ALA-International Relations

12/09/2025

-: "Libraries as Builders of Peace: Fostering Understanding through Access, Dialogue, and Knowledge", Dec. 10, 12:00pm ET.
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Libraries contribute to building a more peaceful world by fostering learning, understanding, and connection. As Peter Johan Lor has written, libraries are not only repositories of knowledge but active agents for peace and justice—places where access to information, dialogue, and inclusion help peo...

08/06/2024

The American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Accreditation has granted accreditation the University College London’s MA Library and Information Studies program. This is the first time ALA has granted accreditation to a program outside North America. https://shorturl.at/nxof7

05/17/2024

The ALA IRC United Nations SDGs Subcommittee presents, "Generative AI Supercharging the Mission of Libraries: Risks and Opportunities" webinar, Tuesday, May 21st, 2:00pm ET.

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The ALA UN IRC SDGs Subcommittee is presenting an online event in the days before AI for Good Global Summit, an event by the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the UN specialized agency for information and communication technology. This event was highlighted by IFLA as an opportunity...

09/21/2023

Recording is now available: https://tinyurl.com/m3f8j9wd

Learn more about the challenges and opportunities related to library services to indigenous populations in different parts of the world at this virtual event from ALA's UN Subcommittee and IFLA's Indigenous Matter Section. This webinar will be moderated by Loida Garcia-Febo, Past ALA President.

08/07/2023

2023 International Innovators: The winning entries for this year's ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects are the National Central Library in Taipei City, Taiwan, and South Korea's Seoul National University Library https://bit.ly/AL-Intl23 (via American Libraries)

Libraries from Taiwan and South Korea earned this year’s ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects.

04/25/2023

Join IRRT for the preconference "Global Libraries as Advocates for Information Policy Change" at ALA Annual Conference! Learn more: https://bit.ly/422bsPb

03/31/2023

It's time to register and SAVE! The best rates are available through March 31!

June 22-27 in Chicago, IL — ALA Annual Conference is the biggest library event of the year. Attend in person or online for top-quality education, inspiring speakers and author talks, and access to 600+ exhibitors.