Content tagged Public Libraries
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- Librarians Have Spoken! Over 750 Responses to the Public Library Manifesto Survey Received
The IFLA/ UNESCO Public Library Manifesto identifies the public library as being central to freedom and equity of access to knowledge and information for all people. Since it was agreed in...
News - 4 June 2020
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Libraries for development, Library as place, Library outreach, Public Libraries
- A New Model for Digital Inclusion: An Interview with Helsingborg City Libraries
The long-standing mission of libraries to promote equitable access to information often leads them to get involved in digital inclusion efforts. We talked to Catharina Isberg, Library Director,...
News - 7 May 2020
Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, inclusion, Sweden, Interview, Public Libraries
- Share Your Thoughts and Ideas on the IFLA/UNESCO/ Public Library Manifesto
The IFLA/ UNESCO Public Library Manifesto has been an important achievement since it was first ratified in 1994. The Manifesto proclaims UNESCO's belief in the public library as a...
News - 23 March 2020
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Best practices, Cooperation, Democracy, Development, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Information society, Knowledge management, Libraries for development, Library and information profession, Library and information science education, Library as place, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Members, Policy, Social inclusion, Society, Public Libraries
- IFLA "Reading Journeys" Satellite Meeting CANCELLED
On behalf of the IFLA’s Literacy and Reading, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries and Libraries for Children’s and Young Adults Professional Units, it is with disappointed hearts...
News - 16 March 2020
Tags: IFLA WLIC 2020, Public Libraries
- Call for IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year 2020 is open!
NOTE: The 2020 award has been cancelled but criteria has been extended. The “IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year” award celebrates new public libraries. The...
News - 1 February 2020
Tags: Awards, Public Libraries
- Celebrating the Public Library Manifesto this Friday!
With only four days to go until the 25th Anniversary of the Public Library Manifesto, it’s the last moment to look at the tools and ideas IFLA has made available. With our advocacy pack, you...
News - 25 November 2019
Tags: Access to information, public library manifesto, UNESCO, Public Libraries
- IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto 25th Anniversary Poster
On 29 November 2019, the IFLA-UNESCO Public Library Manifesto celebrates its 25th Anniversary. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the missions and work of public libraries....
Publication - 20 November 2019
Tags: Access to information, Public Libraries, public library manifesto, UNESCO, Posters, Public Libraries
- UN Report on Public Spaces and Human Rights Highlights Place of Libraries
As public spaces, open to all members of the community, libraries enable people to exercise and enjoy their human rights. A new report from the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights highlights...
News - 13 November 2019
Tags: Library as place, Minority groups, Public Libraries, public library manifesto, Public Libraries
- IFLA Public Library Manifesto Advocacy Toolkit
In just three weeks, it will be 25 years since the last revision of the IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto. IFLA’s new advocacy toolkit sets out some key facts, ideas, and tools to help...
Publication - 8 November 2019
Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Education, public library manifesto, UNESCO, Toolkits, Public Libraries
- And the Winner is Oodi!
There was a huge buzz in the room as finalists in the 2019 IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year presented their stories. In addition to learning more about the...
News - 4 October 2019
Tags: Awards, Public Libraries
- Public Library Program WLIC 2019
IFLAs Public Libraries Section has partnered with a number of other professional units to bring you a rich program in Athens this August. Pop these in your diary! Tuesday 27...
Event - 12 August 2019
Tags: Conferences, Congress, Gibraltar, Public Libraries
- And the nominees for the 2019 IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Award are...
A total of 16 libraries from all over the world applied to be considered for this international award. The many applicants have now been reduced to four shortlisted libraries, one of which will be...
News - 27 May 2019
Tags: Awards, Public Libraries
- Record of a great mid-term in Tampere
The Public Library Standing Committee (PLSC) held its mid-term meeting in Finland 12-13 March. Our packed program included participation in a one day seminar, The Marrakesh...
News - 14 May 2019
Tags: Meetings, Public Libraries
- Inspiration in the Eternal City!
Join us at our Satellite Meeting in Rome 21-22 August 2019 when we will explore The evolving concept of ‘library’ and its impact on library design! This topic will form the...
News - 15 April 2019
Tags: Library buildings and equipment, Public Libraries
- Will you be on the winner's dais in Athens?
The IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year award celebrates new public libraries built between 1 January - 31 December 2018. The Award is presented to a library anywhere in...
News - 29 March 2019
Tags: Awards, Public Libraries
- Make your Vote Count!
Voting for members of the IFLA Public Libraries Standing Committee for the 2019-2023 term is now open. Financial members of the Public Libraries Section are eligible to vote and the ballot...
