Content tagged Metropolitan Libraries

Action Plan (2019 - 2020)

Publication - 10 February 2020

Tags: Action plans, Metropolitan Libraries

The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section and Metropolitan Libraries Section invites interested professionals from any library to submit a short (10 minutes or less) video or multimedia work for...

News - 3 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, Accessibility, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Communications, Cultural heritage, Digital libraries, Education, Electronic resources, Freedom of information, Information technology, International cooperation, Library outreach, Library services, Open access, Metropolitan Libraries

Thanks to those who attended the 51st IFLA MetLib Conference, May 8-10, in Helsinki, Finland: good practices from 10 cities, Eric Klinenberg as keynote speaker, 5 top-class library visits,...

News - 28 June 2019

Tags: Awards, Metropolitan Libraries

The MetLib Conference is the annual gathering of metropolitan libraries, held by the IFLA Section on Metropolitan Libraries. MetLib 2019 is hosted by the Helsinki City Library and the conference...

News - 7 January 2019

Tags: Conferences, Finland, Metropolitan Libraries

The IFLA MetLib Conference is the annual gathering of metropolitan libraries, held by the IFLA Section on Metropolitan Libraries. MetLib 2019 is hosted by the Helsinki City Library and the...

Event - 7 January 2019

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Finland, Metropolitan Libraries

2019 Athens: August 28 Helsinki: May 10 2018 Kuala Lumpur: August 24  Belgrade: May 15 2017 Wrocław...

Publication - 23 April 2018

Tags: Minutes of Meetings, Metropolitan Libraries

A couple of important deadlines are approaching! The registration for the 50th MetLib Conference in Belgrade (Serbia), 13-18 May 2018, will be available until April 30th.  Join us...

News - 17 April 2018

Tags: Metropolitan Libraries

Rome City Libraries, in collaboration with the Italian Library Association (AIB), Lazio regional chapter, organizes a screening of the 17 short films selected to compete for the IFLA Metropolitan...

Event - 17 April 2018

Tags: Event, Metropolitan Libraries

Sponsored by the Free Library of Philadelphia and Pikes Peak Library District           The award is part of “A Corto di...

News - 23 March 2018

Tags: Awards, call for submissions, Metropolitan Libraries

Belgrade City Library (BCL) kindly asks all those planning to attend the MetLib Conference 2018 in Belgrade, which will take place from May 13 to 18, to start the registration process. The...

News - 14 March 2018

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Registration for the 2018 IFLA MetLib Conference is now open!  The event will be held from May 13 to May 18 in Belgrade at the Belgrade City Library (Kneza Mihaila 56, Belgrade,...

News - 5 February 2018

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              Registration is now open! Don't miss this great event!  Please...

Event - 5 February 2018

Tags: Conference, Metropolitan Libraries

The IFLA MetLib Conference is the annual gathering of metropolitan libraries, held by the IFLA Section on Metropolitan Libraries.  In 2018 it will take place at the Belgrade City...

News - 17 January 2018

Tags: call for submissions, Conferences, metlib conference, Serbia, Metropolitan Libraries

IFLA’s Metropolitan Libraries Section invites you to submit a proposal for its programme at the 84th IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24-30...

News - 2 January 2018

Tags: Call for Papers, Conferences, IFLA 2018, Malaysia, Metropolitan Libraries

The 17 short films selected to participate to the IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short Film Award are available on the YouTube Channel acortodilibri. They were projected in Montréal (...

News - 5 October 2017

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The presentations and photos of the IFLA MetLib Conference 2017, held in Montréal (Canada) from April 30 to May 5, are available here.

News - 11 September 2017

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During the World Library and Information Congress in Wrocław, on Monday August 21, 19:00-20:30, at Branch nr.29 of  Wrocław Public Library, there will be a special off-site session...

Event - 28 July 2017

Tags: Event, Metropolitan Libraries

Dear colleagues and friends, We want to thank you for coming to the MetLib conference held in Montreal in early May. We hope that you found the workshops, the library tours, and...

News - 31 May 2017

Tags: Canada, Conferences, Metropolitan Libraries

The contest A Corto di Libri received 31 submissions from Europe, North / South America and Australia. Among those, 17 films were selected because of their focus on a public library in the context...

News - 22 May 2017

Tags: award, Awards, Canada, Metropolitan Libraries

Sponsored by the Free Library of Philadelphia         The award is part of “A Corto di libri”, a contest for short films about...

News - 14 March 2017

Tags: Awards, Awards, call for submissions, Metropolitan Libraries

We are pleased to share with you the preliminary version of the IFLA MetLib conference programme! The co-hosts of this event, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Qu...

News - 13 March 2017

Tags: Canada, conference programme, Conferences, Metropolitan Libraries

​ ​ The award is part of “A Corto di libri”, a contest for short films about libraries and librarians, organized by Associazione Italiana Biblioteche (AIB)....

Informational Page - 13 March 2017

Tags: Awards, Library marketing, Metropolitan Libraries

IFLA’s Acquisition and Collection Development Section, Metropolitan Libraries Section and Public Libraries Section invite you to submit a proposal for their joint programme at the 83rd IFLA...

