Hello colleagues,
Please find the December issue of International Leads attached.
As 2024 comes to a close, we report on two conferences, the Charleston Conference for book and serial management and acquisition, and the International Association of School Librarianship conference. Both conferences highlight the idea of community, which is the IRRT's theme, Connections Worldwide. We get a northern European perspective on an ALA roundtable as well as explore the concept and consequences of load shedding for South African libraries. (See the September issue for the first part of that story.) We also share information on the International Librarians Networking Program, which is an exciting, fun, and low-pressure way to build community globally.
We wish you a bright, prosperous 2025!
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Whitney Bevill
Humanities Librarian
Appalachian State University
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