What makes a Public Library a public library? For me the answer is simple. It is people. People using the library as spaces to study, read, work, connect with each other and learn. …

Most Public Libraries across the world are still feeling the impacts of the pandemic. While our core key performance indicators of visits, loans and attendance at events are improving, for a lot of libraries this has not yet reached pre-pandemic levels. Our funding levels, our efficiency measures and our impact…

Thoughts from Gene Tan Part 2 — IFLA Public Library and the Literacy and Reading Sections came together for an inspiring mid-term webinar program Reflecting Back and Thinking Forward. The program looked at how public libraries worldwide responded to COVID and how the lessons learnt will impact the future. …

IFLA Public Library and the Literacy and Reading Sections came together for an inspiring mid-term webinar program Reflecting Back and Thinking Forward. The program looked at how public libraries worldwide responded to COVID and how the lessons learnt will impact the future. …

A continuing global pandemic is a challenging crisis for public libraries to respond to. Yarra Plenty Regional Library (YPRL), is a regional Corporation delivering library services to 3 member councils in Northeast Metro Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Our immediate concern, after safety for our staff and customers, was to support our…

COVID-19 is a continuing crisis for libraries globally to adjust to. For Yarra Plenty Regional Library (YPRL), a Corporation delivering library services to 3 member councils in Northeast Metro Melbourne, Victoria Australia our response was quick, adaptive and responsible. Our’s is an independent organisation and we had to face this…

Covid-19 is a continuing crisis that has challenged everyone not just libraries. For Yarra Plenty Regional Library (YPRL),a Corporation delivering library services to 3 member councils in Northeast Metro Melbourne, Victoria Australia our response was quick, adaptive and responsible. Because we are an organisation separate to local Government, we had…

The year 2020 was challenging for everyone not just libraries. News of a pandemic started filtering through news channels at the beginning of 2020 and while our attention did heighten no real crisis planning occurred in our library service. By March the situation had worsened and in Australia, each State…

Library Managers across the world have been leading their service through a crisis. …