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The mission of the International Relations Round Table is to promote interest in library issues and librarianship worldwide; to help coordinate international activities within ALA, serving as a liaison between the International Relations Committee and those members of the Association interested in international relations; to develop programs and activities which further the international objectives of ALA; and to provide hospitality and information to visitors from abroad.



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Libraries and Women Empowerment at the Intersection of Development webinar

  • 1.  Libraries and Women Empowerment at the Intersection of Development webinar

    Posted Jul 17, 2023 10:29 AM

    Libraries and women empowerment at the intersection of development webinar

    Tuesday, July 18, 9:00 AM Eastern Time (US/Canada time)   |   To search for the correct time zone, please use World Clock Converter.

    Zoom registration link: tinyurl.com/mpacrdsw

    Join us in a lively discussion grounded in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 Gender Equality and the UN SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities as we share stories about how libraries are empowering women and contributing to development. Libraries are essential to development and are impacting our world in areas related to education, technology, salary equity, and lifelong learning while continuing making strides towards reducing inequalities. 

    Members of the American Library Association (ALA) United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Subcommittee along with the ALA President are coming together to converse about these themes, share examples, models and recommendations. 

     

    Loida Garcia-Febo (Moderator)

    International Library Consultant, IFLA Governing Board Member

    Chair, ALA UN SDGs Subcommittee, ALA President 2018-2019, Trustee at the Freedom to Read Foundation

    Speakers:

    Emily Drabinski, American Library Association President 2023-24, Critical Pedagogy Librarian, CUNY Graduate Center.

    Sara Benson, Copyright Librarian and Associate Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Chair of IFLA's Advisory Committee on Copyright and Legal Matters, IFLA Representative to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), Senior Policy Advisor for the American Library Association (ALA) Public Policy and Advocacy Fellow.

    Robin Kear, Liaison librarian at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, working with the English Department, the Film Studies Program, and the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program. President of the Faculty Senate at the University of Pittsburgh, Member of the ALA UN Sustainable Development Goals Subcommittee.

    Bohyun Kim, Associate University Librarian for Library Information Technology at the University of Michigan Library, Member of the ALA UN Sustainable Development Goals Subcommittee.

    Zena George, Assistant Director, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) at the New York Public Library, Member of the ALA UN Sustainable Development Goals Subcommittee.



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    Delin Guerra
    Program Manager
    American Library Association
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