News - 22 February 2019
Tags: Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Standing Committee, Mid-Term Meeting
With manu issues to discuss the Public Libraries Standing Committee's mid-term meeting will be packed. The Public Library Manifesto; the IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Awards; the...
Event - 20 February 2019
Tags: Finland, Midterm Meeting, Public Libraries
- Seminar on Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty
The Marrakesh Treaty has come into force in many countries. What is the Marrakesh Treaty and what does it mean for libraries in practice? Join us for an international seminar in the new Helsinki...
Event - 20 February 2019
Tags: Accessibility, French Guiana, Meeting, Public Libraries
- Joint Satellite Conference 2019
Four IFLA Sections (Public, Academic and Research, Metropolitan and Library Buildings and Equipment) are co-hosting a two-day Joint Satellite pre-conference in Rome in the magnificent Sala della...
Event - 20 February 2019
Tags: Italy, Library buildings and equipment, Satellite Meeting, Public Libraries
- Nominations for the IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Award 2019 are open!
Is your public library something out of the ordinary? Fill out our application form and submit your nomination today! Please be sure the read the assessment criteria – and don’t...
News - 8 February 2019
Tags: Awards, Public Libraries
- 25th Anniversary Year of the IFLA-UNESCO Public Library Manifesto
The UNESCO-IFLA Public Library Manifesto was last updated and finalised on 29 November 1994. 29 November 2018 therefore marks the start of the Manifesto’s 25th year! First created in...
News - 29 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Public Libraries, public library manifesto, UNESCO, Public Libraries
- Inspire, Inform, Indicate: How the UNESCO-IFLA Public Library Manifesto Makes a Difference
The UNESCO-IFLA Public Library Manifesto, in its most recent edition, is entering its 25th anniversary year. To start the celebrations, IFLA has produced an article looking at the ways in...
Publication - 29 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Public Libraries, public library manifesto, UNESCO, Reports, Public Libraries
- Help us demonstrate how the Public Library Manifesto makes a difference
On 29 November 2018 we will mark 24 years since the IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto was ratified in 1994. As we move towards celebrating the 25th anniversary in 2019, public libraries and...
News - 26 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Public Libraries
- IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto
On 29 November 2018 we marked 24 years since the IFLA/ UNESCO Public Library Manifesto was ratified in 1994. As we move towards celebrating the 25th anniversary in 2019, public libraries and...
Informational Page - 26 November 2018
Tags: Access to knowledge, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Section Action Plan 2018-2019
Public Libraries Section Action Plan 2018-2019 The Public Libraries Section is very engaged and our Action Plan outlines the key initatives for the year 2018-2019. Updates on the...
Publication - 2 October 2018
Tags: Action plans, Public Libraries
- Make a coffee, sit back and read the PLS Minutes from Kuala Lumpur!
It was standing room only at both of the Public Libraries Standing Committee's Buisness Meetings in beautiful Kuala Lumpur last month. In addition to the 17 SC members...
News - 17 September 2018
Tags: Big data, Public Libraries
- Dutch library named the world’s best new public library in 2018
“You can get married in the theatre or celebrate your birthday in the café. Everything is possible in School 7,” declares Jacinta Krimp, director of the School 7...
News - 5 September 2018
Tags: Awards, Netherlands, Public Libraries
- Public Library Agenda for Kuala Lumpur is now Available
The Agenda for the Public Libraries Standing Committee meetings in KL are now avaialble to download. We hope to see lots of our friends at one (or both) of the meetings!
News - 13 August 2018
Tags: Bibliotherapy, Malaysia, Public Libraries
- Libraries at the Heart of Lifelong Learning
At a time of rapid change in our economies and societies, there has never been a greater need to keep learning throughout life. The 5th conference of the Lifelong Learning Platform provided an...
News - 9 July 2018
Tags: Austria, Disadvantaged persons, Lifelong learning, skills, Public Libraries
- Lifelong Learning Culture: A Partnership for Rethinking Education
IFLA will participate in the 2nd Lifelong Learning Platform Conference, held in Vienna, Austria. This will provide a chance to highlight the unique role and contribution of libraries in...
Event - 4 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Education, Europe, Lifelong learning, skills, Public Libraries
- Finalists in 2018 IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Announced
A total of 35 libraries from 19 countries around the world have applied to be considered for the international 2018 Public Library of the Year Award. The many applicants have now been reduced to...
News - 28 June 2018
Tags: Awards, Public Libraries
- Public Library Program WLIC 2018
Sunday 26 August/ Session 094/ 9.30-11.30 What is Universal Design for Libraries? Library Services to People with Special Needs Public Libraries and Library Services to Persons with...
