From September 26 to 30, 2022 took place  the 29th CBBD (Brazilian Congress of Librarianship and Documentation), promoted by FEBAB (Brazilian Federation of Associations of Librarians, Information Scientists and Institutions) The online event brought the theme Libraries for a better world: a decade of action.

It had an audience of approximately 1,200 participants, more than 90 guest speakers and almost 100 hours of content.

The official language of the Congress was Brazilian Portuguese and it was translated into Brazilian Sign-Visual Language (LIBRAS) and also into English and Spanish.

Although the CBBD was online, it was very similar to going to a face-to-face conference, the participant could visit different auditoriums, go to the deliberation rooms or participate in the research presentation hall.

The Congress program included: lectures, conferences, round tables, mentorships, workshops.

Parallel events were also held: Public Libraries Forum; Art Libraries Forum; University Libraries Forum; Prison Libraries Forum; A Seminar on Ethnic-Racial Relations; Cataloging Forum; National Seminar on Legal Documentation and Information; Discussion Forum on Competence in Information; Roundtable and debate of Contemporary Perspectives on Copyright.

I, Claudiane, coordinated the talk with current IFLA Governing Board Member, Jonathan Hernández, and we talked about “IFLA and the Promotion of Young Leadership”. I was also able to expose some of the activities and initiatives of the CPDWL Section, such as the coaching sessions, the knowledge cafe, etc. And showed some good experiences about what it is and how to participate in a section of IFLA and also in Brazilian Associations.

In addition to the aforementioned, the highlights of the Congress were: a) Presentation of the Preliminary Results of the Census of Brazilian Librarianship; b) Presentation of the Accessible Libraries Network; c) Libraries BR Platform: mapping of Brazilian libraries. These three will be the subject of a new post where I will give details of each of these projects underway in Brazil.