April 22, 2020

Suite of COVID-19 Resources for Librarians

AfLIA is supporting librarians with information about platforms that can aid the provision of online services as the impact of the COVID19 pandemic intensifies.
April 20, 2020

Call for participation to Libraries as Gardens

News in brief Libraries as Gardens is a creative project that seeks to geolocate and map, on a global scale, the before, during and after of the coronavirus lockdown, through personal audio recordings of the stories of people about their libraries and gardens that they tell in their homes during the pandemic. […]
March 31, 2020

Misinformation on COVID-19: Call to action

AfLIA believes that as managers of information, African librarians cannot afford to stay on the side lines and act unconcerned while fakenews about COVID19 continues to spread. This is the time for librarians to play their part by disseminating correct, reliable, relevant information that will make Africans concerned without instigating panic and bursting myths and disinformation that can help the pandemic wax strong in the continent.
March 25, 2020

Wikipedia Webinar Series for African Librarians

AfLIA and the Wikimedia Foundation has put together a 4-part webinar series aimed at building the knowledge and capacity of African Librarians to progressively participate in the #1lib1ref campaign, among others
March 20, 2020

Corona Virus (COVID-19) Sensibilização: O que os Bibliotecários Africanos podem fazer?

Como bibliotecários, temos o dever de tornar acessíveis todas as informações relevantes sobre o Coronavírus em todas as formas e formas, para benefício e proteção de nossos usuários e comunidades, sem causar pânico indevido.
March 20, 2020

Sensibilisation au virus Corona (COVID-19) : Que peuvent faire les bibliothécaires africains ?

En tant que bibliothécaires, nous avons le devoir de rendre accessibles toutes les informations pertinentes sur le Coronavirus, sous toutes ses formes, pour le bénéfice et la protection de nos utilisateurs et de nos communautés, sans provoquer de panique excessive.
March 9, 2020

AfLIA and IPAY organize a 2-day training workshop for Parliamentary Librarians and Archivists

AfLIA, in collaboration with the African Parliamentary Institute of Yaounde - IPAY, organized a 2-day practically-oriented training workshop for over 40 Parliamentary Librarians and Archivists from the 4-5th March 2020 in Yaoundé - Cameroon, to equip them with requisite knowledge and skill sets in research, digital curation of legislative materials and the use of mobile apps for real-time information services to parliamentarians and other stakeholders so as to enable them effectively and efficiently support the work of parliament.
February 28, 2020

Corona Virus (COVID-19) Awareness: What can African Librarians do?

As librarians, we owe it as a duty to make accessible all relevant information about the Coronavirus in all shapes and forms for the benefit and protection of our users and communities, without causing undue panic.
February 27, 2020

Report on the 3rd Roundtable Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Libraries in Africa

February 27, 2020   Opening Ceremony AfLIA in conjunction with the Ghana Ministry of Education and the Ghana Library Authority, hosted the 3rd Roundtable Meeting of Ministers in charge of Public Libraries in Africa at Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra-Ghana from 29th -30th October, 2019.  The theme for the Summit was “Libraries on […]
February 17, 2020

Free Webinar: Why Wikipedia in Libraries?

The African Library and Information Associations & Institutions (AfLIA), in conjunction with Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind Wikipedia, invites all librarians to the first of a series of webinars aimed at training African librarians to use and contribute to Wikipedia. 
February 17, 2020

AfLIA Leadership Academy Cohort 2 goes to PLA 2020

Participants of AfLIA Leadership Academy Cohort 2 from Kenya, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe will be joining other Librarians at Public Library Association Conference, PLA 2020, Nashville, Tennessee. USA.
February 11, 2020

AfLIA and African Storybook Workshop, Abuja, Nigeria

AfLIA, in partnership with African Storybook invites all to a free workshop in Abuja, Nigeria on the Use of technology to create and translate children’s stories for literacy promotion, hosted by the National Library of Nigeria, Abuja from 3rd –5th March, 2020.
February 11, 2020

African Librarians invited to contribute knowledge to Wikipedia, through a new Wikimedia / AfLIA partnership

AfLIA and the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind Wikipedia, have partnered through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on training African librarians to use and contribute to Wikipedia through webinars, trainings, and a preconference session at the AfLIA 2021 Conference in Accra, Ghana. 
February 5, 2020

Thika Library, knls + AfLIA Leadership Academy = Transformed Community services

Miriam Mureithi, an AfLAc Cohort 1 participant, takes readers through her "Youth Empowerment Initiative", has transformed Thika library, knls from a mere reading place to an information and community centre with the support of her colleague librarians and organizations based in the community.
February 1, 2020