Event - 21 June 2018
Tags: Conference, Conferences, Malaysia, Public Libraries
- Minutes of Meetings
2019: Tampere, March mid-term 2018: Kuala Lumpur, August 2018: Den Haag, March mid-term 2017: Wroclaw, Poland, August 2017: Sydney...
Publication - 23 April 2018
Tags: Minutes of Meetings, Public Libraries
- Minutes from mid-term meeting in Den Haag now available
The Minutes of the Public Libraries Standing Committee mid-term meeting in Den Haag are now available. The meeting was held over two days before members visited some outstanding libraries and...
News - 17 April 2018
Tags: Meetings, Netherlands, Public Libraries
- IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year
The IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year award is administered by IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) to celebrate new public libraries. The...
Informational Page - 1 March 2018
Tags: IFLA Professional Awards, Public Libraries
- Entries for IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Now Open
We are excited to announce that entries are now open for the IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Award. First offered in 2014, the Award is a wonderful opportunity to showcase new...
News - 1 March 2018
Tags: IFLA Professional Awards, Public Libraries
- Midterm Meeting in The Hague
Members of the Public Libraries Standing Committee will have the opportunity to visit IFLA Headquarters in The Hague in conjention with their Midterm meeting 16 and 17 March. Following the...
Event - 9 February 2018
Tags: Midterm Meeting, Netherlands, Public Libraries
- PLS Minutes from Wroclaw now Available
The Public Libraries Standing Committee had two formal meetings at the WLIC in Wroclaw during August. Our meetings were packed with ideas and discussions and it was wonderful to have a large...
News - 31 October 2017
Tags: Meetings, Public Libraries
- How Public Libraries Contribute to the STEM Agenda
In March 2017, more than 100 leaders from public libraries across Australia, Asia, Eastern and Western Europe and the Americas, gathered at the State Library of New South Wales (NSW) for ...
News - 26 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Australia, Public Libraries
- Managing Change - PLS Satellite Program now available
The city of Bergen, Norway will be the (beautiful) backdrop for the Satellite Meeting Managing Change: Library Transitions jointly presented by IFLA's Public Libraries and Management...
News - 8 May 2017
Tags: anagement and Marketin, Bergeb, Library marketing, Norway, Satellite Meeting, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Section mid-term minutes now available
Members of the Public Libraries Standing Committee met in Sydney in March. The Minutes of the meeting are now available. Our thanks to the State Library of New South Wales for their...
News - 20 April 2017
Tags: Australia, Public Libraries
- Stream STEAM into Sydney
Thank you all for your interest in STEAM into Sydney, the seminar offered as part of the IFLA Public Libraries Standing Committee’s mid-term meeting in Sydney next week. We were...
News - 9 March 2017
Tags: Australia, Public Libraries
- More than Green: Sustainability of practice - Public Libraries & the 2030 United Nations Agenda - Call for Papers
The Public Libraries Section has teamed up with the Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB)to develop an open session at the IFLA World Library and...
News - 25 January 2017
Tags: Sustainability, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Section - Satellite - Bergen Norway
Join us in Bergen, Noway next August for our satellite meeting 'Managing Change: Library Transitions' and hear from practitioners around the world about best practice examples...
Event - 2 December 2016
Tags: Best practices, Management and Marketing Section, Norway, Satellite Meeting, Public Libraries
- STEAM into Sydney - Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for IFLA's Public Libraries Section Mid-Term meeting in Sydney are now being issued. In a rapidly changing environment join us to celebrate the responsiveness of...
News - 18 November 2016
Tags: Australia, Digital resources, Public Libraries
- What does being a member of the Public Libraries Standing Committee involve?
IFLA's Public Libraries Section is very active and the Standing Committee plays an important role in keeping our many initatives on track and sharing information about our work internationally...
News - 8 November 2016
Tags: Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Mid-Term Meeting
STEAM into Sydney in March 2017 as part of the Public Libraries Section mid-term meeting Join with colleagues from around the world as we explore STEAM (science, technology,...
Event - 1 November 2016
Tags: Australia, Midterm Meeting, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Section Action Plan 2016-2017
The Public Libraries Section is very engaged and our Action Plan outlines the key initatives for the Section during the year. Updates on the many projects and events we're involved with can be...
Publication - 1 November 2016
Tags: Action plans, Finances, Public Libraries
- Minutes from Public Libraries meeting in Columbus are now available
It was great to see so many Standing Committee and Section members at our scheduled meetings in Columbus this August. We had a really productive time reviewing the projects we're engaged in...
News - 1 November 2016
Tags: Public Libraries
- Joint winner of the IFLA Professional Unit Communication Award 2016 - Public Libraries Section
The Public Libraries Section were awarded joint-winners of the 2016 IFLA Professional Unit Communication Award at the Closing Ceremony of the WLIC 2016 for the following nomination....
