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Public Library of the Year Award 2023
https://blogs.ifla.org/public-libraries/2023/09/11/public-library-of-the-year-award-2023/
Published: September 11, 2023 22:12
What a great IFLA/SYSTEMATIC Public Library of the Year Award it was this year in Rotterdam! What struck me most about the award ceremony was the diversity between the short listed libraries. The are very different and are all beautiful buildings that…
Libraries as Actors of Climate Empowerment: Satellite meeting prior to WLIC 2023
Published: August 9, 2023 08:00
For decades, it has been self-evident for library professionals that libraries act in sustainable ways, promote the circular and shared economy and nurture environmental goals. Some discussions have even raised questions about why there is a need for even…
Public libraries, an ideal place for cultural rights experimentation?
Published: July 10, 2023 12:23
In recent years, many study days and seminars on cultural rights have been organized in France. Though this concept is several decades old, it remains relevant to rethinking cultural policies and its popularity is also a sign that a shift towards greater…
IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Award 2022
Published: September 26, 2022 14:09
Sander van Kempen, IFLA Public Libraries Section and member of the 2022 judges panel for the award writes: “What a great public library of the year award it was this year! It was so great to have a live and in person award ceremony and I enjoyed it so…
Virtual Reality to develop new forms of storytelling and story creation in Ängelholm Public Libraries
Published: July 15, 2021 08:29
Virtual Reality to develop new forms of storytelling and story creation in Public Libraries In the autumn of 2019, Ängelholm Libraries, in the south of Sweden, thought about how we could develop the libraries’ work with reading promotion. One idea that…
The Best Pieces from Public Libraries Section Webinar
Published: June 29, 2021 17:16
Many of us, myself included, have a tough time coping with the corona crisis. Sometimes however, this crisis also presents us with possibilities and opportunities that we have not thought before. The midterm webinars is such an example. Between 12-15 April…
A Toast to Resilience: Bringing Patrons Back After the Pandemic
https://blogs.ifla.org/public-libraries/2021/06/14/pandemic/
Published: June 14, 2021 20:08
A year ago this month, we had just opened Curbside Concierge services, and we were celebrating what felt like a victory to us: circulated physical books for the first time since early March. The staff at the Chattanooga Public Library stepped up to the…
Announcing a new Speaker Reflecting Back and Thinking Forward – Seminar
Published: April 9, 2021 09:56
Join IFLA Public Libraries and Literacy Reading Sections for our Reflecting Back and Thinking Forward Mid-term Seminar from 12-14 April 2021. We look at how public libraries have responded to COVID and how the lessons learnt will impact the future. We…
Refletindo sobre o passado e pensando no futuro é o tema da Seminário Intermediário
Published: March 28, 2021 13:05
Refletindo sobre o passado e pensando no futuro é o tema da Seminário Intermediário 13 de abril de 2021 à s 14 horas (horário de BrasÃlia) – 7 p.m. horário de Amsterdam Pela primeira vez haverá um painel em português com o tema “Bibliotecas Públicas e…
Speakers announced for the Public Libraries Innovations in Covid Panel Reflecting Back and Thinking Forward – Webinar
Published: March 28, 2021 12:37
Join IFLA Public Libraries and Literacy Reading Sections for our Reflecting Back and Thinking Forward Mid-term Seminar from 12-14 April 2021. We look at how public libraries have responded to COVID and how the lessons learnt will impact the future. We…