Content tagged School Libraries

The program for the Satellite meeting in Kuala Lumpur is now available. You can register now. There are no registration costs. 

News - 30 May 2018

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The program for the Satellite Meeting in Kuala Lumpur is now available. Registration is open now. There are no registration costs. 

Event - 30 May 2018

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The translation of the IFLA School Library Guidelines, 2nd edition into German means that they are now available in 11 languages. Deutsch (German) [PDF] | [EPUB]

News - 29 May 2018

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The Guidelines are now also available in the Malay language. Bahasa Melayu (Malay) [PDF] | [EPUB] This brings the number to 10 versions of the IFLA School Library...

News - 28 May 2018

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2017 August Wroclaw 2017 April Mid Term Meeting Stockholm 2016 August Columbus (Ohio) 2016 April Mid Term Meeting Zagreb 2015 August Cape Town...

Publication - 23 April 2018

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The IASL / IFLA Joint Committee has developed a set of workshop materials based on the IFLA School Library Guidelines, 2nd edition.  This project is realised under the...

Publication - 18 April 2018

Tags: guidelines, school librarian, school library, Standards, Guidelines, Publications, School Libraries

Thanks to our Romanian colleagues the 'Guidelines' are also available in Romanian. 

News - 3 April 2018

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Another translation of the ‘Guidelines for School Libraries’ has become available: Türk (Turkish) It is in 8 languages now. And more coming up.

News - 3 April 2018

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After a long period of creating, testing and adapting the Workshop 'Implementing the IFLA School Library Guidelines' is now available. This project is realized under the...

News - 8 March 2018

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Thanks to the Association des Professeurs Documentalistes de l’Éducation Nationale (A.P.D.E.N.) there is now a French translation of the School Library Guidelines (2nd ed...

News - 15 January 2018

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The new list of the  IASL / IFLA Joint Committee Members, terms, and contact information.is available now.  

News - 2 October 2017

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The proposal for a new book on school library education has been approved by IFLA and by the publisher DeGruyter Saur. The co-editors, Dr. Barbara Schultz-Jones (USA) and Dr. Dianne Oberg (Canada...

News - 3 September 2017

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The minutes of the 2017 Mid Term Meeting Stockholm are now available.

News - 4 May 2017

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The website of the Wroclaw Satellite is now available!

News - 30 April 2017

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The programme for the Satellite meeting on 18 August in Wrocław, Poland is available now. Content The workshop will be aimed at the implementation of the 2nd edition of the School...

News - 25 March 2017

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The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section (AVMS), the Information Literacy Section and the School Libraries Section, invite interested professional to submit proposals for the open session...

News - 10 December 2016

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Thanks to the Hungarian School Librarians' Association, another translation is available now of the School Library Guidelines (2nd ed.): Magyar (Hungarian). With the...

News - 8 December 2016

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Thanks to Randi Lundvall and Annike Selmer the 'Norks' (Norwegian) translation of the School Library Guidelines (2nd ed.) is available    

News - 17 November 2016

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Thanks to the Rede de Bibliotecas Escolares, Portugal the translation of the School Library Guidelines (2nd ed.) in 'Português' (Portuguese) is now available  

News - 16 November 2016

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The minutes of the SC meetings in Columbus (Ohio) are available now.

News - 26 September 2016

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The new School Libraries Section leaflet is now available now in French and Dutch.

News - 31 May 2016

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The IFLA School Libraries Section concerns itself with the improvement and development of school libraries worldwide, advocacy for qualified and adequate staffing for school libraries,...

News - 19 May 2016

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The minutes of the 2016 Mid Term Meeting in Zagreb are available now.

News - 14 May 2016

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IFLA Headquarters approved the Sattelite of the Section in collaboration with ENSIL in 2017 in Wrocklaw.

News - 22 April 2016

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The Section's 'Action Plan 2015-2017' is available now.  

News - 20 April 2016

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The new list of the IASL / IFLA Joint Committee Members, terms, and contact information is now available.  Welcome to our new JC Committee Members, and welcome back to our...

News - 6 April 2016

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The first translation of the 'IFLA School Library Guidelines, 2nd edition' is realised by the Swedish team and is available in PDF and Epub format. More on the Guidelines

News - 18 February 2016

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The Call for Papers for the joint session of the Academic and Research Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries and School Libraries Setions has been revised.  Deadline for submissions: 28...

News - 14 February 2016

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With the announcement of the start of the translation of the IFLA School Library Guidelines (e-pub) or  IFLA School Library Guidelines (pdf) in Korean, translations are now in...