Informational Page - 9 September 2016
Tags: Communications, IFLA Professional Unit Communication Award, Public Libraries
- Bringing the Law to the Library
Join us on 17 August betwwen 11.45 – 13.45 at Session 179 Bringing the Law to the Library: connections, collaboration, and community in support of access to justice and the rule of law...
Event - 8 July 2016
Tags: Programme, Public Libraries
- Systematic Public Library of the Year Award 2016
Four libraries from Australia, the US, and Denmark, respectively, have been nominated for the Systematic Public Library of the Year which is awarded to the world’s best new public library...
Event - 8 July 2016
Tags: Programme, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Making a Difference
Libraries throughout the world have a strong history of responding to natural disasters and humanitarian crises providing a welcoming environment, a place of refuge for body and soul, and a source...
News - 8 July 2016
Tags: Immigrants, Refugees, Public Libraries
- Session 103 A Sanctuary in Times of Need
Libraries throughout the world have a strong history of responding to natural disasters and humanitarian crises providing a welcoming environment, a place of refuge for body and soul, and a source...
Event - 8 July 2016
Tags: Multicultural populations, Programme, Refugees, Public Libraries
- 21st Century Literacies in Public Libraries
For many years, literacy has been core to the provision of public library services. As the world in which we live has changed, so has the concept of literacy. It has expanded from the...
News - 4 July 2016
Tags: Associations, United States of America, Public Libraries
- Public Library of the Year 2016 Nominees Announced
Four libraries from Australia, the US, and Denmark, respectively, have been nominated for the Systematic Public Library of the Year which is awarded to the world’s best new public library...
News - 30 June 2016
Tags: Aarhus, Chicago, Dokk1, Geelong, Library buildings and equipment, Public Library of the Year, Success, Systematic, Public Libraries
- Minutes of Public Libraries mid-term meeting in Zagreb are now available.
It was a busy few days for the Public Libraries Standing Committee when they met in Zagreb, Croatia 9-12 March. It was a great opportunity to discuss and expand on the projects we're...
News - 8 April 2016
Tags: Croatia, Library and information profession, Public Libraries
- Could your Library be the Public Library of the Year 2016?
The award for best public library in the world 2016 will again this year be given to a library that is either newly build or located in a building that has not previously been used as a library....
News - 5 April 2016
Tags: Denmark, Library buildings and equipment, Public Libraries
- Japanese translation of Public Library Service Guidelines now available
These guidelines are framed to provide assistance to library and information professionals in most situations. They assist to better develop effective services, relevant collections, and...
News - 22 February 2016
Tags: Guidelines, Japan, Public Libraries
- Call for Proposals - Public Libraries Satellite
For many years literacy has been core to the provision of public library services but as the world in which we live has changed, so has the concept of literacy. It has expanded from the...
News - 2 February 2016
Tags: Literacy, United States of America, Public Libraries
- Bringing the Law to the Library
The IFLA Law Libraries Section, Public Libraries Section and Government Information and Official Publications Section is seeking proposals to be presented at their joint session on Bringing the...
News - 9 December 2015
Tags: Conferences, United States of America, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Standing Committee - Action Plan - 2016
The Public Libraries Section is very engaged and our Action Plan outlines the key initatives for the Section during the year. Updates on the many projects and events we're involved with can be...
Publication - 23 November 2015
Tags: Action plans, Public Libraries
- Responding - Public Libraries and Refugees
Libraries throughout the world have a strong history of responding to natural disasters and humanitarian crises providing a welcoming environment, a place of refuge for body and soul, and...
News - 12 October 2015
Tags: Best practices, Europe, refugees, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Section - Mid Term Meeting
Members of the international library community are invited to join with colleagues from Croatia to examine innovative approaches to the delivery of library services to specific target groups at a...
Event - 11 October 2015
Tags: Croatia, Meetings, Midterm Meeting, Public Libraries
- Responding! Public Libraries and Refugees
Members of IFLA’s Public Libraries Standing Committee and their colleagues have joined together to collect some examples and stories of the role public libraries are playing in the refugee...
Publication - 9 October 2015
Tags: Access to information, Refugees, Publications, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries 'Guest Blogger' series
The first of the Public Libraries Section's 'Guest Blogger' posts appears on the PLS blog today, this time by Public Libraries Standing Committee member, Torbjörn Nilsson who...
News - 8 October 2015
Tags: Literacy, Sweden, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Satellite Presentations now On-Line
How quickly does time go? It’s only just over a month since the wonderful IFLA Public Libraries satellite in Cape Town hosted by our friends and colleagues from the City of Cape Town Library...
