January 31, 2020
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 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 - 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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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.
September 28, 2019
The Day is being celebrated with series of activities across the globe and AfLIA, the trusted voice for the African Library and Information community is not left out. We caught up with some Council members to share their thoughts on International Day for Universal Access to Information, particularly the significance of this year's theme "Leaving No One Behind" and what role African Libraries and relevant stakeholders can play in ensuring access to information for all.
September 6, 2019
The Library Education and Training Institutions Section, AfLIA, is inviting you to register and attend yet another exciting webinar on the topic: Qualitative and Standardized LIS Education for Africa.
September 2, 2019
On 26th August, 2019, African Library & Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Bureau of Library Information and Documentation Associations (Eblida) at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Athens, Greece
September 2, 2019
False or inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive' and to dis-empower. Misinformation becomes a weapon when it is surreptitiously used to sway or control public opinion, widely propagate false narratives for the purposes of gaining commercial, political or social advantages.
August 7, 2019
Frankly Speaking, a 'Virtual Talk Show' and 'Marketplace of ideas' deals with burning issues in African LIS Sector and in the society as it applies to the practice of Library and Information science in the continent.
August 7, 2019
The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) Youth Committee with support of UNESCO and SIDA is calling for Youth Ambassadors as part of its strategies to operationalize the Youth Committee globally. The Youth Ambassadors represent the GAPMIL Youth Committee.
July 24, 2019
The Commonwealth University and London Graduate School has bestowed an Honourary Doctorate on Mr. John Tsebe, immediate past president of the African Library & Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA).
July 22, 2019
Cohort 1 AfLIA Leadership Academy (AfLAc) recently visited USA for an exchange professional visit in partnership with the Public Library Association (PLA) of ALA. Participants arrived Chicago on Sunday, 24th March 2019.
July 19, 2019
Most Africans perceive public libraries as spaces with dusty tomes where people go to read and study especially just before examinations. For many, libraries are all about education and the elites but times are changing......!
July 17, 2019
On 9th July 2019, National Assembly of Cameroon organized a lunch in honour of Mr. Alim Garga following his election as the Vice President of the African Library & Information Associations and Institutions - AfLIA
July 8, 2019
I heartily congratulate the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) on it's 6th birthday.
June 30, 2019
The African Library community marked this day by engaging children, who come from of all walks of life, through a number of innovative, educative and fun-based activities and programmes, while emphasizing the need for quality education and access to the basic necessities of life for every African child.
June 21, 2019
Overview Solid writing skills can improve your chances of being published, receive funding and advancing in your career. AfLIA, in collaboration with Emerald Publishing, comes your way again with another exciting webinar “Scientific & Research Writing and Publishing Skills for 21st century Librarians”. This all important webinar seeks to introduce the 21st […]
June 10, 2019
African Libraries Creating the Africa We Want and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals The most anticipated library conference in Africa – AfLIACon2019 – came to a successful end on May 24, 2019, at the Weston Hotel, Nairobi-Kenya, after a busy week of unending insight sharing, engaging discussions, thought-provoking presentations and fun-packed […]
June 6, 2019
2019 Day of the African Child Humanitarian Action in Africa: Children’s Rights First.