News - 15 January 2016

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The Midyear Meeting of the School Libraries Section Standing Committee will be held in Zagreb (Croatia) from 21-23 April 2016. The programme can be downloaded here. ....

News - 16 December 2015

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The programme as proposed by the School Libraries Section was approved by the IFLA Professional Committee. Inclusionary practices to support school libraries" The...

News - 14 December 2015

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The IFLA School Libraries Section is seeking proposals for a program to be held at IFLA Congress in Columbus, Ohio (USA) 13-19 August 2016. The theme is ‘Connections. Collaboration....

News - 13 December 2015

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The IFLA School Library Guidelines, 2nd edition is now also available as an EPUB and so can be downloaded and read on a devices like a smartphones, tablets, or e-readers.

News - 3 December 2015

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The minutes of the SC sessions in Cape Town are available at http://www.ifla.org/school-libraries/minutes

News - 10 November 2015

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With a translation into Italian of the IFLA School Library Guidelines there are now 11 translations in progress: Italian, Chinese, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Hindi (India),...

News - 15 October 2015

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School Libraries on the Agenda New BSLA Learning Materials for Workshops with a school libraries focus are now available at: Module 5a: School Libraries on the agenda. This sub-...

News - 25 September 2015

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The IFLA/UNESCO School Library Manifesto 1999 is now also available in Greek. So now available in 37 languages.

News - 18 September 2015

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The publication of the 2nd edition of the IFLA School Libraries Guidelines has aroused a lot of attention and enthusiasm. There is a great demand for translations into other languages. ...

News - 17 September 2015

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This book celebrates the new IFLA School Library Guidelines and shows how the Guidelines can be used in improving school library services. Each chapter describes innovative initiatives for...

Publication - 12 August 2015

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 IFLA World Library and Information Congress, 81st IFLA General Conference and Assembly.  15-21 August 2015, Cape Town, South Africa. Congress theme: Dynamic Libraries: Access,...

News - 5 August 2015

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IFLA School Library Guidelines 2015 The IFLA School Libraries Section is pleased to make available the (draft) IFLA School Library Guidelines 2015.  This has been a huge collaborative...

News - 2 April 2015

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This is the new edition of the School Library Guidelines, approved by the IFLA Professional Committee in June 2015. These guidelines constitute the second edition of the IFLA ‘School...

Publication - 2 April 2015

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School Libraries Section and Health and Biosciences Libraries Section (Division I) Well-being: School libraries and health libraries working for access, development and transformation...

News - 16 December 2014

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Minutes from the Lyon WLIC and the section's Standing Committee meetings held in Lyon are available on the website, plus an updated action plan, and they include details of the 2 successful...

News - 17 September 2014

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The book will be co-edited by Dr. Barbara Schultz-Jones, from the University of North Texas in the USA, and Dr. Dianne Oberg, from the University of Alberta in Canada, and published in June 2015...

News - 10 September 2014

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We invite you to consider contributing a chapter to a forthcoming book entitled Global Action on School Library Guidelines. The book will be co-edited by Dr. Barbara Schultz-Jones, from the...

Informational Page - 10 September 2014

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The minutes from the mid term meeting are now available on the section's website, these contain a progress report on the work continuing on the IFLA UNESCO School Library Guidelines update....

News - 12 May 2014

Tags: Meetings, mid term meeting, Minutes, School Libraries

The blog of the School Libraries Section. The first blog post was published on 30 September 2013. Additions appear irregularly.

Publication - 28 February 2014

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Topics of interest for this call for papers - The School Libraries Section invites submission of proposals for papers (including case studies) about school library advocacy initiatives. The...

News - 17 December 2013

Tags: Advocacy, Advocacy, Call for Papers, School Libraries

Check out the School Libraries Section Events page for the programmes and information to help section members book to attend the Mid Term Meeting.  

News - 10 December 2013

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The Programme is announced!  A varied programme covering three days has been planned for the April 2014 Mid Term Meeting to be based in London, United Kingdom The meeting is...

Event - 10 December 2013

Tags: Advocacy, Midterm Meeting, School Libraries

The full minutes from the two School Libraries Section meetings in Singapore are now available on the sections web pages.  Some comments from new section members show what a lively...

News - 31 October 2013

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The meeting for School Libraries Section members will take place from 7-9th April 2014 in London, UK.  The programme and agendas are currently in development but do check out the events pages...

