BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, 9 June 2017—The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is holding its IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean on 8 and 9 June 2017 at the historic Library of the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Vice President of the
Argentine Republic, Lic. Gabriela Michetti, opened the event welcoming
participants and highlighting the key role of libraries–especially
public libraries–in providing free and democratic access to information
fostering economic and social development. During her opening remarks,
she stated: “We are very happy that the Library of the National Congress
was chosen as one of
IFLA’s Regional Offices,
this shows a deserved recognition to the work and the trajectory of the
library in the country and in the region”. About the Global Vision
Regional Workshop, she mentioned: “It
is a pleasure to be here today, and to share this moment with you. I
hope you have a very productive and fruitful meeting.”
IFLA President-elect Glòria Pérez-Salmerón,
remarked: “Today we will start a workshop of the IFLA Global Vision
Discussion, which is not a project, it is a process. Because we believe
that the future is in our hands and that libraries can
change how things are in society—for the better.”
IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner, emphasized:
“For the realization of our ideas we will need the support of visionary
policy makers. Today we heard a strong commitment of high political
representatives to the central role of libraries
for the development of societies.”
The Latin American Regional
Workshop gathers senior representatives of library associations and
national libraries of 27 Latin American and Caribbean countries to
discuss how a united and connected library field can tackle the
challenges
of the future.
This is the forth in a series of six regional workshops taking place around the world. Two more workshops will be held in
Singapore (28 – 29 June 2017) and in
Madrid, Spain (5 – 6 July 2017).
Read more about the IFLA Global Vision Discussion:
globalvision.ifla.orgFor more information, contact globalvision@ifla.org
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