The past month saw a major moment with IFLA's in-person Governing Board meetings taking place in Toronto, Canada, kindly hosted by the University of Toronto. Making the most of the presence of the Board, we also held an event for IFLA members across the North America region, hosted by Toronto Public Library, focused on Being Bold: Clear Direction in a Complex World. Look out for the April President's message for more, as well as insights from some of our speakers!
Beyond Toronto, IFLA's President Leslie Weir offered opening words for the 3rd Libraries and Technology Conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, at which IFLA's Secretary General Sharon Memis gave a keynote speech. Leslie also offered welcoming words at the Kazakh Library Association's International Conference on The Library in the Age of AI. Sharon joined a panel at the EBLIDA conference in Prague, talking about IFLA's work and insights around the UN SDGs.
In the coming month, Leslie will be joining the World Library Forum × Information Technology in Education (ITIE) 2026 in Beijing as a distinguished speaker, as well as offering words for the Libraries Lead Forum at Qatar National Library.
Finally, a call for papers is out for the IFLA Journal, Special Issue on Universal Access to Healthcare Information as a Human Right.
