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[IFLA @IFLA]

IFLA has been informed of the decision to withdraw the invitation to hold the 2024 World Library and Information Congress in Dubai.

Read more: https://t.co/8GczIxZNwk

[Public Libraries Finland @PubLibFin]

Wow! Soon you can borrow an electric car from Turku City Library! ⚡🚗

That’s a pretty awesome trial, well done @Turkukaupunki!

https://t.co/iLNb6E4ind

#TurunKaupunginkirjasto #PublicLibraries #ElectricCars

[EBLIDA @eblida]

Sign the #Declaration of #Democracy:
✏️https://t.co/npDwewtYSR
We support #libraries that strive for an #equitable, #sustainable #democratic #society!

[liz McGettigan @lizmcgettigan]

Over 70 cultural venues, museums and libraries across England supported with £60 million boost! #libraries #libraryfunding #libraryimprovement https://t.co/SWYptyGi9r

[IFLA Science and Technology Libraries @IFLASTL]

Join the @ifla SciTech section for our this upcoming webinar on 31 March 2023 with speaker Alan Ang from @Wikimedia. 🗓

For more info & to register visit --> https://t.co/gAvewPm7jd

#WeAreIFLA #IFLA #IFLASCITECH

[IFLA World Library and Information Congress @iflawlic]

Call for posters closing soon!

Are you involved in an exciting project, new service, or innovative technology? Would you like to share, discuss, and network with others about your work at #WLIC2023?

Be sure to submit your application by 1 April 2023: https://t.co/4vGITnGgsh

[EBLIDA @eblida]

Why is #digital #publishing still fumbling in a society where digital companies are touted as stars of the stock market??
👉Recommendations to all actors of the book chain in #EBLIDA's new publication: https://t.co/G7F5M5QMv4

[Kirjastokaista @kirjastokaista]

Welcome to watch livestreams from #Nordic Libraries Annual, 2.-3.11.2022. The theme for NLA 2022 is #literacy, #libraries and the civil society. Library Channel’s livestreams are free for everyone to watch.
👉 https://t.co/s3PdWMSKFB
NOTE! UTC +02:00 time zone.
#kirjastot

[IFLA MLAS @IFLA_MLAS]

🌎"Empowering Library Leaders and Diversity Worldwide – The European Experience" by
@IFLA_MLAS & @npsig
👉April 7. Speakers from different library associations in Europe. @IFLA @CILIPinfo @LIBEReurope @bib_info & more.
Register: https://t.co/C7xV1JjMlO

[ulrike lang @ulrike_lang]

Recording is available of the #webinar #wellness for #librarians of @IFLACPDWL. I had the honour to present the health management @StabiHH https://t.co/QB2yHNKiE4

[liz McGettigan @lizmcgettigan]

STATE OF AMERICA'S LIBRARIES REPORT 2022
In 2021, libraries stepped up to meet the needs of their communities as they responded to the impacts of a 2nd year of global pandemic.#libraries #AmericanLibraries @ALALibrary @ALA_PLA @IFLA_PLS @EBLIDA https://t.co/xKFcsioI9P

[Mylee Joseph @myleejoseph]

March 2022 issue of IFLA Journal - Libraries and COVID-19: Opportunities for innovation https://t.co/Gt5S79bGax

[NY Public Library @nypl]

No more fines! NYPL's fine elimination has been a success, bringing back patrons into the branches. "We are not in the fine-collection business. We're in the encouraging-to-read-and-learn business." - NYPL President Tony Marx https://t.co/DdyiDPJE9y

[EveryLibrary @EveryLibrary]

Partnerships between libraries and community social services expand access to resources https://t.co/Yjdg0EnzyG

[Library Journal @LibraryJournal]

Equitable digital access--to library #ebooks and #broadband alike-- was an important topic at the @ALA_PLA conference in Portland, OR. https://t.co/5wrvmk4anR

[Jan Holmquist @janholmquist]

Sustainable libraries: Thank you CIL: Slides are up! Including links. Thank you to all who attended for your participation and great questions. @marydeeo @kimberlysilk https://t.co/G4eaFTADcg #CILDC #ComputersinLibraries #libraryinnovation #Sustainability #libraries #SDGs

[IFLA World Library and Information Congress @iflawlic]

Do you want to share your work and findings with an international audience at #WLIC2022?

Calls for papers for open sessions and satellite meetings are now open! Find out more: https://t.co/lw5p2iRlAh

[Jane Cowell AALIA (DCP) Public Library @janecowell8]

Save the dates for @IFLA_PLS mid-term online seminar -#Libraries: Places That Care for People May 4, 5 and 6 2022 – IFLA https://t.co/1YNbL2iiiD

[ABC News @ABC]

Books focusing on LGBTQ and racial issues that critics say are inappropriate for students are being banned across the country. Now, some librarians are joining together to protest those bans. https://t.co/Ko0E9uSexV