Libraries, Development and the UN2030 Agenda

Info source: IFLA website

IFLA’s consistent position is that access to information is essential in achieving the SDGs, and that libraries are not only key partners for governments but are already contributing to progress towards the achievement of the 17 Goals.

For this reason, IFLA launched the International Advocacy Programme (IAP) in 2016, a new capacity-building programme designed to promote and support the role libraries can play in the planning and implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.

The objectives of the IAP are to:

Raise the level of awareness on the SDGs of library workers at community, national and regional levels, and to promote the important role libraries can play in development by contributing to the UN 2030 Agenda and the SDGs;

Increase the participation of library associations and public library representatives in advocacy work at national and regional levels to secure sustainable public access to information through library services and programmes.

ASLP Forum on #Library Advocacy : Championing Change Beyond Slogans

Association of Special Libaries of the Philippines forum

Theme: #LibraryAdvocacy : Championing Change Beyond Slogans

Venue: Ortigas Foundation Inc., corner Ortigas and Meralco Avenues, Ortigas Center, Pasig City

Date: November 11, 2016 Friday 1:00 - 5:00pm

Please register online at https://goo.gl/forms/p3UDaFFyMesdfaEn1
on or before November 4, 2016 Friday 5:00pm.

Libraries Transform

A similar campaign/advocacy should be initiated in our country to increase public awareness (read: policy makers, politicians, government officials, etc.) about the value, impact and services provided by libraries and librarians!

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Forum on Library Advocacy: Making a Difference

The Cavite Librarians Association, Inc. in coordination with Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo will hold a one-day “Forum on Library Advocacy: Making A Difference” and General Assembly to be held at Luis Aguado Viewing Room of Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo, De La Salle University, Dasmariñas, Cavite on December 6, 2006.

The forum will concentrate on the librarian’s role in educating our communities about why libraries are essential in an information society. It also aims to develop the skills necessary to promote the services of the library within the school complex, the community, and beyond. The topics include: The Role of Libraries in the 21st Century (Mila Ramos, Chief Librarian, IRRI Library); Library Marketing: Promoting Library Programs and Services (Jane L. Bebeng, Chief Librarian, Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Calamba Library); and Libraries Go Live: Libraries and ICT (Sonia Gementiza, Library Director, De La Salle University-Dasmariñas).

The registration fee is PhP 300.00 for members and PhP 500.00 for non-members to include snacks, meals, handouts and certificate of participation. For particulars/reservations please contact the following: Ms. Charity R. Mahusay, (046) 431-0861 local 740 / 0917-7916430; Ms. Connie P. Villanueva, 0926-2078087; Ms. Minette R. Vinzon, 09175519465; Ms. Flor T. Custodio, (046) 431-2643; Mrs. Ludivina A. Cambay, (046) 416-4531 / 0918-6941823; Mrs. Esmeralda R. Vinzon, 09185631822 / 09273395725; Eugene Kamatigue, (046) 471-2624 / 09194632360 and Mr. Marcial R. Batiancila, (046) 431-0861 / 0927-3809778 or send an e-mail to cavitelibrarians(at)yahoo(dot)com. (MRBatiancila)

Note: CLASS is the provincial organization representing Cavite librarians in PLAI-Southern Tagalog Region Librarians Council