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Librarian Flashmob in Rotterdam

Rotterdam Public Libraries and IFLA New Professionals in accordance with Rotterdam Central Station organise The Librarian Flashmob - Reading Children’s Books Together.

IFLA NPSIG: IFLAcamp #9 in Rotterdam

IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group announces the ninth edition of IFLAcamp! This event is organised together with the Goethe-Institut Niederlande in Rotterdam on 18 - 19 August, 2023. Join us for this exciting event focused on the theme of "The European Year of Skills" established by the European Commission in 2023.

Getting started with an IFLA SIG

Magdalena Gomułka, Convenor of IFLA's New Professionals Special Interest Group, encourages those beginning their IFLA journey to look to a SIG of interest as a starting point. Read more about the value of getting involved in one of the 12 IFLA Special Interest Groups. 

NPSIG Music Contest 2021: sing a song and send it to us!

Librarians are great specialists, not only in cataloguing or indexing books. They are passionate about music as well! For this reason we encourage all of you to take part in the first music contest for librarians: "NPSIG Music Contest 2021"!

Call for papers: Music in the library world

What space do we provide – or prohibit – for music to exist inside our libraries?

WLIC 2019: Call for stories!

Have you ever heard of a love story in a library? Among users? Among professionals? Please tell us your story, short or long!

NPSIG activities at IFLA Conference in Athens!

The New Professionals Special Interest Group is in Athens, Greece, from August 21st to August 29th, 2019. And there will be many opportunities to meet!

Call for papers: Library Love Stories

Would you fall in love in a library? Can a place of culture, knowledge and information be a place of passion?

Call for papers "Librarian fashion: what does the way we dress say about us?"

Have you ever made a quick judgement about someone because of what they’re wearing? Sure, we have all done it. Does this mean that the way we dress at work influences how we are perceived and categorized in society?

Join the NPSIG at 2016 World Library and Information Congress in Columbus, Ohio!

The New Professionals Special Interest Group is in Columbus, Ohio, from August 11th to August 19th, 2016. And there will be many opportunities to meet!

Survey of Library and Information Science New Professionals and Students

The IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) and the IFLA Education and Training Section (SET) invites you to participate in the Survey of Library and Information Science New Professionals and Students.

Nuevo Blog Post: “Prueba otra vez. Fracasa otra vez. Fracasa mejor.”

Este es un nuevo Blog Post Andrés Reinoso, con la colaboración de Nancy Monzón en la traducción al inglés. Ambos son voluntarios de NPSIG.

New Guest Blog Post: "Try again. Fail again. Fail better."

This is a Guest Blog Post by Andrés Reinoso, in collaboration withNancy Monzón for the English translation. Andrés and Nancy are both NPSIG volunteers.

Nuevo Blog Post: "Nuevos Profesionales Presidentes de Asociaciones de Bibliotecas: Noticias de América Latina y el Caribe"

Este es un Blog Post por Loida Garcia-Febo, Miembro de la Junta de Gobierno de la IFLA, Chair del Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP), Co-Fundadora del Grupo de Interés Nuevos Profesionales de la IFLA.

New Blog Post: "New Professionals Presidents of Library Associations: News from Latin America and the Caribbean"

This is a blog post by Loida Garcia-Febo, IFLA Governing Board Member, Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP) Chair, New Professionals Special Interest Group Co-Founder.

Free IFLA/ALA Webinar: “Big Data: new roles and opportunities for new librarians”: Recording and presentations now available!

New Blog Post: "An IFLA mindmap"

This is a post by Antoine Torrens, IFLA NPSIG Information Coordinator.

New Blog Post: "When a door closes, a window opens"

Interview with Courtney Young, American Library Association Immediate Past President, the youngest President the ALA had in the last 80+ years.

Come together! Or what is an IFLA Special Interest Group about

This is a blog post by Katia Shklyar, NPSIG Information Co-Coordinator.

Free IFLA/ALA Webinar "Library Services to Immigrants and Refugees"

IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section (CPDWL) and the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) have partnered with the American Library Association (ALA) to present a one-hour webinar about library services to immigrants and refugees including models and best practices from different regions of the world.