The IFLA School Library Section has been busy – here are a few updates from our Chair, Luisa Marquardt –

• A successful joint seminar as an Associated event of the IFLA Information Futures Summit, cohosted by the Libraries for Children & Young Adults, School Libraries, Literacy & Reading, and Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Sections, was recently held in Brisbane: https://www.ifla.org/events/research-and-effective-practices-seminar-sustainable-reading-at-every-age-and-stage/
• October is ISLM – International School Library Month, a powerful and meaning school library advocacy initiative, established by the IASL and endorsed by this Section and many (school) library associations, organizations and institutions across the globe. Please, have a look at its webpage. https://iasl-online.org/ISLM.
• The IASL  – International Association of School Librarianship will be having its 52nd Annual Conference, starting this week and being held virtually. You are still on time to join: https://www.iasl2024.com/
• The Unesco Global Media and Information Literacy Week (Oct. 24-31) is starting today. The IFLA Sections School Libraries and Information Literacy are warmly inviting you to join the webinar on “The New Digital Frontiers of Information: Media and Information Literacy for Public Interest Information through Libraries”
  Final version of the Event Page: 2024 Global Media and Information Literacy Week Information Literacy & School Library Sections Joint Webinar #GlobalMILWeek – IFLA
  Webinar permanent URL: https://bit.ly/MIL2024Webinar
  Zoom registration link: Meeting Registration – Zoom
• IFLA has recently launched the new Trend Report 2024 https://www.ifla.org/news/trend-report-2024-report-launched/

More updates – coming soon!