Lo Claesson from Sweden is also standing for a second term on the PLS Standing Committee. If you watched the streaming of STEAM into Sydney you would have heard several of our nominees speak including Lo. Name: Lo Claesson Institution: Vaggeryd Public Library Country: Sweden I´m running for my second term as […]
Read moreThis morning we introduce you to Pirkko Lindberg from Finland. Pirkko has just completed her first term on the Standing Committee and is seeking re-election for a second term. Name: Pirkko Lindberg Institution: Tampere City Library Country: Finland What experience will you bring to the role of Standing Committee Member? […]
Read moreOur fourth nominee Qiang Xu is from China. Here he shares his story. Name: Qiang Xu Institution: Shanghai Library & ISTIS(Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of Shanghai) Country: China What experience will you bring to the role of Standing Committee Member? My relevant expertise and interest is library management […]
Read moreLeikny Haga Indergaard has also nominated for the PLS Standing Committee for the term 2017-2021. Leikny is currently in her first term on the Standing Committee. Name: Leikny Haga Indergaard Institution: Bergen Public Library Country: Norway What experience will you bring to the role of Standing Committee Member? First of all I […]
Read moreContinuing our profiles of those standing for election to the Public Libraries Standing Committee we meet Susan Considine. All those who have nominated have been invited to share their story. Name:Sue Considine Institution: Fayetteville Free Library. Country: USA What experience will you bring to the role of Standing Committee Member? As an administrator […]
Read moreVoting for members of the IFLA Public Library Standing Committee is now open. If you’re an IFLA member and registered for the Public Libraries Sectionyou should have received your ballot paper. We invited those who have nominated to share some information about themselves and we’ll be posting it on the Blog over the next week. […]
Read moreCILIP’s PMLG Newsletter reports that the Annual Report to Parliament, reports that Libraries are still popular and there are a large number of visits each year. In 2015/16 alone there were 177 million book loans and 211 million visits to libraries in England – more than the total attendance at English Premier League football matches, cinema admissions […]
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