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The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the global voice of the library and information profession.
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
Coming full circle at #WLIC2027 🟢
A century after 15 library associations first came together in Edinburgh to establish #IFLA, we will return to the UK to celebrate 100 years of global #library work.
Read the full statement https://tr.ee/ePvIBm
#IFLA100
A century after 15 library associations first came together in Edinburgh to establish #IFLA, we will return to the UK to celebrate 100 years of global #library work.
Read the full statement https://tr.ee/ePvIBm
#IFLA100
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Coming full circle at #WLIC2027 🟢
A century after 15 library associations first came together in Edinburgh to establish #IFLA, we will return to the UK to celebrate 100 years of global #library work.
Read the full statement https://tr.ee/ePvIBm
#IFLA100
A century after 15 library associations first came together in Edinburgh to establish #IFLA, we will return to the UK to celebrate 100 years of global #library work.
Read the full statement https://tr.ee/ePvIBm
#IFLA100
The #IFLA Open Science & Scholarship Advisory Committee celebrates Open Access Week 2025 🌐✨
This year’s theme, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?”, highlights the critical role of #libraries in supporting researchers’ rights, open infrastructures, and information literacy.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47nhiyU
This year’s theme, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?”, highlights the critical role of #libraries in supporting researchers’ rights, open infrastructures, and information literacy.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47nhiyU
October 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The #IFLA Open Science & Scholarship Advisory Committee celebrates Open Access Week 2025 🌐✨
This year’s theme, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?”, highlights the critical role of #libraries in supporting researchers’ rights, open infrastructures, and information literacy.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47nhiyU
This year’s theme, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?”, highlights the critical role of #libraries in supporting researchers’ rights, open infrastructures, and information literacy.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47nhiyU
Whether you joined us in Astana or couldn’t make it to #WLIC2025, now’s your chance to relive the moments! 🌍
Catch up on 4 live broadcast sessions plus exclusive bonus recordings of key sessions and award highlights from this year's #IFLA Congress. ✨
Watch now: tr.ee/TmE7UU
Catch up on 4 live broadcast sessions plus exclusive bonus recordings of key sessions and award highlights from this year's #IFLA Congress. ✨
Watch now: tr.ee/TmE7UU
IFLA WLIC 2025 - YouTube
IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2025 is the 89th IFLA Congress, held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from August 18–22, 2025. The Congress' theme w...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Whether you joined us in Astana or couldn’t make it to #WLIC2025, now’s your chance to relive the moments! 🌍
Catch up on 4 live broadcast sessions plus exclusive bonus recordings of key sessions and award highlights from this year's #IFLA Congress. ✨
Watch now: tr.ee/TmE7UU
Catch up on 4 live broadcast sessions plus exclusive bonus recordings of key sessions and award highlights from this year's #IFLA Congress. ✨
Watch now: tr.ee/TmE7UU
🔓 The 100% #OpenAccess vision requires more than just agreements!
Join our 5-week campaign (starting #OAWeek) to build this foundation
Join our 5-week campaign (starting #OAWeek) to build this foundation
#OAWeek: 100% #OPENACCESS IS POSSIBLE IF WE TAKE ACTION!
Knowledge remains locked away, but EC's #ERAact consultation opens a critical window to push change.
Join us in supporting @sparc-eu.bsky.social's Getting to 100% Open Access (#OA100) campaign.
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Knowledge remains locked away, but EC's #ERAact consultation opens a critical window to push change.
Join us in supporting @sparc-eu.bsky.social's Getting to 100% Open Access (#OA100) campaign.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/2...
October 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🔓 The 100% #OpenAccess vision requires more than just agreements!
Join our 5-week campaign (starting #OAWeek) to build this foundation
Join our 5-week campaign (starting #OAWeek) to build this foundation
Nos complace anunciar que el Informe de Tendencias de la #IFLA ya está disponible en español. Esta edición amplía el acceso al análisis global de las tendencias que están dando forma al futuro de las #bibliotecas y de los profesionales de la información 📖 https://www.ifla.org/trend-report/
October 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Nos complace anunciar que el Informe de Tendencias de la #IFLA ya está disponible en español. Esta edición amplía el acceso al análisis global de las tendencias que están dando forma al futuro de las #bibliotecas y de los profesionales de la información 📖 https://www.ifla.org/trend-report/
#OpenScience is key to a stronger, sustainable, inclusive world. Building on the #PactForTheFuture, the UN #OpenScience #OpenScholarship conference explores next steps. #IFLA will highlight libraries’ role: https://tr.ee/begzQW
October 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#OpenScience is key to a stronger, sustainable, inclusive world. Building on the #PactForTheFuture, the UN #OpenScience #OpenScholarship conference explores next steps. #IFLA will highlight libraries’ role: https://tr.ee/begzQW
Libraries inspire and empower communities—but equity matters.