News - 23 September 2015
Tags: Conferences, South Africa, Public Libraries
- CPD - Your thoughts
At the World Library and Information Congress in Cape Town IFLA's Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and Public Libraries Sections joined together to deliver the...
News - 23 September 2015
Tags: Professional development, South Africa, Public Libraries
- Learning Across Boundaries - Question Responses
At the World Library and Information Congress in Cape Town IFLA's Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and Public Libraries Sections joined together to deliver the...
Publication - 22 September 2015
Tags: Professional development, South Africa, Conference proceedings, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Section Response to the Lyon Declaration
IFLA asked its Sections to look closer on how their profession furthers development and how the work they do supports the principles set out in the Lyon Declaration. This is the submission...
Publication - 24 June 2015
Tags: Advocacy, Publications, Public Libraries
- IFLA Public Libraries Section Marketing Communications Plan 2017-2019
IFLA Public Libraries Section Marketing Communications Plan 2017-2019
Publication - 13 June 2015
Tags: Action plans, Library marketing, Public Libraries
- 15 Days to Go!
Only 15 days remain until entries in the 2015, Systematic Public Library of the Year Award close on 15 June 2015. The prize will be awarded to a library that has...
News - 2 June 2015
Tags: Best practices, Denmark, Public Libraries
- Registration for Public Libraries Satellite now open!
Registrations are now open for the Satellite to be hosted by the Public Libraries Section in partnership with the City of Cape Town Library Service and the Western Cape Provincial Library Service...
News - 13 May 2015
Tags: Conferences, South Africa, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries at the Crossroads
Public library services around the world have reached the cross-roads. Collection formats and community needs continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Technology plays a major role providing people...
News - 27 April 2015
Tags: Conferences, Ebooks, eResources, Satellite, South Africa, South Africa, Public Libraries
- Is Yours the World's Best Public Library?
In 2015, the Danish Agency for Culture will again have the honour of presenting the Systematic Public Library of the Year Award sponsored by Systematic with prize$US 5,000....
News - 16 April 2015
Tags: Awards, Denmark, Public Libraries
- New Use of the Public Library
The Seminar held at the Design Museum of Barcelona and organised by the Barcelona Provincial Council Library Services Management Office with the cooperation of the Barcelona Libraries...
News - 10 April 2015
Tags: Meetings, Spain, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Section mid-term Minutes now available
The draft Minutes of the Public Libraries Section's mid term meeting in beautiful Barcelona are now available. What a great meeting we had! Thought provoking discussion which...
News - 2 April 2015
Tags: Meetings, Spain, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Satellite - Call for Proposals
Public library services around the world have reached the cross-roads. Collection formats and community needs continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Technology plays a major role providing people...
News - 3 February 2015
Tags: Library services, South Africa, Public Libraries
- PLS Mid-Term Program Now Available
Members of IFLA's Public Libraries Section are packing their bags in readiness for the upcoming Mid-Term meeting in Barcelona. As part of the Mid-Term the Barcelona Provincial Council in...
News - 30 January 2015
Tags: Meetings, Spain, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Satellite - Cape Town
Public library services around the world have reached the cross-roads. Collection formats and community needs continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Technology plays a major role providing...
Event - 27 January 2015
Tags: Conferences, Satellite Meeting, South Africa, Public Libraries
- 'Public Libraries at the Cross Roads' - Satellite in Cape Town
The two day workshop Public Libraries at the Crossroads will be held at the Goodwood Community Hall on Thursday 13- Friday 14 August. The Program will have a multi-pronged approach and will...
News - 27 January 2015
Tags: Conferences, South Africa, Public Libraries
- Call for Papers - Learning across boundaries: a workshop
The session will be developed as an Idea Café (Workshop?). Although the planning team is interested in a broad range of concepts, preference will be given to papers that reflect one or more...
News - 22 October 2014
Tags: Communities of practice, South Africa, Public Libraries
- The Value of Public Libraries
One of the topics often discussed by our section is the Value of Public Libraries to their community – also referred to as ‘Return on Investment’ or ROI. Over the past...
Informational Page - 11 September 2014
Tags: Sustainability, Public Libraries
- How do you describe a public library?
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Informational Page - 5 September 2014
Tags: Public Libraries
- Papers from the Public Libraries Satellite in Birmingham now available
The Public Libraries Section's Satellite was held at the iconic Library of Birmingham 12-13 August. Over 150 participants from around the world came together to listen to an excting...
News - 5 September 2014
Tags: Digital divide, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Public Libraries
- Public Library Futures in a global digital world. Birmingham 12-13 August 2014
PROGRAM Day 1 Brian Gambles : Presentation Eva Wilenius: Presentation, Paper Huang Qunqing: Presentation, Paper Sarah Dudek & Vera Binz...
