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Just released!
#Libraries Empowering Society Through Digital Literacy (#IFLA/ De Gruyter Brill 2025) dives into how libraries are shaping a digitally literate society. Edited by Heather Todd, Prudence W. Dalrymple, Luisa Marquardt & Ning Zou.
https://tr.ee/daJvcY
#Libraries Empowering Society Through Digital Literacy (#IFLA/ De Gruyter Brill 2025) dives into how libraries are shaping a digitally literate society. Edited by Heather Todd, Prudence W. Dalrymple, Luisa Marquardt & Ning Zou.
https://tr.ee/daJvcY
December 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Just released!
#Libraries Empowering Society Through Digital Literacy (#IFLA/ De Gruyter Brill 2025) dives into how libraries are shaping a digitally literate society. Edited by Heather Todd, Prudence W. Dalrymple, Luisa Marquardt & Ning Zou.
https://tr.ee/daJvcY
#Libraries Empowering Society Through Digital Literacy (#IFLA/ De Gruyter Brill 2025) dives into how libraries are shaping a digitally literate society. Edited by Heather Todd, Prudence W. Dalrymple, Luisa Marquardt & Ning Zou.
https://tr.ee/daJvcY
Our last #IFLA newsletter for 2025 is now out!
Vol. 5, No. 12: Showcasing our year mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n...
Vol. 5, No. 12: Showcasing our year mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n...
December 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Our last #IFLA newsletter for 2025 is now out!
Vol. 5, No. 12: Showcasing our year mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n...
Vol. 5, No. 12: Showcasing our year mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n...
Season's greetings! The #IFLA Governing Board and the Headquarters team want to share a special thanks to all our #members and #volunteers for their dedicated work and support throughout the year.
We wish you all a joyful holiday season!
We wish you all a joyful holiday season!
December 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Season's greetings! The #IFLA Governing Board and the Headquarters team want to share a special thanks to all our #members and #volunteers for their dedicated work and support throughout the year.
We wish you all a joyful holiday season!
We wish you all a joyful holiday season!
The #IFLA Trend Report isn’t just for #libraries planning ahead! It sparks key questions for IFLA and the future of #InternationalLibrarianship.
See our community survey summary: https://tr.ee/saBqWj
See our community survey summary: https://tr.ee/saBqWj
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The #IFLA Trend Report isn’t just for #libraries planning ahead! It sparks key questions for IFLA and the future of #InternationalLibrarianship.
See our community survey summary: https://tr.ee/saBqWj
See our community survey summary: https://tr.ee/saBqWj
The latest #IFLA Journal explores the changing world of librarianship and how #libraries support communities through trauma-informed practice, mental wellness, and strong policy work on information rights and accessibility.
Get your copy! 📚🌍 https://tr.ee/uC8txt
Get your copy! 📚🌍 https://tr.ee/uC8txt
December 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The latest #IFLA Journal explores the changing world of librarianship and how #libraries support communities through trauma-informed practice, mental wellness, and strong policy work on information rights and accessibility.
Get your copy! 📚🌍 https://tr.ee/uC8txt
Get your copy! 📚🌍 https://tr.ee/uC8txt
Few institutions match #libraries in advancing inclusion, labour market integration, and fighting poverty.
#IFLA showcased this at the #UN World Summit on Social Development—catch delegate insights here: tr.ee/ujpKWu and read more: tr.ee/xdjkXI
#IFLA showcased this at the #UN World Summit on Social Development—catch delegate insights here: tr.ee/ujpKWu and read more: tr.ee/xdjkXI
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December 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Few institutions match #libraries in advancing inclusion, labour market integration, and fighting poverty.
#IFLA showcased this at the #UN World Summit on Social Development—catch delegate insights here: tr.ee/ujpKWu and read more: tr.ee/xdjkXI
#IFLA showcased this at the #UN World Summit on Social Development—catch delegate insights here: tr.ee/ujpKWu and read more: tr.ee/xdjkXI
📢 Registration now open for the IFLA #WLIC2026 in Busan, South Korea!
Be an Early Bird and Save! Make sure to check for our available group discounts.
Stay tuned as we announce speakers, sessions, and much more over the upcoming months. See you in Busan between 10-13 August 2026!
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Be an Early Bird and Save! Make sure to check for our available group discounts.
Stay tuned as we announce speakers, sessions, and much more over the upcoming months. See you in Busan between 10-13 August 2026!
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Registration now open for IFLA WLIC 2026 in Busan, South Korea - IFLA | WLIC 2026
Join us this August in Busan, South Korea for a week of networking, learning, debating and sharing with the most global community of information professionals and librarians!
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December 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
📢 Registration now open for the IFLA #WLIC2026 in Busan, South Korea!
