New MLAS Facebook page
19 January 2024First meeting of 2024 for the Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) of IFLA
9 January 2024IFLA MLAS Advocacy Impact Evaluation Project
19 April 2023The IFLA MLAS Advocacy Impact Evaluation Project is a two-year project started in November 2021. The final project result, the Review of Advocacy Impact Evaluation Practices in the Library Field, is scheduled to be published in August 2023. The aim of the project is to strengthen the advocacy impact evaluation practice in the library field by providing a set of guidance and recommendations about how to measure and evaluate the library advocacy impact.
IFLA MLAS + Regions: Supporting Strong Library Associations
16 March 2023Over the last years the IFLA Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) has followed a strategy to engage closely with the regions of the world: Asia/Oceania, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and North America.
IFLA MLAS Launches webinar series on SDGs and Library Associations
12 December 2022The webinar series "Sustainable Development Goals and Library Associations" follows the IFLA Strategic Direction 1.1 Show the power of libraries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. A working group from MLAS in collaboration with IFLA New Professionals SIG and IFLA Regional Divisions will coordinate webinars about various top topics resulting from a survey MLAS carried out during 2020-2021. The webinar format includes interactive opportunities to engage attendees in conversations in languages spoken in the regions. Stay tuned for more information,
Save the Date! Next dates for Empowering Library Leaders and Diversity Worldwide webinars
20 April 2022Save the Date! Next dates for IFLA MLAS & NPSIG "Empowering Library Leaders and Diversity Worldwide" webinars. MENA: May 25 // Sub-Saharan Africa: May 26 // Latin America & Caribbean: 15 June // Asia and Oceania: June 21
IFLA’s Management of Library Associations Section Launches Webinar Series on Diversity and Leadership
4 March 2022IFLA’s Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) in collaboration with the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) is proud to announce a new webinar series to empower new library leaders worldwide and foster diversity within the profession.
Open Session: Big dreams, real impact: creating a practical approach to the SDGs
15 January 2020The World Library and Information Congress in Dublin this August 2020 will be spectacular! The MLAS open session is titled "Big dreams, real impact: creating a practical approach to the SDGs." We have great expectations of generating many conversations and collaborations. We are looking forward to seeing you all in Dublin!
Open Session: Library Associations in Cross-Border Actions,
18 February 2019World Library and Information Congress in Athens August 2019 awaits! MLAS open session proposal is titled Library Associations in cross border actions. We hope this theme will inspire many discussions and future collaborations. Looking forward to meeting you in Athens!
Presentations from the Satellite Meeting
3 September 2018Advocacy in Action! Success for library advocacy worldwide was organized by Management of Library Associations Section in the National Library of Malaysia 23rd August 2018. Presentations from this session are now available.
Call for papers: "Win-Win: building strong education and training"
15 January 2018The objective of this session is to showcase innovation and best practice and to inspire library associations around the world.