October 15, 2020
OCTOBER 11, 2020 The theme for 2020 Open Access Week is – Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion. When you examine knowledge sharing through the lense of Equity and Inclusion, you ask who is being left behind or cast aside and unable to access knowledge and information […]
October 6, 2020
AfLIA and IFLA in recognition of the possibilities created by AfCFTA for the negotiation of an Intellectual Property Protocol for the Free Trade Area have written to His Excellency, Mr. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA), Africa Trade House, Accra Ghana.
October 2, 2020
Join AfLIA virtually to promote Media and Information Literacy in Africa by enrolling in the 2020 Global Media and Literacy Week: 5-day free Call to Action course.
October 1, 2020
AfLIA, partnering with CILIP, invites all to submit chapter proposals for a book themed "Digital Literacy, Inclusivity and Sustainable Development in Africa"
September 24, 2020
24TH SEPTEMBER 2020 The Wikipedia in African Libraries Project (#WikiAfLibs) aims to produce an adapted curriculum to train at least 300 LIS professionals (from about 30 African countries), who will be able to carry out community outreaches and help their different user communities to be adept at using Wikipedia for learning, research […]
September 21, 2020
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 – News in brief The AfLIA President, Mr. Mandla Ntombela has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer/Director, South African Library for the Blind (SALB). He is moving from Msunduzi Municipality Library where he has held sway as the City Librarian. Mr. Ntombela believes that inclusive library and information services […]
September 16, 2020
On the 12th September 2020, the African Library & Information Associations and Institutions - AfLIA won an award at the Ghana Development Awards, for the organization's contributions to the growth and development of education.
September 13, 2020
AfLIA has signed on Prof. Rosemary M. Shafack as the Curriculum Development Consultant (CDC) for the Wikipedia in African Libraries Project, sponsored by the Wikimedia Foundation.
September 12, 2020
Following a recently signed MOU between AfLIA and Mentor Without Borders, both partners are currently collaborating with AfLIA to train young librarians in web development, mobile development or artificial intelligence/machine learning.
September 11, 2020
The AfLIA Little by Little Donation Campaign begins Monday, Sept 14-18, 2020. Prepare to donate as we join hands to build African Librarians. ALL online donations up to $50 on our GlobalGiving platform will be matched at 50%!
Donation page - https://bit.ly/33o7Bzc
September 8, 2020
September 8th is the International Literacy Day. Since 1966, the Day has been set aside by UNESCO to highlight the importance of literacy. This year's theme is "Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond"
August 31, 2020
AfLIA opens the Call for the 2021 Conference Papers, Ignite Talks, Posters and Big Ideas Podium proposals.
August 23, 2020
AfLIA has signed on Alice Kibombo as a Wikipedian in Residence to actualize the AfLIA/Wikipedia project of training at least 10 librarians each from 30 African countries.
August 20, 2020
On 18 August 2020, over 2,300 learners from 17 African nations were celebrated at a virtual convocation organized by Commonwealth of Learning, Canada (COL) and Coursera in collaboration with implementing partners across Africa.
August 16, 2020
AfLIA is excited to announce that a virtual convocation to celebrate graduates of the COL-Coursera Workforce Recovery Programme will be held on 18th August 2020 at 16pm GMT.
July 31, 2020
Highlights of the survey results now available. Tracking responses of African Libraries to COVID-19 crisis: Highlights of results
July 22, 2020
AfLIA invites applications from African Librarians working in all Library types to participate in the 3rd Cohort of the 9-month AfLIA Leadership Academy. The Leadership Academy aims at supporting middle-level managers in African libraries of all types to be proactive, well-grounded and innovative leaders in their Libraries and user communities.
July 21, 2020
ABADCAM donates vital items to the University of Bamenda and the Catholic University of Central Africa as part of efforts to help the fight against COVID-19
July 6, 2020
AfLIA is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of $54,098 from Wikimedia Foundation.
July 6, 2020
Job Opening: Curriculum Development Consultant for Wikipedia/AfLIA project for African Librarians
July 6, 2020
Job Opening: Wikipedian in Residence for Wikipedia/AfLIA project for African Librarians
June 25, 2020
Learn all about #AfLibWk campaign's key stats, outcomes, top contributors
June 12, 2020
Enhance your employability through the COL-Coursera Workforce Recovery Program, a fully sponsored online learning opportunity for the unemployed, library users and students. Apply now!!
June 9, 2020
Here is a thread of shared experiences and impressions from participants of the first edition of AfLibWk, which was compiled from an evaluation form that was sent out at the end of event.
May 4, 2020
Speech delivered by the Mr. Mandla Ntombela, President of AfLIA on 23rd April, 2020 to launch the African Librarians Week (#AfLIbWk) Campaign.
April 22, 2020
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
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 20, 2020
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
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.