Everyone knows that the real IFLA action is in the divisions, sections, and committees; for that reason, the August 14 General Assembly of the 76th World Library and Information Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden, was short and sweet. The assembly made a swift hour’s work out of a series of reports and resolutions that concern the inner workings of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.

On January 12, 2010, a devastating earthquake turned an ordinary day into a day of horror and destruction for Haiti. On the fourth day of the 76th General Conference and Assembly of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions August 13, in Gothenburg, Sweden, two Haitian librarians came forward to tell their stories and communicate face-to-face with various international organizations and individuals who want to help with the recovery.

It began with the guitar stylings of Thomas Andersson, crested with a keynote address by Jan Eliasson, former president of the 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly, and ended with a get-up-and-dance happening to the music of Sweden’s most famous pop singers Abba. In between, the opening ceremony of the 76th General Conference and Assembly of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions also featured warm welcomes from the leaders and organizers who made the conference happen.