Publication - 4 September 2014
Tags: Digital divide, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Conference proceedings, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Section Mid-Term Meeting
Members of IFLA's Public Libraries Section are packing their bags in readiness for the upcoming Mid-Term meeting in Barcelona. As part of the Mid-Term the Barcelona Provincial Council in...
Event - 4 September 2014
Tags: Library buildings and equipment, Midterm Meeting, Spain, Public Libraries
- The most beautiful library in the world?
Launched in Lyon at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress on 17 August 2014 in front of an audience of 250+ this initiative has really captured the imagination of library...
News - 3 September 2014
Tags: Library buildings and equipment, Public Libraries
- 1001 Libraries to see before you die!
Introduction Planning a trip, want to visit some libraries but not sure where you should go? Wonder no more! Your colleagues from the IFLA Public Libraries Section are busily compiling the...
Informational Page - 30 July 2014
Tags: Library buildings and equipment, Public Libraries
- World Library and Information Congress: 80th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
Today’s library and information organizations are faced with shortages of funds and then subsequently people and resources. Managers have to make hard decisions and cope with fewer resources...
Event - 1 July 2014
Tags: Congress, France, Library marketing, Public Libraries
- World Library and Information Congress: 80th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
This will be launched in Lyon at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress on 17 August 2014 during the IFLA Market Session: 1001 libraries to see before you die – project . Our online...
Event - 1 July 2014
Tags: Congress, France, Library buildings and equipment, Public Libraries
- The Value of Public Libraries
Over the past few years we have noted a few reports on the value of public libraries on our blog. We've now pulled the links to these into one place and are looking for additional case studies...
News - 26 June 2014
Tags: Public Libraries
- PLS Marketing Communication Plan Draft
The development of this plan builds on much of the discussion at the Section's mid-term meeting in Malmo and provides a framework of how the Section will communicate with our colleagues around...
News - 19 June 2014
Tags: Communications, Public Libraries
- Public Library Satellite Program Released!
With only limited places available NOW is the time to register for the Public Libraries Satellite in Birmingham! In a rapidly changing environment please join us explore and examine the...
News - 17 April 2014
Tags: Digital divide, United States of America, Public Libraries
- Public Library Program for Birmingham Days Away from Launch
Final details are being tweaked before the program launch next week. Speakers from Finland, China, Germany, Denmark, Australia, Spain, Lithuania. Sweden, the Netherlands, USA and (our hosts) the...
News - 11 April 2014
Tags: Conferences, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Public Libraries
- A Highly Successful Mid-term in Malmo
Great speakers, inspiring libraries and stimulating discussions ensured that participants in the Public Libraries Section mid term meeting held in Malmo Sweden and Taarnby Denmark left with...
News - 25 March 2014
Tags: Denmark, Malmo, Meetings, Sweden, Taarnby, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Satellite Meeting
Organised by the Public Libraries Section of IFLA, in collaboration with CILIP and the Society of Chief Librarians in England, this satellite conference is hosted by the new Library of...
Event - 13 January 2014
Tags: Digital resources, Electronic collections, Electronic document delivery, Electronic resources, Satellite Meeting, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Satellite Birmingham - Call for Proposals
In a rapidly changing environment it is timely to examine the future of public libraries. The conference theme Public Library Futures in a global digital world? will focus on the themes of...
News - 13 January 2014
Tags: Conferences, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Public Libraries
- Portugese version of Mobile Library Guidelines now available
The Portuguese Agency for the Book, Archives and Libraries have just finished the Portuguese translation of IFLA's Mobile Library Guidelines. Chairperson of the IFLA Public...
News - 9 January 2014
Tags: Mobile Library Guidelines, Portugal, Public Libraries
- Public Library Futures in a global digital world
Public Library Futures in a global digital world is the theme for the 2014 IFLA Public Libraries Satellite Conference. Organised by the Public Libraries Section of IFLA, in collaboration...
News - 9 January 2014
Tags: Conferences, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Public Libraries
- Join us in Sweden and Denmark this February
Congratulations and thanks to Anette Mjöberg, Pirkko Lindberg and Leikny Indergaard who have developed a comprehensive program for the Section's Mid-Term meeting in Malmö, Sweden and...
News - 8 January 2014
Tags: Digital resources, Sweden, Public Libraries
- Mid-Term Meeting
Join public library colleagues from around the world in Malmö, Sweden and Tårnby/Copenhagen, Denmark for the IFLA Public Libraries Section Mid Term Meeting. In addition to hearing about...
Event - 7 January 2014
Tags: Digital resources, Midterm Meeting, Sweden, Public Libraries
- Declaration for the Right to Libraries
Barbara Stripling, the president of the American Library Association, has begun a campaign. You can read about the campaign for the declaration of the right to libraries at her blog: http://www....
