The IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries (ENSULIB) Section has published the IFLA Guidelines for Green Libraries. These guidelines provide a comprehensive framework for developing, managing, and evaluating green and sustainable libraries across diverse contexts.
The IFLA Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Division invites you to its regional conference, held on 5-6 March in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, focused on the transformation of libraries and the construction of a new professional paradigm. [En español]
Read IFLA’s first “Advoca8” Substack post of 2026! Each month, we highlight eight key areas of IFLA’s policy and advocacy work to support and inspire your own efforts. In the January post, discover IFLA’s advocacy priorities for 2026 across Headquarters, Advisory Committees, and beyond.
Do you have an innovative, sustainable library project? Apply now for the 2026 IFLA Green Library Award—administered by the IFLA Section on Environment, Sustainability, and Libraries (ENSULIB) and sponsored by De Gruyter Brill Publishing and Library Juice Academy, with an extended deadline of 15 February 2026.
A call for expressions of interest to join the new IFLA Library Publishing (LIBPUB) Section is now open. The Section, which originated as a Special Interest Group at WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, was formally recognised as an IFLA Section in December 2025, reflecting the rapid growth of library publishing as a distinct field. Interested individuals are invited to submit their expressions of interest by 16 February 2026 at noon CET.
