2016

World Library and Information Congress: 82nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly
August 13-19, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Theme: Literacy Matters! Strategies, Awards and Campaigns for Supporting Development Through Literacy & Reading

2015

World Library and Information Congress: 81st IFLA General Conference and Assembly
August 17-23, Cape Town, South Africa
Theme: Literacy Matters! The Importance of Literacy & Reading in the Creation of Strong Societies

2014

World Library and Information Congress: 80th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
16-22 August 2014, Lyon, France
Theme: Literacy, community and responsibility

2013

World Library and Information Congress: 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
Singapore, August 17-23, 2013
Theme: Intergenerational Literacies: texto – techno
(with the Information Literacy Section)

2012

World Library and Information Congress: 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
Helsinki, Finland, 11-17 August 2012
Theme: Libraries for Literacy: Linking generations, Empowering communities

2011

World Library and Information Congress: 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
13-18 August, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Theme: Beyond the United Nations Decade of Literacy: What Libraries Can Do

This program showcased innovative and effective library-based literacy programs from diverse parts of the world and attracted a wide range of papers.

2010

World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
10-15 August, Gothenburg, Sweden
Theme: Libraries promoting reading in a multicultural, multilingual society

2009

World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy

  • Pre-conference in Rome – in co-operation with the Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section
    Raising a Nation of Readers: Libraries as Partners in National Reading Projects and Programmes

2008

World Library and Information Congress, August 2008, Québec, Canada
Theme:  The Global Literacy and Reading Fair: sharing good library practices in support of the United Nations Literacy Decade

1994-2007

Papers from conferences dating back to 1994 are available here.