Be an Early Bird and Save! Make sure to check for our available group discounts.
Stay tuned as we announce speakers, sessions, and much more over the upcoming months. See you in Busan between 10-13 August 2026!
tr.ee/xFrrOy
Be an Early Bird and Save! Make sure to check for our available group discounts.
Stay tuned as we announce speakers, sessions, and much more over the upcoming months. See you in Busan between 10-13 August 2026!
tr.ee/xFrrOy
Join #IFLA before 2025 wraps up!
✅ Secure 2025 rates for 2026 membership
✅ 25% off Busan Congress registration
✅ Discount for all staff (institutions) or members (associations)
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✅ Secure 2025 rates for 2026 membership
✅ 25% off Busan Congress registration
✅ Discount for all staff (institutions) or members (associations)
bit.ly/member-year-end-offer 💚
December 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Join #IFLA before 2025 wraps up!
✅ Secure 2025 rates for 2026 membership
✅ 25% off Busan Congress registration
✅ Discount for all staff (institutions) or members (associations)
bit.ly/member-year-end-offer 💚
✅ Secure 2025 rates for 2026 membership
✅ 25% off Busan Congress registration
✅ Discount for all staff (institutions) or members (associations)
bit.ly/member-year-end-offer 💚
💌 A special delivery for #InternationalVolunteerDay!
To our #IFLA volunteers, your dedication sends ripples across our global #library community.
📬 See your message here youtu.be/eaVJYq3sBo0
To our #IFLA volunteers, your dedication sends ripples across our global #library community.
📬 See your message here youtu.be/eaVJYq3sBo0
A message to #IFLA volunteers on #internationalvolunteerday
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December 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
💌 A special delivery for #InternationalVolunteerDay!
To our #IFLA volunteers, your dedication sends ripples across our global #library community.
📬 See your message here youtu.be/eaVJYq3sBo0
To our #IFLA volunteers, your dedication sends ripples across our global #library community.
📬 See your message here youtu.be/eaVJYq3sBo0
IFLA's Governing Board is meeting this week in The Hague, for its first in-person meeting since August
On the agenda: #WLIC, finance, membership, sustainability, reporting and strategic focus
Find out more in our news story: https://tr.ee/k7KjOu
On the agenda: #WLIC, finance, membership, sustainability, reporting and strategic focus
Find out more in our news story: https://tr.ee/k7KjOu
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
IFLA's Governing Board is meeting this week in The Hague, for its first in-person meeting since August
On the agenda: #WLIC, finance, membership, sustainability, reporting and strategic focus
Find out more in our news story: https://tr.ee/k7KjOu
On the agenda: #WLIC, finance, membership, sustainability, reporting and strategic focus
Find out more in our news story: https://tr.ee/k7KjOu
The latest #IFLA newsletter is out!
Read Vol. 5, No. 11: Taking Climate Action - mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n... is now available!
Read Vol. 5, No. 11: Taking Climate Action - mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n... is now available!
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The latest #IFLA newsletter is out!
Read Vol. 5, No. 11: Taking Climate Action - mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n... is now available!
Read Vol. 5, No. 11: Taking Climate Action - mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n... is now available!
Curious about how #libraries are shaping the future of #AI learning?
Our latest report is out—explore the insights and download it from our repository! https://bit.ly/4pos7YS
Our latest report is out—explore the insights and download it from our repository! https://bit.ly/4pos7YS
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Curious about how #libraries are shaping the future of #AI learning?
Our latest report is out—explore the insights and download it from our repository! https://bit.ly/4pos7YS
Our latest report is out—explore the insights and download it from our repository! https://bit.ly/4pos7YS
What does teaching #InternationalLibrarianship look like today?
Ahead of #IFLA100, we asked the field about current #LIS education.
Our new report shows how this teaching builds critical thinking, reflective practice, and key soft skills.
Read more: tr.ee/TihCrw
Ahead of #IFLA100, we asked the field about current #LIS education.
Our new report shows how this teaching builds critical thinking, reflective practice, and key soft skills.
Read more: tr.ee/TihCrw
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What does teaching #InternationalLibrarianship look like today?
Ahead of #IFLA100, we asked the field about current #LIS education.
Our new report shows how this teaching builds critical thinking, reflective practice, and key soft skills.
Read more: tr.ee/TihCrw
Ahead of #IFLA100, we asked the field about current #LIS education.
Our new report shows how this teaching builds critical thinking, reflective practice, and key soft skills.
Read more: tr.ee/TihCrw
Reposted by IFLA
BREAKING: New KR21-supported Greek report on access to & reuse of scientific information by HEAL-Link!
The authors outline how a fragmented system hampers #researchers and chart a path to a competitive Greek #research ecosystem based on 4 principles.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/g...
