IASL 2015 conference first call for papers

The Welten Institute of the Open University Netherlands and Meles Meles School Library Service host the  44th Annual International Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship incorporating the 19th International Forum on Research in School Librarianship:  The school library rocks — living it, learning it, loving it!  Subthemes ·         The school library as a […]

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Canadian Book Week 2015

TD Canadian Children’s Book Week is the single most important national event celebrating Canadian children’s books and the importance of reading. Over 28,000 children, teens and adults participate in activities held in every province and territory across the country. Hundreds of schools, public libraries, bookstores and community centres host events as part of this major literary […]

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Global connections webinar

We are proud to present the fourth session of the 2014 webinar series “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations.” http://www.ifla.org/node/6141. The theme for this installment of our series is “Information as a Human Right”. For the third consecutive year, IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group are […]

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Global Connection webinar

We are proud to present the fourth session of the 2014 webinar series “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations.” http://www.ifla.org/node/6141. The theme for this installment of our series is “Information as a Human Right”. For the third consecutive year, IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group are […]

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Library 2.014 Worldwide Virtual Conference

Join us on October 9 at 1:00 p.m. EST for the following online event part of the Library 2.014 Worldwide Virtual Conference: Libraries as a Safe Heaven in Times of Conflict Moderator: Loida Garcia-Febo, Chair ALA International Relations Committee, President of Information New Wave Co-Presenters: Dr. Roberto Delgadillo, Humanities, Social Sciences and Government Information Services Resources […]

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European school report

The NMC, in collaboration with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture (DG EAC), the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (JRC-IPTS), Inholland University, Qin AS, and Cellcove Ltd., released the NMC Horizon Report Europe > 2014 Schools Edition. This is the first edition of the NMC Horizon Report that explores technology uptake in primary and secondary […]

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October is International School Library Month

October 1 marks the beginning of International School Library Month (ISLM), a month to celebrate and draw attention to school libraries.  First started as International School Library Day in 1999 by Past President Blanche Woolls, it was changed to International School Library Month in 2008 to give more flexibility to schools around the world to […]

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