Ulrike Krass Deputy Director Public Library Freiburg GERMANY My name is Ulrike Krass, I have been working in public libraries in Germany for many years, now as deputy director in Freiburg, a city near the black forest and close to the border to France and Switzerland. After concentrating on marketing, I am now focusing on […]
Read moreAdriana Cybelle Ferrari President Brazilian Federation of Librarians’ Associations BRAZIL I am a candidate for re-election (having served on the Standing Committee 2015-2019) and I would like to say that interaction at this moment with the Committee has been extremely enriching. I really wish to continue collaborating and learning, especially, to work with the revision […]
Read moreJane Cowell Chief Executive Officer Yarra Plenty Regional Library AUSTRALIA I can bring a broad career experience to the Standing Committee that encompasses 20 years working in Public Libraries, including over 10 years as a Public Library Manager, significant strategic planning skills honed through four years as a national Library Consultant working with Public Libraries, […]
Read moreVoting for members of the IFLA Public Libraries Standing Committee for the 2019-2023 term is now open. All financial members of the Public Libraries Section are eligible to vote and the ballot papers have been posted out by IFLA Headquarters. Voting closes on 29 March 2019. We are excited to announce that 18 people have […]
Read moreMyself and Anette Mjöberg, both in Public Libraries Section, are members of the jury of the Swedish national prize for librarian of the year, called Bengt Hjelmqvist Prize. The prize winner is rewarded for outstanding efforts in the public libraries area. This year Heidi Carlsson Asplund was awarded the prize. She has for many years been […]
Read moreAt the Public Libraries Standing Committee sessions in Kuala Lumpur we were delighted to welcome Saleh Zamani from Iran. Saleh is a colleague of our corresponding member Fatemeh Pazooki and as she was unable to come Saleh attended so he could report back to Fatemeh when he returned home.. We have just received this report […]
Read moreIFLA WLIC 2018 Kuala Lumpur Synopsis prepared by Corinne Hill, Public Libraries Section member. Sponsored by Metropolitan Libraries and the Public Libraries Section, this program had the unenviable scheduling position next to IFLA’s Global Vision session. Nevertheless, Sanctuaries still drew a respectable crowd. The session opened quite strongly with Derr Leonee Ariel’s “Public Libraries are […]
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