News - 2 March 2017

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IFLA’s Section on Metropolitan Libraries extended the deadline to submit a proposal for its main programme at the 83rd IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Wrocław,...

News - 1 March 2017

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IFLA’s Metropolitan Libraries Section invites you to submit a proposal for its main programme at the 83rd IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Wrocław, Poland, 19-25...

News - 6 February 2017

Tags: Call for Papers, Conferences, IFLA WLIC, Poland, Wrocław, Metropolitan Libraries

If you are planning to travel to Montréal for the IFLA MetLib Conference, consider that on Friday May 5, in the afternoon, there will be a free optional tour, outside of Montréal...

News - 19 January 2017

Tags: Canada, Conferences, library visits, Metropolitan Libraries

Registration for the 2017 MetLib Conference is now open!  The event will be held from April 30, 5 pm, to May 5, noon, in Montréal, at the Grande Bibliothèque (475 De...

News - 2 December 2016

Tags: Canada, Conference registration, Conferences, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries

The co-hosts are Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) and the City of Montréal. Participate in the programme! The programme will delve...

Event - 18 November 2016

Tags: Canada, Conference, Conferences, Partnerships, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries

Pestalozzi Bibliothek Reaching limits - Crossing borders Programme Sunday, May 3 18.00 Opening Event: Reception followed by apero / walking dinner...

Informational Page - 20 October 2016

Tags: Conferences, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries

Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) Without Borders: The Integrated Library Program and schedule   Sunday, May 5 17.00 Welcome Reception 17.30...

Informational Page - 23 September 2016

Tags: Conferences, Metropolitan Libraries

At the World Library and Information Congress in Columbus the Section on Academic and Research Libraries, the Section on School Libraries and the Section on Metropolitan Libraries joined together...

News - 24 August 2016

Tags: attendance, Cooperation, IFLA WLIC 2016, Library marketing, Management, papers, United States of America, Metropolitan Libraries

On May 15, at the International Book Fair in Turin (Italy), the winners of A corto di libri, 8th AIB/IFLA International Short Film Contest about libraries were announced and awarded....

News - 19 May 2016

Tags: Advocacy, contest, short films, Metropolitan Libraries

On Sunday May 15, at 15:30, at the Turin International Book Fair (sala Professionali), the winners of the 8th AIB/IFLA International Short Film Contest - A Corto di Libri - will be...

Event - 13 May 2016

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IFLA’s Academic and Research Libraries Section, Metropolitan Libraries Section and School Libraries Section invite you to submit a proposal for their joint programme at the 82nd IFLA World...

News - 14 March 2016

Tags: Metropolitan Libraries

IFLA’s Academic and Research Libraries Section, Metropolitan Libraries Section and School Libraries Section invite you to submit a proposal for their joint programme at the 82nd IFLA World...

News - 15 February 2016

Tags: Academic and research libraries, Acquisitions, Cataloguing, Collection development, Conferences, joint-use, Reference services, school libraries, United States of America, Metropolitan Libraries

IFLA’s Metropolitan Libraries Section invites you to submit a proposal for its main programme at the 82nd IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Columbus, U.S.A., 13-19...

News - 22 January 2016

Tags: Conferences, United States of America, Metropolitan Libraries

~~Call for Papers IFLA METLIB 2016 QATAR ....................................................................... Pearls in the desert: unleashing potential...

News - 21 December 2015

Tags: Metropolitan Libraries

Qatar National Library (QNL) is pleased to invite all librarians to register and participate in the upcoming Metropolitan Libraries (METLIB 2016) conference, to be held in Doha - Qatar,...

Event - 27 August 2015

Tags: Conference, Development, Public Libraries, Qatar, Metropolitan Libraries

IFLA's Metropolitan Libraries Section invites you to submit a proposal for its programme at the 81st IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Cape Town South Africa, 15-21...

News - 2 March 2015

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The Statistical Survey of the Metropolitan Libraries Section of IFLA for 2012 is now available on the Metropolitan Libraries Annual Statistical Survey webpage. It was compiled by Auckland...

News - 26 January 2015

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2005 Mid-term meeting, 11-16 September, Riga, Latvia Programme List of Participants 2004 The Section Officers' Report 2003-2004 was presented to...

Informational Page - 23 January 2015

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Public Libraries are places that provide us with knowledge and information. Very often, we find ourselves limited in what we would like to offer and what we are able to offer our customers...

Event - 10 November 2014

Tags: Conference, Public Libraries, Switzerland, Metropolitan Libraries

Kia ora koutou - greetings to everyone, Allison and the team thank all participants in MetLib 2014, and all those organisations which allowed staff to attend. We are grateful to Auckland...

News - 19 May 2014

Tags: Conferences, New Zealand, Metropolitan Libraries

Day 2 of MetLib 2014 in Auckland is over, but the conference will run until Friday 16! Follow it on Twitter: @MetLib14 And the official hashtag is #metlib14

News - 13 May 2014

Tags: Conferences, New Zealand, Metropolitan Libraries

Registration for MetLib 2014 has now opened. Auckland Libraries is hosting the Metropolitan Libraries Conference 2014. It will run from 11-16 May 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. Join us for...