News - 11 October 2013

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The latest edition of the Section Newsletter is available - packed full of news and reports from around the world. Articles include a cooperative project between schools in India and Scotland, a...

News - 5 August 2013

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We hope many people will wish to participate in the IFLA Section for School Libraries’ workshop on revising the IFLA/UNESCO School Library Guidelines at the Singapore National...

News - 29 July 2013

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Jointly organized by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) School Libraries and Resource Centers Section and the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL), and...

News - 5 June 2013

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Jointly organized by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Section on School Libraries with the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL), and...

Event - 5 June 2013

Tags: Advocacy, Advocacy, Malaysia, Satellite Meeting, school libraries, School Libraries

At the recent meeting in Oslo the sectiion was generously hosted by Fagforbundet   A very productive meeting resulted in an updated action plan, and was followed by a whole day...

News - 29 April 2013

Tags: Information literacy, Information Literacy, school libraries, School Libraries

Programme for the Information Literacy Day on 11th April The conference is in English The conference is free and open to all interested Registration Deadline is 22nd...

Event - 4 March 2013

Tags: Information literacy, Midterm Meeting, School Libraries

Issue 55 of the Newsletter is available now and is full of news and information from our sector around the world.  Items include reports on international projects in Italy, Asia and the...

News - 8 February 2013

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The IFLA School Libraries and Resource Centers Section and Information Literacy Sections are seeking proposals for a joint programme to be held at the IFLA Conference in Singapore in August 2013...

News - 9 January 2013

Tags: Call for Papers, Deadline extended, Information Literacy, school libraries, School Libraries

The IFLA School Libraries and Information Literacy Sections are seeking proposals for a joint programme to be held at the IFLA Conference in Singapore in August 2013. Theme: School...

News - 24 November 2012

Tags: Call for Papers, civil literacies, Conferences, Information literacy, School Libraries

October is the International School Library Month. We need to let the world know the importance of a well functioning school library. The situation differs from country to country. Right now...

News - 23 October 2012

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An informative paper presented at the IFLA School Libraries Section Session during the 2012 World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, Finland. Main factors behind the good PISA...

News - 19 September 2012

Tags: Finland, PISA Results, Reading, School Libraries

Session 118 - Friends or Foes — public and school libraries a force for change for creating smart communities - School Libraries and Resource Centers with Public Libraries 14 August 2012 09:...

News - 25 July 2012

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Issue No 54 for June 2012 is now available. This issue contains news, articles and reports from around the world including a report on Cyber Safety and the Media and Information Literacy...

News - 25 July 2012

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Registration is open for this exciting conference to be held in Doha, Qatar from 11-15th November. To receive ‘Early Bird’ discounts, until 30 June, register now. Join IASL...

News - 24 May 2012

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The Joint Committee of the IFLA Section of SLRC and IASL is delighted to announce that the Joint Committee has been awarded funding by the Professional Committee of IFLA for year one of a two-year...

News - 3 April 2012

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EMMILE Coordinator: Luisa Marquardt, marquardt@iol.it An international meeting on media and information literacy education in different contexts and sectors (including schools, libraries of...

News - 15 January 2012

Tags: Information literacy, Italy, School Libraries

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

Education for all can be more effectively provided through the services, programmes and activities of the school library tailored to the needs of the school community. This inspiring book can...

Publication - 14 July 2011

Tags: Publications, School Libraries

IFLA SLRC/IASL in collaboration with LIAJA Pre-Conference Meeting Theme: School Libraries: Best Practices for e-Learning PROGRAMME 8.00 a.m. On-site registration 8.45 a.m. Welcome 9...

Event - 30 May 2011

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Open for Registration Opening Keynote Speech by Mrs Avril Crawford, CEO e-Learning Jamaica Co. Ltd.IFLA SLRC/IASL in collaboration with LIAJAPre-Conference Meeting, August 5, 2011Mona Visitors...

News - 13 April 2011

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Session 108 — Libraries for Children and Young Adults with School Libraries and Resource Centers 13 August 2010 Theme: The more that you read, the more things you will know....

Informational Page - 27 March 2011

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Call for proposals for IFLA SLRC / IASL 2011 Joint Pre-conference Meeting  in collaboration with LIAJA on “School Libraries: Best Practices for e-Learning” Mona...

News - 24 February 2011

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Call for chapters Global Perspectives on School Libraries: Projects and Practices / edited by Luisa Marquardt and Dianne Oberg. ‐ Berlin/New York: De Gruyter Saur, 2011. 160 p. [IFLA...