News - 8 October 2013
Tags: access, Access to information, Library, Library Buildings and Equipment, United States of America, Public Libraries
- IFLA Public Libraries Section Action Plan
2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012 2009-2010
Publication - 13 May 2013
Tags: Action plans, Public Libraries
- Czech and Catalan Translations of IFLA Public Library Services Guidelines now available
On behalf of IFLA, the Public Libraries Section chair Suzanne Payette warmly congratulates and thanks Vít Richter of the National Library of the Czech Republic who coordinated the Czech...
News - 25 April 2013
Tags: Access to information, Associations, Best practices, Cooperation, Public Libraries
- Mid Term Meeting - Paris
The Section's mid-term meeting will be held in Paris from 3 May - 5 May. Kind thanks to the Bibliothèque Publique D'information and Section member Annie...
News - 2 April 2013
Tags: Public Libraries
- IFLA Public Library Section conference sessions at WLIC 2012
The IFLA Public Library Section will be sponsoring or co-sponsoring three sessions as part of the 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in Helsinki, Finland: Surprising Library...
News - 1 March 2012
Tags: Public Libraries
- Libraries in Networks: Creating, Participating, Co-operating - WLC Satellite event 2012
The satellite conference will be held immediately prior to the World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, Finland, August 2012. See: pre-conference website Venue Klaipeda,...
News - 1 March 2012
Tags: Communities of practice, Conferences, Cooperation, Education and training, Information professionals, Public Libraries
- 2012 Pre-conference in Klaipeda, Lithuania
Public Libraries have traditionally worked together to manage and share resources and information, and initiate cooperative projects. Developments in technology have allowed for even...
Event - 1 March 2012
Tags: Finland, Satellite Meeting, Public Libraries
- Slovak translation of the revised IFLA Public Library Services Guidelines now available
On behalf of IFLA, the Public Libraries Section chair Suzanne Payette warmly congratulates Silvia Stasselova and colleagues from the Slovak Librarians Association for recently completing the Slovak...
News - 1 March 2012
Tags: Access to information, Best practices, Communications, Cooperation, Information professionals, Professional development, Success stories, Public Libraries
- 78th WLC Helsinki - School Libraries Section and Public Libraries Section
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 –...
News - 3 January 2012
Tags: Public Libraries
- 2010 open session: Gothenburg, Sweden
Session 89 — Metropolitan Libraries with Public Libraries 12 August 2010 Theme: Learning libraries, connected community. Powering an informed and involved community...
Informational Page - 6 January 2011
Tags: Public Libraries
- Mobile Library Guidelines
Mobile Library Guidelines Revision by a working group of the IFLA Public Libraries Section, co-ordinated by Ian Stringer The Hague, IFLA Headquarters, 2010. - 73 p. 30 cm (IFLA Professional...
Publication - 24 August 2010
Tags: mobile libraries, Guidelines, Public Libraries
- IFLA Public Library Service Guidelines
The public library is the prime community access point designed to respond to a multitude of ever-changing information needs. These guidelines are framed to provide assistance to library...
Publication - 14 July 2010
Tags: Service Guidelines, Guidelines, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Section Satellite Meeting in Malmö, Sweden
We in the IFLA Public Library Section are happy to welcome you all to the beautiful city of Malmö 7-10 August 2010. Malmö and the county of Skåne is located in the south of...
Event - 11 May 2010
Tags: Satellite Meeting, Sweden, Public Libraries
- Call for papers
The Public Libraries Section in collaboration with The Regional Library Scania, Malmö City Library and The Swedish Arts Council are organizing a satellite meeting in Malmö, Sweden August...
News - 3 December 2009
Tags: Public Libraries
- The Public Library Service: the IFLA/UNESCO Guidelines for Development
2nd EDITION NOW AVAILABLE! The Public Library Section's major project for 4 years was, the production of new Guidelines and Standards for public libraries. Prepared by a...
Publication - 5 August 2009
Tags: Development, Standards, Guidelines, Publications, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries, Archives and Museums: Trends in Collaboration and Cooperation
This report examines the recent trends in collaboration and cooperation between public libraries, archives and museums. In many cases, the shared or similar missions of the institutions reviewed...
Publication - 3 August 2009
Tags: Publications, Public Libraries
- 10 ways to make a public library work/ Update your libraries
The IFLA Public Library Section has now produced some additional recommendations to supplement the Public Library Manifesto so that public libraries can place their services in the 21st century...
Publication - 2 June 2009
Tags: Publications, Public Libraries
- 1997-2002
Midwintermeting in Singapore, 7 and 8 of March 2002 The Bielefeld 2002 Conference on High Quality Information for Everyone and What It Costs, Stadthalle Bielefeld, 5-7 February 2002...