News - 20 January 2014

Tags: Conferences, New Zealand, Metropolitan Libraries

The 2013 IFLA Trend Report put forth five key trends that will shape the global information environment. The report is a starting point for libraries to work back from, and consider how they could...

News - 27 December 2013

Tags: France, Metropolitan Libraries

The Statistical Survey of the Metropolitan Libraries Section of IFLA for 2011 is now available at the page:     Metropolitan Libraries Annual Statistical Survey It...

News - 11 November 2013

Tags: Statistics and evaluation, Metropolitan Libraries

The project began in the middle of 2003 as an initiative of the Libraries Consortium of Barcelona (LCB) and the Library Service of the Diputació de Barcelona, (The Provincial Council of...

Informational Page - 31 October 2013

Tags: Metropolitan Libraries

The Statistics collate information from the member libraries including population, number of libraries and staff, budgets, acquisitions, fees, collections and materials, membership, visitors,...

Informational Page - 31 October 2013

Tags: Library Statistics, Public Libraries, Statistics and evaluation, Metropolitan Libraries

Kia ora, greetings to everyone! It is my very great pleasure to invite you to join us in Auckland in May 2014 for the Metropolitan Libraries Conference. We have chosen the...

Event - 13 May 2013

Tags: Midterm Meeting, New Zealand, Metropolitan Libraries

Dear colleagues, MetLib 2013 is coming up! The Amsterdam Public Library has the pleasure of inviting you to IFLA's 2013 MetLib Conference which will take place from Sunday, May...

Event - 27 February 2013

Tags: Conference, Conferences, Cooperation, Library services, Netherlands, Metropolitan Libraries

Additional data of the MetLib Statistical Survey for 2010 are now available: Metropolitan Libraries Annual Statistical Survey They consist in comparison and ranking files related to...

News - 17 July 2012

Tags: Statistics and evaluation, Metropolitan Libraries

The blog of the MetLib 2012 Conference in Barcelona has been updated with a final report, a selection of beautiful photographs and other materials. See the section "new-MATERIALS"...

News - 19 June 2012

Tags: Conferences, Metropolitan Libraries

The Statistical Survey of the Metropolitan Libraries Section of IFLA for 2010 is now available at the page: Metropolitan Libraries Annual Statistical Survey It was compiled by Toronto...

News - 7 June 2012

Tags: Statistics and evaluation, Metropolitan Libraries

Libraries of Barcelona has the pleasure of inviting you to IFLA's 2012 MetLib Conference that will take place between Sunday 20th and Friday 25th May 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. see:...

Event - 16 March 2012

Tags: Conference, Metropolitan Libraries

For the most up-to-date information on the conference, please visit the MetLib conference website Queens Library serves a population of 2.3 million in the most ethnically diverse county...

Event - 24 January 2011

Tags: Conference, United States of America, Metropolitan Libraries

Queens Library (Queens, New York) will host the 2011 Metropolitan Libraries conference, from Sunday, May 15 through Friday May 20. Library representatives from countries all over the world will...

News - 24 January 2011

Tags: Metropolitan Libraries

Proceedings of MetLib09: Embracing the Future. 10 - 15 May 2009, Brisbane, Australia   Host organisation overviews Sharan Harvey.  Brisbane City Council Library...

Informational Page - 28 July 2009

Tags: Conferences, Metropolitan Libraries

IFLA Conference Programmes 2019, Athens ​Enter the third dimension: measuring impact in metropolitan libraries (with Statistics and evaluation and Public Libraries...

Informational Page - 14 July 2009

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IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short Film Award This IFLA  Award is part of “A Corto di libri”, a contest for short films about libraries and librarians, organized by...

Informational Page - 8 June 2009

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2009: World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly "Libraries create futures: Building on cultural heritage" 23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy...

Informational Page - 8 June 2009

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Publication - 8 June 2009

Tags: Action plans, Metropolitan Libraries

Annual Statistical Survey Newsletter Fall 2008 INTAMEL Metro (Discontinued in 2002) No. 20 (July 2001) No. 19 (December 2000) | No. 18 (July...

Publication - 8 June 2009

Tags: Newsletters, Metropolitan Libraries

The new brochures will be available soon. The old version (in 7 languages) is available here.

Publication - 8 June 2009

Tags: Publications, Metropolitan Libraries

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Publication - 8 June 2009

Tags: Annual reports, Metropolitan Libraries

The Metropolitan Libraries Section aims to be a platform for public libraries of cities with 400,000 or more inhabitants, although libraries serving wide and diverse geographical areas with the...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: Metropolitan Libraries

The Section on Metropolitan Libraries is a platform for public libraries of cities with 400,000 or more inhabitants. The Section was formerly the International Association of Metropolitan...

IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009

Tags: Sections, Metropolitan Libraries