Call for Applications – AfLIA Leadership Academy Cohort 3

AfLIA invites applications from librarians working in all Library types to participate in the 3rd Cohort of the 9-month AfLIA Leadership Academy due to begin with an online mini-symposium in August 2020.
January 31, 2020

Applications open for AfLIA/IPAY Training Workshop for Parliamentary Librarians

AfLIA, in partnership with IPAY, Yaounde, gladly announces that registration is progress for the inaugural Training Workshop for all African Parliamentary Librarians. The workshop will take place 4-5th March 2020 at the National assembly of Cameroon, Reunification Boulevard, Yaoundé 3, Street 3053, Cameroon.
January 31, 2020

AfLIA establishes a two-year partnership with Saide and OER Africa

AfLIA has signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding with the South African Institute for Distance Education - Saide and Open Educational Resources Africa - OER Africa to bridge competency gaps of Librarians in Africa by providing training and training resources on tertiary-level Open Educational Resources, Open Licensing and Open Access.
January 30, 2020

AfLIA signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals – CILIP

AfLIA - the trusted voice of the African library and information community, has announced a new partnership with the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) as part of the successful Working Internationally for Libraries programme, funded by the Arts Council England.
January 27, 2020

Why join us: Membership benefits of AfLIA

AfLIA is an institutional membership based organization. Our membership cuts across all the regions in Africa and comprises of all library and information types. Here are 6 major reasons why your library or information association or institution must be part of us.
December 17, 2019

Extended opening hours to the rescue: how Bulawayo Public Library changed the lives of students!

Read how Bulawayo Public Library is making impact on students and workers through a laudable initiative by one our INELI SSAf Cohort 2 participants.
December 11, 2019

AfLIA partners with IPAY Training Institute

AfLIA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IPAY Training Institute which is a Cameroon based, Pan-African and bilingual institute that trains parliamentarians, parliamentary staff and private individuals.
November 28, 2019

4th CARLIGH International Conference: Call for Papers and Posters

The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH) is pleased to announce the 4th CARLIGH International  Conference of the Consortium which will be held at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Ghana from Monday 13th to Friday 17th July 2020.
November 21, 2019

AfLIA congratulates Mr. Kepi Madumo on his appointment as National Librarian and CEO of the NLSA

The Executive Director, AfLIA, Dr. Helena Asamoah-Hassan on behalf of the Governing Council and the entire membership of AfLIA has congratulated Mr. Kepi Madumo on his recent appointment as the National Librarian and CEO of National Library of South Africa.
November 13, 2019

Librarians’ role in Organizations: A call to action in a digital era

A lot has been said about the role of libraries in this digital era. Some claim that the library will be replaced by the digital information providers, others claim that the role of librarians will be obsolete and taken over by the ICT professionals. I do not intend to discuss about the debate because enough has been said about it and still more is being discussed.
November 6, 2019

AfLIA to kick-off the “2019 Annual Giving Season” on 3rd December, “Giving Tuesday”

AfLIA kicks-off the “2019 Annual Giving Season” on 3rd December, “Giving Tuesday. Click to read a message from President Ntombela Mandla, and be part of the building “the Africa we want”.
November 6, 2019

Webinar: Library Leadership and Management – building today’s African public and community library leaders for tomorrow

AfLIA in collaboration with the Finnish Library Association (FLA) presents a free webinar on the topic "Library Leadership and Management - building today’s African public and community library leaders for tomorrow".
November 6, 2019

2019 MRT: African Ministers responsible for Public Libraries pledge to support development of libraries

The 3rd Ministerial Roundtable for African Ministers with oversight responsibilities for Libraries, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Ghana in conjunction with the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) and African Library & Information Associations & Institutions (AfLIA) came to successful end
October 15, 2019

African Ministers in charge of Public Libraries to meet in Accra for the 3rd Ministerial Roundtable Meeting on Information access

In conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Ghana, Ghana Library Authority and the African Union, AfLIA is hosting the 3rd Roundtable Meeting of Ministers in charge of Public Libraries in Africa from 28-30th October, 2019 at Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra-Ghana  to reiterate the point that access to information is crucial for development in Africa and that Libraries are best suited to perform this role.
October 10, 2019

Webinar: ‘Open for Whom? Equity for Open Knowledge’

Join AfLIA as we explore the 2019 Open Access Week theme - 'Open for Whom? Equity for Open Knowledge' through a webinar with resource persons from Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition - SPARC Africa.
October 9, 2019

SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT!! SCAM ALERT!!!

The attention of African Libraries and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) has been drawn to a fake 'INVITATION TO ATTEND A 5-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR LIBRARIANS IN ALL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN AFRICA' by GOODNEWS INTERNATIONAL VENTURES of Mustapha Hassan St. Olorunsogo, Oke-Ibukun Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.