Informational Page - 30 May 2009
Tags: Public Libraries
- 2003-2004
26th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR-04) April 5 - 7, 2004. Sunderland, United Kingdom. http://ecir04.sunderland.ac.uk/ Diversity in Libraries Atlanta, Georgia, United...
Informational Page - 30 May 2009
Tags: Public Libraries
- The Public Library Service: the IFLA/UNESCO Guidelines for Development 2001
The Public Library Section's major project for 4 years was, the production of new Guidelines and Standards for public libraries. The Public Library Service: the IFLA/UNESCO Guidelines...
Publication - 27 May 2009
Tags: Guidelines, Public Libraries
- The Role of Libraries in Lifelong Learning
Final report of the IFLA project under the Section for Public Libraries: The Role of Libraries in Lifelong Learning (PDF)
Publication - 27 May 2009
Tags: Publications, Public Libraries
- National Information Policy/ National IT Strategies a Survey
Hellen Niegaard Member of the Standing Committee (Bangkok 1999) Introduction: The information society generates and consumes enormous amounts of information and at the same time information...
Publication - 27 May 2009
Tags: Publications, Public Libraries
- IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto 1994
Freedom, prosperity and the development of society and of individuals are fundamental human values. They will only be attained through the ability of well-informed citizens to exercise their...
Publication - 27 May 2009
Tags: Manifestos, Public Libraries
- Manifeste de l'IFLA/UNESCO sur la Bibliothèque Publique 1994
La liberté, la prospérité, le progrès de la société et l’épanouissement de l’individu sont des valeurs humaines fondamentales, que...
Publication - 27 May 2009
Tags: Manifestos, Public Libraries
- Manifiesto de la IFLA/UNESCO Sobre la Biblioteca Pública 1994
La libertad, la prosperidad y el desarrollo de la sociedad y de los individuos son valores humanos fundamentales. Estos sólo podrán alcanzarse mediante la capacidad de ciudadanos...
Publication - 27 May 2009
Tags: Manifestos, Public Libraries
- Öffentliche Bibliothek. Manifest der IFLA/UNESCO 1994
Freiheit, Wohlstand und die Entwicklung der Gesellschaft und des Einzelnen sind grundlegende menschliche Werte. Diese Werte werden nur verwirklicht, wenn gutinformierten Bürgern die Mö...
Publication - 27 May 2009
Tags: Manifestos, Public Libraries
- The role of Public Libraries in lifelong learning - a Project under the section of Public Libraries, IFLA
Final report of the IFLA project under the Section for Public Libraries: The Role of Libraries in Lifelong Learning [English – PDF] Introduction During...
Informational Page - 27 May 2009
Tags: Education, Lifelong learning, Public Libraries
- Meeting User Needs in Public Libraries - Are you?
How can you ensure that you are meeting the library and information needs of the users and potential users of the library service in your community? By instinct? Through years of experience...
Informational Page - 27 May 2009
Tags: Public Libraries
- Projects
1001 Libraries to see before you die The Value of Public Libraries How do you describe a public library? IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Guidelines For Development...
Informational Page - 27 May 2009
Tags: Public Libraries
- Public Library Acts
Acts on Library Services: Catalonia, Spain Czech Republic Denmark Finland Norway Philippines Russia Sweden
Publication - 27 May 2009
Tags: Publications, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Newsletter
Note: the IFLA Public Libraries Section now has a blog which has superceded the Newsletter. Also 'Like' us on Facebook Issue no. 39, July 2011 Issue no. 38,...
Publication - 27 May 2009
Tags: Newsletters, Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Section Annual Report
National pride was an integral part of the 2019 IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Award, with each of the four short-listed accompanied by a passionate cheer squad at the presentation...
Publication - 27 May 2009
Tags: Annual reports, Public Libraries
- Conferences and Seminars
2018 World Library and Information Congress: 84th IFLA General Conference and Assembly 24-30 August 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Theme: What is Universal Design for Libraries...
Informational Page - 27 May 2009
Tags: Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Section Strategic Plan
2012-13 Strategic Plan (draft).doc 2011 Priority Activities 2011-2012 August.doc 2009-2010 2008-2009 2006-2007 2004-2005 (Revised version) 2004-2005
Publication - 27 May 2009
Tags: Publications, Public Libraries
- About the Public Libraries Section
Scope This Section provides an active international forum for the development and promotion of public libraries which serve the whole community in the context of the information society...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Public Libraries
- Public Libraries Section
This Section provides an active international forum for the development and promotion of public libraries which serve the whole community in the context of the information society and ensure free...
IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009
Tags: Sections, Public Libraries