Monthly Archives: May 2016

METLIB 2016 – Pearls in the desert: unleashing potential (French Version)

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Du 23 au 28 avril 2016, se déroulait à Doha au Qatar, la rencontre annuelle de la section des bibliothèques métropolitaines de l’IFLA. Les participants provenant de nombreux pays ont été chaleureusement accueillis par Dr Claudia Lux et l’équipe de la Bibliothèque nationale du Qatar.

 

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Dix-sept communications liées aux sous-thèmes suivants nous ont été adressées :

  • Innovation in Library Services;
  • Community Learning;
  • Developing the Future through Children and Teen Services;
  • Partnerships;
  • Staff Development.

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 Vous avez accès à l’ensemble des présentations à :

 

Suivant la tradition, le comité organisateur avait également préparé un programme culturel de grande qualité. Les participants furent unanimes à dire que l’organisation de ce METLIB 2016 dépassait toutes les attentes. Un photographe a eu le mandat de saisir les meilleurs moments, ceux-ci étant maintenant disponibles sur Flickr.

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Il faut maintenant mettre à votre agenda le METLIB 2017 qui se déroulera à Montréal, du 30 avril au 5 mai.

 

METLIB 2016 – Pearls in the desert: unleashing potential

IFLA_Suzanne-Payette

 

 

 

 

 

The annual meeting of the Metropolitan Libraries of IFLA took place from April 23rd to 28th 2016 in Doha, Qatar. The participants from many different countries were warmly welcomed by Dr. Claudia Lux and the Qatar National Library team.


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Seventeen talks on the following subthemes were presented:

  • Innovation in Library Services;
  • Community Learning;
  • Developing the Future through Children and Teen Services;
  • Partnerships;
  • Staff Development.

 All the presentations can be viewed here

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As customary, the organizing committee had also prepared a cultural program of great quality. Participants unanimously declared that the organization of this METLIB 2016 surpassed all expectations. A photographer was hired to snap the best moments, which can now be viewed on Flickr:

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Circle April 30th to May 5th 2017 on your calendar for METLIB 2017 which will take place in Montreal.

Libraries Supporting Family Learning

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The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) has released a new Leadership Brief,  Libraries Supporting Family Learning which builds on the partnership between ULC and the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) to increase awareness of the role that libraries play in creating opportunities for families to learn together.

Libraries stand out as the leading community entity providing diverse opportunities for mothers and children and the whole family unit, in all of its iterations, to learn and thrive together. Libraries Supporting Family Learning demonstrates how public libraries are trusted community hubs with unique education assets that contribute to families that are stronger educationally and economically.

Included in the Brief are examples from leading libraries. These examples show only a few ways that libraries are playing a central role as education leaders and partners by engaging children and parents in learning together.