Members of IFLA’s Public Libraries Section are packing their bags in readiness for the upcoming Mid-Term meeting in Barcelona. As part of the Mid-Term the Barcelona Provincial Council in collaboration with the Consortium of Libraries of Barcelona and IFLA’s Public Libraries and Buidldings and Equipment Sections have developed a one day symposium New uses of the Public Library .

This will provide a space for reflection and debate on the new uses of the public Library , and how these changes affect service users and professionals and spaces without losing sight the importance of the value of libraries to the public.