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METLIB 2016 – Pearls in the desert: unleashing potential (French Version)

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Du 23 au 28 avril 2016, se déroulait à Doha au Qatar, la rencontre annuelle de la section des bibliothèques métropolitaines de l’IFLA. Les participants provenant de nombreux pays ont été chaleureusement accueillis par Dr Claudia Lux et l’équipe de la Bibliothèque nationale du Qatar.

 

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Dix-sept communications liées aux sous-thèmes suivants nous ont été adressées :

  • Innovation in Library Services;
  • Community Learning;
  • Developing the Future through Children and Teen Services;
  • Partnerships;
  • Staff Development.

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 Vous avez accès à l’ensemble des présentations à :

 

Suivant la tradition, le comité organisateur avait également préparé un programme culturel de grande qualité. Les participants furent unanimes à dire que l’organisation de ce METLIB 2016 dépassait toutes les attentes. Un photographe a eu le mandat de saisir les meilleurs moments, ceux-ci étant maintenant disponibles sur Flickr.

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Il faut maintenant mettre à votre agenda le METLIB 2017 qui se déroulera à Montréal, du 30 avril au 5 mai.

 

METLIB 2016 – Pearls in the desert: unleashing potential

IFLA_Suzanne-Payette

 

 

 

 

 

The annual meeting of the Metropolitan Libraries of IFLA took place from April 23rd to 28th 2016 in Doha, Qatar. The participants from many different countries were warmly welcomed by Dr. Claudia Lux and the Qatar National Library team.


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Seventeen talks on the following subthemes were presented:

  • Innovation in Library Services;
  • Community Learning;
  • Developing the Future through Children and Teen Services;
  • Partnerships;
  • Staff Development.

 All the presentations can be viewed here

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As customary, the organizing committee had also prepared a cultural program of great quality. Participants unanimously declared that the organization of this METLIB 2016 surpassed all expectations. A photographer was hired to snap the best moments, which can now be viewed on Flickr:

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Circle April 30th to May 5th 2017 on your calendar for METLIB 2017 which will take place in Montreal.

Libraries Supporting Family Learning

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The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) has released a new Leadership Brief,  Libraries Supporting Family Learning which builds on the partnership between ULC and the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) to increase awareness of the role that libraries play in creating opportunities for families to learn together.

Libraries stand out as the leading community entity providing diverse opportunities for mothers and children and the whole family unit, in all of its iterations, to learn and thrive together. Libraries Supporting Family Learning demonstrates how public libraries are trusted community hubs with unique education assets that contribute to families that are stronger educationally and economically.

Included in the Brief are examples from leading libraries. These examples show only a few ways that libraries are playing a central role as education leaders and partners by engaging children and parents in learning together.

 

 

Two Weeks to Go!

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There are just two weeks left to apply for the EIFL Public Library Innovation Award for Public libraries improving lives.
• The deadline is May 15th 2016
• The prize is US$1,500 and wide publicity through EIFL’s international networks
• Applications are accepted in English, Russian, French and Spanish – and
• The call is broad, ranging across many important development issues included in the U N2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016-2021

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CILIP has reported that after considerable preliminary cross-sector consultation, the Libraries Taskforce has published an open consultation draft document  Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016-2021. The Ambition document sets out a vision of the value and impact of public libraries. Once finalised, Ambition will directly feed into the creation of an action plan showing how local and national government and the library profession will work together with local communities and other partners to make this shared ambition a reality.

Some very strong infographics highlight the ways in which public libraries support user needs.

In their vision for the 21st century, the report sees the purpose of the public library network as contributing to the delivery of 7 areas:
•reading and literacy
•digital literacy
•health and wellbeing
•economic growth
•culture and creativity
•communities
•learning

Feedback on the document is welcomed.

Library as the 3rd Place

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After home and work what do you consider the 3rd place?

On April 23rd, World Book, Radio-Canada, will present a documentary done by Martine Forand about Public Library. The title is Le troisieme lieu, la Bibliothèque publique :  Public Library, the third place.

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This documentary presents the role of public libraries, as an inclusive place helping new comers, students, families etc. Images include many libraries across Canada and Finland.

It will view on ici radio-Canada at 22 p.m.
Good viewing!

End of Canadian Library Association, born of new Federation of Library Association in Canada

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Last January 2016, during a Special General meeting of members held in Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Library Association (CLA) members were asked to vote on the dissolution of CLA. Members voted in favour of dissolution, which was recommended alongside the vision to replace CLA with a national federation of library associations.

For many years, the Association had been facing significant financial issues. Executive Council worked with library association representatives across Canada to develop a proposal for a new national association: a federation of the many regional and sector-specific library associations in Canada.

In June 2016, the Canadian Library Association will hold her last national conference and pass on the role as serving as a national voice for Canada’s many library communities to the newly forming: Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA/FCAB). This organisation will be bilingual and will welcome as members any library association currently operating in Canada.

The vision for the Federation is that it will serve as the national voice of Canada’s library communities, specifically working to:

● Advance library excellence in Canada ;
● Champion library values and the value of libraries ;
● Influence national and international public policy impacting libraries and their
communities.
Click here to  learn more about this future Canadian Structure