Barbara Jones, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, and Leonard Kniffel, editor and publisher of American Libraries, held a 9/11 commemoration at the street entrance to ALA headquarters in Chicago, making a statement to the world that librarians value reading, learning, and tolerance over book-burning, fear, and ignorance. Standing with them were Gerald Hankerson of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Kiran Ansari of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago.
At the grand opening of the Ethiopia Reads library in Mekele, Ethiopia, August 20, Ethiopia Reads Founder Yohannes Gebregeorgis talks with American Libraries Editor Leonard Kniffel about the need for libraries in Ethiopia, the difficulties of opening libraries there, and how librarians around the world can help with the mission.
At the 2010 IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden, Françoise Beaulieu-Thybulle, director of National Library of Haiti, and Elizabeth Pierre-Louis, program director for FOKAL, describe the damage caused by the January 12 earthquake that struck Haiti, as well as the work they have been doing to recover and how librarians around the world can help.
At the 2010 IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden, IFLA President Ellen Tise of South Africa shares what she's learned from her first year as IFLA president, discusses what value international work offers to new librarians, and offers an invitation to next year's IFLA World Congress in Puerto Rico.
At the 2010 IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden, Mexican Library Association President Jesus Lau talks about how his library has benefited from his international activities and how librarians can help international relations, and extends a special invitation to American librarians.