News - 15 November 2010

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The IFLA School Libraries Section concerns itself with the improvement and development of school libraries worldwide, advocacy for qualified and adequate staffing for school libraries,...

Publication - 17 September 2010

Tags: Advocacy, Leaflets, School Libraries

On August 13, we had a session with the section of Libraries for Children and Young Adults. Here, you can find a link to the record of our session, which number is 108 The official pre-...

News - 10 September 2010

Tags: Conferences, School Libraries

The IFLA section 11 logo, shown at left of our webpages, was created in order to "brand" the section, providing a stable image that conveys the spirit of the section. Graphic designer...

News - 8 September 2010

Tags: Advocacy, School Libraries

International organizations of school libraries International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) - School Libraries Worldwide European Network for School Libraries and...

Informational Page - 4 September 2010

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<This meeting has been canceled>    SATELLITE MEETING in the public library of Amsterdam in conjunction with the World Library and Information Congress 2010,...

News - 15 April 2010

Tags: Conferences, Netherlands, School Libraries

Dear colleagues,  BUILDING BRIDGES IN AMSTERDAM! This is an opportunity for you, right after IFLA in Gothenburg, to join the SATELLITE MEETING in the public library in Amsterdam on...

Informational Page - 13 April 2010

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2016 World Library and Information Congress: 82nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly, 13-19 August 2016, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Theme: Inclusion for School Library Implementation...

Informational Page - 10 July 2009

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  2015-2017 2013-2015 (Updated September 2014) 2013-2015 (Updated) 2013-2015 2012-2013 Updated Action Plan 2012-2013 (Action Plan...

Publication - 10 July 2009

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Workshop materials: Implementing the IFLA School Library Guidelines (2018) The IASL / IFLA Joint Committee has developed a set of workshop materials based on the IFLA School Library...

Informational Page - 10 July 2009

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Draft agreement - as at 14 May 2006 Introduction The governing bodies of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) Inc. and the International Federation of...

Informational Page - 4 May 2009

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The section stopped distributing Newsletters and switched to a Blog for the section. Number 56 - June 2013 Number 55 - December 2012 Number 54 - June 2012...

Publication - 4 May 2009

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Chairperson's Report 2013-2014 Chairperson's Report 2012-2013 Chairperson's Report 2011-2012 Chairperson's Report 2009-2010 Chairperson'...

Publication - 4 May 2009

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Trilingual (English/French/Spanish) publication of the IFLA School Library Section to commemorate its 25th anniversary: The school library: today and tomorrow La blioth...

Publication - 3 May 2009

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Advocate strong school libraries using the IFLA/UNESCO School Library Manifesto and Guidelines and other resources The IFLA/UNESCO School Library Manifesto defines the mission and goals of...

Publication - 3 May 2009

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The School Library in Teaching and Learning for All The school library provides information and ideas that are fundamental to functioning successfully in today's information and...

Publication - 3 May 2009

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Die Bedeutung der Schulbibliothek für die Bereiche Lehren und Lernen für alle Die Schulbibliothek stellt Informationen und Ideen bereit, die von grundlegender Bedeutung für...

Publication - 3 May 2009

Tags: Manifestos, School Libraries

La bibliothèque scolaire dans le contexte de l'enseignement et de l'apprentissage pour tous La bibliothèque scolaire fournit l'information et les idées...

Publication - 3 May 2009

Tags: Manifestos, School Libraries

La biblioteca escolar en el contexto de la ensenanza y el aprendizaje para todos La biblioteca escolar proporciona información e ideas que son fundamentales para desenvolverse con...

Publication - 3 May 2009

Tags: Manifestos, School Libraries

New 2nd, completely updated and enlarged edition (DRAFT) version now available! Introduction The "IFLA/UNESCO School Library Manifesto: the school library in teaching and...

Publication - 3 May 2009

Tags: Guidelines, School Libraries

Ressources pour les bibliothèques et centres documentaires scolaires Resourcebook for School Libraries and Resource Centers edité/edited by Paulette Bernhard Munchen, K. G....

Publication - 3 May 2009

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The Section of School Libraries concerns itself with the improvement and development of school libraries and resource centres worldwide, especially advocacy for their qualified and adequate...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

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The Section of School Libraries concerns itself with the improvement and development of school libraries and resource centres worldwide, especially advocacy for their qualified and adequate...

IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009

Tags: Sections, School Libraries