, a MakerSpace is considered a place where informal, collaborative learning and discovery take place through hands on creation, via use of any combination of art and technology....
Informational Page - 16 June 2015
Tags: Children, Development, Education, Library as place, MakerSpace, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- MakerSpace provides library and literature discoveries and community engagement in Moree Community Library, Australia
MakerSpace gives young people access to space, materials and tools to be creative, with a splash of library awareness. Note: the term ‘MakerSpace’ in this article...
Informational Page - 16 June 2015
Tags: Children, Education, Literacy, MakerSpace, Networking, Reading, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Folkeverkstedet: Making a workshop for the people of Oslo, Norway
The overall aim of Oslo Public Library MakerSpace is to bring new forms of knowledge production into the library, through creating space that is available for anyone who wants to come to the...
Informational Page - 16 June 2015
Tags: 3D printing, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Children, Communications, Cooperation, Development, Digitisation, Education, Information literacy, Library as place, MakerSpace, Networking, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- 15 to 20 year olds reading across the world: Why? Where? How?
IFLA Satellite Conference in Paris 2014 - Review of a participant The Satellite Conference organised by the Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section & School Libraries Section...
Informational Page - 1 June 2015
Tags: Best practices, Conferences, Literacy, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award goes to PRAESA
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award - ALMA - 2015 goes to PRAESA, the South African project for early and multilingual literacy. The IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section is...
News - 31 March 2015
Tags: Awards, Young adults
- Chair speaks
Dear Colleagues, You probably know much about the section’s activities in the last and future months, if you follow our Facebook page but let me tell you about them briefly here...
News - 20 January 2015
Tags: Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- New year and a renewed Newsletter
A very good new year for everyone! Welcome to read the renewed format of collecting news and uppdates of Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults. The Newsletter has served well,...
News - 20 January 2015
Tags: Children, Communications, Newsletter, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Newsletter of IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults - January 2015
Introduction Chair speaks Editor's note Theme: Creating content in libraries with young users Croatia Australia Session on content...
Informational Page - 15 January 2015
Tags: Children, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Past IFLA Satellite conference materials now online!
A selection of pre and post-conference presentations from past IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section's satellite meetings are now available: 15 to 20 year olds...
News - 19 December 2014
Tags: Children, Communities of practice, Conferences, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Section information leaflet
Leaflet of Section's aims, activities and contacts. Feel free to print and distribute at your national conferences etc. Download [English – PDF]
Publication - 17 October 2014
Tags: Young adults, Leaflets, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Presentations from WLIC session on projects
Updates on web pages: Sister Libraries partnership presentations from Lyon WLIC session about Section's projects on 'Conferences' page. Browse, enjoy and feel free to benchmark!
News - 7 October 2014
Tags: Children, Communities of practice, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Opening up to the world — participatory IFLA programs for children's and young adults' libraries
Sister Libraries for Children’s and Young Adults’ reading: evaluation Carolynn Rankin (Leeds, UK) Sister Libraries...
Informational Page - 6 October 2014
Tags: Censorship, Communities of practice, Networking, Professional development, Reading, Young adults
- International Symposium on Library Services for Children and Young Adults “Reading Towards a Broader World!” June 19-20, 2014, South Korea [Call for Papers]
Subjects of interest: ▪ Reading Activities to Engage Children and Young Adults in “Joy of Reading” - Ways to develop reading habits for preschoolers and children - Ways...
News - 24 January 2014
Tags: Children, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- LGBTQ Users Special Interest Group
The goal of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) special interest group is to adress the information needs of LGBTQ+ community members related to library services,...
IFLA Group or Activity - 13 January 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Capacity building, Censorship, Classification and indexing, Collection development, Communities of practice, Data management, Digital inclusion, Education and training, Freedom of expression, Guidelines, Human rights, Indexing, LGBTQ library services, Library as place, Library collections, Library marketing, Library outreach, Library services, Library theory and research, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, New professionals, Privacy in libraries, Professional development, Reading, Social inclusion, Staffing, Subject analysis, Women’s issues, Young adults, Special Interest Groups, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- Call for papers WLIC 2014 Lyon, off-site session
The digital age is introducing new reading practices. In this context of deep change in the reading landscape, transmedia could be a means of attracting new readers and developing new reading...
News - 13 January 2014
Tags: Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Call for papers WLIC Lyon 2014, Section Children and Young Adults and Section Literacy and Reading
We are interested in presentations on content creation and publishing in libraries, for and/or with children and young adults - by librarians; by librarians in partnership with other...
News - 19 December 2013
Tags: Children, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Call for papers Lyon 2014, Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section with Africa Section
What are young people's needs and are libraries meeting them? How are public libraries, school libraries and community libraries working today? What are the challenges they face? What are...
News - 11 December 2013
Tags: Children, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Call for Papers for IFLA Satellite Meeting in Paris, France [August 23, 2014]
Theme: 15 to 20 year olds reading across the world: Why? Where? How? Date: August 23, 2014, associated to the 80th Annual IFLA conference in Lyon (August 16-22, 2014) Venue: Bibliothè...
News - 9 December 2013
Tags: Reading, school libraries, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- EIFL Call for proposals
EIFL's Public Library Innovation Programme has launched a new call for proposals - for library projects serving the needs of children and youth. This exciting opportunity is open to...
News - 6 December 2013
Tags: Children, Development, Grants, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Call for papers for conference ”Reading on spaces of childhood in Russia and in the world”. November 14-15, 2013, Moscow, Russia
The Scientific Council on Reading of the Department of Education and Culture of the Russian Academy of Education, Research Center for the History of Book Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences...
News - 10 September 2013
Tags: Best practices, Children, Reading, Russian Federation, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Call for Papers - 2012 - Theme: Friends or Foes – Public and School Libraries a Force for Change for Creating Smart Communities
The Sections invite case studies on the theme of collaboration between the two types of libraries that are mostly to be found in communities. Theme: Friends or Foes – Public...
News - 31 December 2011
Tags: Partnerships, Public Libraries, Young adults, School Libraries
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
The Library Services to People with Special Needs Section has been nominated for the 2010 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award! This award scheme seeks to promote the best in contemporary children's...
News - 26 November 2009
Tags: Awards, Young adults, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Best Practices for Library Services for Young Adults
Croatia - The Medvescak Public Library, Zagreb Japan - Fukuoka Prefectural Public Library Netherlands - Public Library Groenlo, Groenlo Application Send us your best...
Informational Page - 27 May 2009
Tags: Best practices, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Best Practices for Children's Library Services
Croatia – The Medvescak Public Library, Zagreb Japan – Children's Services, Yokohama City Libraries Japan – Fukuoka Prefectural Public Library...
Informational Page - 27 May 2009
Tags: Best practices, Children, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults