Dear IRRT Community,
Please find the latest issue of International Leads here or on Substack where you can sign up to receive updates as soon as they're published!
In this issue, we have the story of the University of Eswatini Libraries; Loida A. Garcia-Febo and her advocacy; and the landmark step toward transforming education in Botswana via the BIUST x MCE transformative capacity-building workshop for teacher librarians across the Kweneng region. We also have a call for nominations for the ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects; some ILNP Testimonials; and insights on Taiwan's 2026 International Library Seminar. Lastly, we end with the statement from the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association voicing the opposition to U.S. military intervention, threats of force, covert action, and economic warfare against Venezuela and Iran.
It's also volunteer time! If you're an ALA and IRRT member, you can sign up to serve! For more information about our committees, please visit http://www.ala. org/rt/irrt/irrtcommittees/committees. To apply to serve on a committee, please complete the form at http://www.ala.org/ rt/irrt-committee-volunteer-form. Applications submitted by May 15 will get first consideration.
Warm regards,
Whitney Bevill
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Whitney Bevill
Humanities Librarian
Appalachian State University
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