The authors outline how a fragmented system hampers #researchers and chart a path to a competitive Greek #research ecosystem based on 4 principles.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/g...
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
BREAKING: New KR21-supported Greek report on access to & reuse of scientific information by HEAL-Link!
The authors outline how a fragmented system hampers #researchers and chart a path to a competitive Greek #research ecosystem based on 4 principles.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/g...
The authors outline how a fragmented system hampers #researchers and chart a path to a competitive Greek #research ecosystem based on 4 principles.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/g...
Aligned with the #COP30 Action Agenda on #InformationIntegrity for #ClimateChange, we’re mobilising #libraries! 🌍
Use our self-assessment tools to check your climate info efforts and see how to level up. Start here: https://tr.ee/e4QDYn
#ActionAgendaSolutions #MutirãoCOP30 COP30 Brasil
Use our self-assessment tools to check your climate info efforts and see how to level up. Start here: https://tr.ee/e4QDYn
#ActionAgendaSolutions #MutirãoCOP30 COP30 Brasil
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Aligned with the #COP30 Action Agenda on #InformationIntegrity for #ClimateChange, we’re mobilising #libraries! 🌍
Use our self-assessment tools to check your climate info efforts and see how to level up. Start here: https://tr.ee/e4QDYn
#ActionAgendaSolutions #MutirãoCOP30 COP30 Brasil
Use our self-assessment tools to check your climate info efforts and see how to level up. Start here: https://tr.ee/e4QDYn
#ActionAgendaSolutions #MutirãoCOP30 COP30 Brasil
Our #TrendReport highlights trends that are shaping the future of #knowlege and #information
But what do they mean for #IFLA and how we work – as a professional community, as a voice for #libraries, as a capacity builder?
Share your ideas via our survey by 30 November! https://tr.ee/x272za
But what do they mean for #IFLA and how we work – as a professional community, as a voice for #libraries, as a capacity builder?
Share your ideas via our survey by 30 November! https://tr.ee/x272za
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Our #TrendReport highlights trends that are shaping the future of #knowlege and #information
But what do they mean for #IFLA and how we work – as a professional community, as a voice for #libraries, as a capacity builder?
Share your ideas via our survey by 30 November! https://tr.ee/x272za
But what do they mean for #IFLA and how we work – as a professional community, as a voice for #libraries, as a capacity builder?
Share your ideas via our survey by 30 November! https://tr.ee/x272za
The #MarrakeshTreaty could unlock access to books for people with print disabilities, but gaps in implementation hold it back. Brazilian librarians call for change, and we highlight ways the treaty’s promise is being undermined: https://tr.ee/4EZM5t
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The #MarrakeshTreaty could unlock access to books for people with print disabilities, but gaps in implementation hold it back. Brazilian librarians call for change, and we highlight ways the treaty’s promise is being undermined: https://tr.ee/4EZM5t
Landmark #COP30 declaration targets climate #disinformation: tr.ee/QtkYow
🌿 Expands access to reliable climate info
📚 Invites #libraries to integrate this into #ACE work
🌍 See if your country signed!
And check out the new climate #FakeNews poster: tr.ee/23tmA5
🌿 Expands access to reliable climate info
📚 Invites #libraries to integrate this into #ACE work
🌍 See if your country signed!
And check out the new climate #FakeNews poster: tr.ee/23tmA5
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Landmark #COP30 declaration targets climate #disinformation: tr.ee/QtkYow
🌿 Expands access to reliable climate info
📚 Invites #libraries to integrate this into #ACE work
🌍 See if your country signed!
And check out the new climate #FakeNews poster: tr.ee/23tmA5
🌿 Expands access to reliable climate info
📚 Invites #libraries to integrate this into #ACE work
🌍 See if your country signed!
And check out the new climate #FakeNews poster: tr.ee/23tmA5
New @unesco.org IFAP Issue Brief, developed with @ifla.org: Empowering Libraries for an Inclusive Digital Future 🌍
highlights how 2.8M #libraries and millions of #librarians are bridging the digital divide and expanding access for all.
Read more: bit.ly/4472lzY
highlights how 2.8M #libraries and millions of #librarians are bridging the digital divide and expanding access for all.
Read more: bit.ly/4472lzY
New IFAP Issue Brief: Empowering Libraries for an Inclusive Digital
For centuries, libraries have been vital pillars of information access and knowledge sharing. Today, the global network includes over 2.8 million libraries, supported by 1.6 million staff and more
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November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New @unesco.org IFAP Issue Brief, developed with @ifla.org: Empowering Libraries for an Inclusive Digital Future 🌍
highlights how 2.8M #libraries and millions of #librarians are bridging the digital divide and expanding access for all.
Read more: bit.ly/4472lzY
highlights how 2.8M #libraries and millions of #librarians are bridging the digital divide and expanding access for all.