Join IFLA’s MCULTP & the Free Libraries Network on 31 Oct, 3pm UTC, to discuss caste discrimination in libraries and how to address it: https://tr.ee/CoQ62l
Join IFLA’s MCULTP & the Free Libraries Network on 31 Oct, 3pm UTC, to discuss caste discrimination in libraries and how to address it: https://tr.ee/CoQ62l
October 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Libraries inspire and empower communities—but equity matters.
Join IFLA’s MCULTP & the Free Libraries Network on 31 Oct, 3pm UTC, to discuss caste discrimination in libraries and how to address it: https://tr.ee/CoQ62l
Join IFLA’s MCULTP & the Free Libraries Network on 31 Oct, 3pm UTC, to discuss caste discrimination in libraries and how to address it: https://tr.ee/CoQ62l
#IFLA was busy at @unesco.org #MONDIACULT2025. We:
🌎 Helped the #Culture2030Goal Campaign launch our culture goal first draft
📣 Highlighted how #libraries uphold #CulturalRights
💖 Advocated for #libraries with our local members and volunteers
Read on tr.ee/gnhZTt
🌎 Helped the #Culture2030Goal Campaign launch our culture goal first draft
📣 Highlighted how #libraries uphold #CulturalRights
💖 Advocated for #libraries with our local members and volunteers
Read on tr.ee/gnhZTt
IFLA at UNESCO MONDIACULT 2025: Highlights and ideas for action
IFLA attended the World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2025 to bring the voice of libraries to the table. Hosted by the Government of...
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October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
#IFLA was busy at @unesco.org #MONDIACULT2025. We:
🌎 Helped the #Culture2030Goal Campaign launch our culture goal first draft
📣 Highlighted how #libraries uphold #CulturalRights
💖 Advocated for #libraries with our local members and volunteers
Read on tr.ee/gnhZTt
🌎 Helped the #Culture2030Goal Campaign launch our culture goal first draft
📣 Highlighted how #libraries uphold #CulturalRights
💖 Advocated for #libraries with our local members and volunteers
Read on tr.ee/gnhZTt
IFLA SG Sharon Memis, at #MONDIACULT2025:
“Let us not overlook the power of the most democratic of cultural institutions—#libraries. They are where cultural rights come to life.”
Thank you @unesco.org for making spaces for #IFLA and for championing culture, knowledge, & equitable access for all.
“Let us not overlook the power of the most democratic of cultural institutions—#libraries. They are where cultural rights come to life.”
Thank you @unesco.org for making spaces for #IFLA and for championing culture, knowledge, & equitable access for all.
October 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
IFLA SG Sharon Memis, at #MONDIACULT2025:
“Let us not overlook the power of the most democratic of cultural institutions—#libraries. They are where cultural rights come to life.”
Thank you @unesco.org for making spaces for #IFLA and for championing culture, knowledge, & equitable access for all.
“Let us not overlook the power of the most democratic of cultural institutions—#libraries. They are where cultural rights come to life.”
Thank you @unesco.org for making spaces for #IFLA and for championing culture, knowledge, & equitable access for all.
Ten years ago, governments underlined the importance of #accesstoinformation in achieving the 2030 Agenda
Our new report looks at how #knowledge and #information are featuring in implementation, as reported on in 38 Voluntary National Reviews
Find out more: https://tr.ee/XLPNlC
Our new report looks at how #knowledge and #information are featuring in implementation, as reported on in 38 Voluntary National Reviews
Find out more: https://tr.ee/XLPNlC
October 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ten years ago, governments underlined the importance of #accesstoinformation in achieving the 2030 Agenda
Our new report looks at how #knowledge and #information are featuring in implementation, as reported on in 38 Voluntary National Reviews
Find out more: https://tr.ee/XLPNlC
Our new report looks at how #knowledge and #information are featuring in implementation, as reported on in 38 Voluntary National Reviews
Find out more: https://tr.ee/XLPNlC
🎉 Happy Birthday, #IFLA!
Today, we celebrate not just #libraries, but the vibrant cultures they protect, share, and inspire worldwide.
Check out our latest newsletter, themed “Celebrating Cultures”
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Today, we celebrate not just #libraries, but the vibrant cultures they protect, share, and inspire worldwide.
Check out our latest newsletter, themed “Celebrating Cultures”
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September 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🎉 Happy Birthday, #IFLA!
Today, we celebrate not just #libraries, but the vibrant cultures they protect, share, and inspire worldwide.
Check out our latest newsletter, themed “Celebrating Cultures”
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Today, we celebrate not just #libraries, but the vibrant cultures they protect, share, and inspire worldwide.
Check out our latest newsletter, themed “Celebrating Cultures”
🔗 mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n...
Will you be joining #IFLA at #MONDIACULT2025 to highlight how #libraries drive peace 🕊️, climate action 🌿, connection 🤝, and cultural rights ❤️?
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IFLA at UNESCO MONDIACULT 2025
World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development - MONDIACULT 2025 is the world’s biggest cultural policy conference. Hosted by the Government of Spain in Barce...
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September 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Will you be joining #IFLA at #MONDIACULT2025 to highlight how #libraries drive peace 🕊️, climate action 🌿, connection 🤝, and cultural rights ❤️?
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@wikimediafoundation.org signed the Statement on the Four Digital Rights of Memory Institutions!
The organisation behind projects, like #Wikipedia, knows better than that preserving & sharing knowledge depends on strong digital rights.
#ProtectOurFutureMemory
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The organisation behind projects, like #Wikipedia, knows better than that preserving & sharing knowledge depends on strong digital rights.
#ProtectOurFutureMemory
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Wikimedia Signs Statement Supporting Digital Rights of Memory Institutions - Internet Archive Europe
The global Our Future Memory campaign to secure digital rights for libraries, archives, and other memory institutions has gained another powerful ally. Wikimedia, one of the world’s leading champions ...
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September 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
@wikimediafoundation.org signed the Statement on the Four Digital Rights of Memory Institutions!
The organisation behind projects, like #Wikipedia, knows better than that preserving & sharing knowledge depends on strong digital rights.
#ProtectOurFutureMemory
www.internetarchive.eu/2025/09/26/w...
The organisation behind projects, like #Wikipedia, knows better than that preserving & sharing knowledge depends on strong digital rights.
#ProtectOurFutureMemory
www.internetarchive.eu/2025/09/26/w...
Stay in the loop with #IFLA — now on #Substack!
Subscribe to get updates, insights, and more, online anytime, anywhere! tr.ee/8arcKC
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September 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Stay in the loop with #IFLA — now on #Substack!
Subscribe to get updates, insights, and more, online anytime, anywhere! tr.ee/8arcKC
Subscribe to get updates, insights, and more, online anytime, anywhere! tr.ee/8arcKC
Our Graphic Designer is out at her local #library today...
This image was supposed to look inspiring. Luckily, #IFLA members are the real heroes of the library field 💪 join them by becoming a member! bit.ly/45K2Pxn
P.S.: We also have a membership deal ongoing! 😉
This image was supposed to look inspiring. Luckily, #IFLA members are the real heroes of the library field 💪 join them by becoming a member! bit.ly/45K2Pxn
P.S.: We also have a membership deal ongoing! 😉
September 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Our Graphic Designer is out at her local #library today...
This image was supposed to look inspiring. Luckily, #IFLA members are the real heroes of the library field 💪 join them by becoming a member! bit.ly/45K2Pxn
P.S.: We also have a membership deal ongoing! 😉
This image was supposed to look inspiring. Luckily, #IFLA members are the real heroes of the library field 💪 join them by becoming a member! bit.ly/45K2Pxn
P.S.: We also have a membership deal ongoing! 😉
Qatar National Library, home of the IFLA’s Regional Office for the #MENA, hosted a workshop celebrating Qatar's contribution to the #IFLA Library Map of the World with discussions centred on measuring and demonstrating the impact of #library services.
See how it went tr.ee/RUQAUf
See how it went tr.ee/RUQAUf
September 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Qatar National Library, home of the IFLA’s Regional Office for the #MENA, hosted a workshop celebrating Qatar's contribution to the #IFLA Library Map of the World with discussions centred on measuring and demonstrating the impact of #library services.
See how it went tr.ee/RUQAUf
See how it went tr.ee/RUQAUf
Network usage fees don't just threaten freedom of #AccessToInformation but could impose new costs on digital libraries and repositories
Our new statement, building on our previous position on #NetNeutrality, calls for governments to reject calls for this tax on sharing
Read more here: tr.ee/vUuuoO
Our new statement, building on our previous position on #NetNeutrality, calls for governments to reject calls for this tax on sharing
Read more here: tr.ee/vUuuoO
September 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Network usage fees don't just threaten freedom of #AccessToInformation but could impose new costs on digital libraries and repositories
Our new statement, building on our previous position on #NetNeutrality, calls for governments to reject calls for this tax on sharing
Read more here: tr.ee/vUuuoO
Our new statement, building on our previous position on #NetNeutrality, calls for governments to reject calls for this tax on sharing
Read more here: tr.ee/vUuuoO
📚 Thinking of joining #IFLA?
Now’s the time! Sign up between September and December to unlock amazing benefits and take advantage of our end-of-year membership offer
Join today and keep making a difference!
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Now’s the time! Sign up between September and December to unlock amazing benefits and take advantage of our end-of-year membership offer
Join today and keep making a difference!
bit.ly/45K2Pxn
September 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
📚 Thinking of joining #IFLA?
Now’s the time! Sign up between September and December to unlock amazing benefits and take advantage of our end-of-year membership offer
Join today and keep making a difference!
bit.ly/45K2Pxn
Now’s the time! Sign up between September and December to unlock amazing benefits and take advantage of our end-of-year membership offer
Join today and keep making a difference!
bit.ly/45K2Pxn