Read more: bit.ly/4472lzY
#COP30 is here! Culture, Education & Info Integrity are on the Action Agenda—more ways for #Libraries to get involved
💚 We’ll share ideas & resources to turn into action.
🌿 Follow, share, & join the conversation!
🤝 Let’s make a difference for our communities.
Read more https://tr.ee/X4wk7k
#ACENow
💚 We’ll share ideas & resources to turn into action.
🌿 Follow, share, & join the conversation!
🤝 Let’s make a difference for our communities.
Read more https://tr.ee/X4wk7k
#ACENow
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#COP30 is here! Culture, Education & Info Integrity are on the Action Agenda—more ways for #Libraries to get involved
💚 We’ll share ideas & resources to turn into action.
🌿 Follow, share, & join the conversation!
🤝 Let’s make a difference for our communities.
Read more https://tr.ee/X4wk7k
#ACENow
💚 We’ll share ideas & resources to turn into action.
🌿 Follow, share, & join the conversation!
🤝 Let’s make a difference for our communities.
Read more https://tr.ee/X4wk7k
#ACENow
How can we be stronger, bolder, together?
#IFLA Presidents Vicki McDonald and Leslie Weir explored what the world needs from #libraries through webinars, WLIC sessions, and global video contributions.
Find key insights and resources to continue the conversation: https://tr.ee/LYnIHJ
#IFLA Presidents Vicki McDonald and Leslie Weir explored what the world needs from #libraries through webinars, WLIC sessions, and global video contributions.
Find key insights and resources to continue the conversation: https://tr.ee/LYnIHJ
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
How can we be stronger, bolder, together?
#IFLA Presidents Vicki McDonald and Leslie Weir explored what the world needs from #libraries through webinars, WLIC sessions, and global video contributions.
Find key insights and resources to continue the conversation: https://tr.ee/LYnIHJ
#IFLA Presidents Vicki McDonald and Leslie Weir explored what the world needs from #libraries through webinars, WLIC sessions, and global video contributions.
Find key insights and resources to continue the conversation: https://tr.ee/LYnIHJ
What does it mean to be a leader in #libraries?
We asked our WLIC Emerging Leaders grant recipients to put together their ideas and come up with a definition
Find out what they said, and read more about the discussions at our dedicated session at #WLIC2025 in Astana! https://tr.ee/uaoueq
We asked our WLIC Emerging Leaders grant recipients to put together their ideas and come up with a definition
Find out what they said, and read more about the discussions at our dedicated session at #WLIC2025 in Astana! https://tr.ee/uaoueq
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
What does it mean to be a leader in #libraries?
We asked our WLIC Emerging Leaders grant recipients to put together their ideas and come up with a definition
Find out what they said, and read more about the discussions at our dedicated session at #WLIC2025 in Astana! https://tr.ee/uaoueq
We asked our WLIC Emerging Leaders grant recipients to put together their ideas and come up with a definition
Find out what they said, and read more about the discussions at our dedicated session at #WLIC2025 in Astana! https://tr.ee/uaoueq
Libraries represent a key multi-function infrastructure for achieving social development
Meet the librarians who will be taking this message to the World Summit on Social Development on 4-6 November in Doha, Qatar! https://tr.ee/kTyu34
#SocialSummit2025
Meet the librarians who will be taking this message to the World Summit on Social Development on 4-6 November in Doha, Qatar! https://tr.ee/kTyu34
#SocialSummit2025
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Libraries represent a key multi-function infrastructure for achieving social development
Meet the librarians who will be taking this message to the World Summit on Social Development on 4-6 November in Doha, Qatar! https://tr.ee/kTyu34
#SocialSummit2025
Meet the librarians who will be taking this message to the World Summit on Social Development on 4-6 November in Doha, Qatar! https://tr.ee/kTyu34
#SocialSummit2025
In our October 2025 Issue, we highlight how libraries worldwide are championing #equality and shaping more inclusive, just societies.
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IFLA Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 10: Championing equality
In our October 2025 Issue, we highlight how libraries worldwide are championing #equality and shaping more inclusive, just societies.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In our October 2025 Issue, we highlight how libraries worldwide are championing #equality and shaping more inclusive, just societies.
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The #IFLA Professional Council is looking for four passionate individuals to join the IFLA Journal Editorial Committee for 2026–2029. 🌍✍️
Read more and apply: https://bit.ly/476SE6F
Read more and apply: https://bit.ly/476SE6F
October 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The #IFLA Professional Council is looking for four passionate individuals to join the IFLA Journal Editorial Committee for 2026–2029. 🌍✍️
Read more and apply: https://bit.ly/476SE6F
Read more and apply: https://bit.ly/476SE6F