IFLA MLAS Empowering Library Leaders and Diversity Worldwide : The Sub-Saharan Africa Experience
Channel: IFLA Special Interest Group - New Professionals
Date: 2022-06-29

IFLA’s Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) in collaboration with the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) presents a recording of the webinar with Sub-Saharan Africa experience organised in May 26, 2022.
This meeting was a part of a new webinar series to empower new library leaders worldwide and foster diversity within the profession.  The insights gained from this webinar will then inform and enrich the MLAS Open Session at WLIC 2022 in Dublin, which will focus on the same theme.  

Agenda:
1. Introduction: Loida Garcia-Febo (IFLA MLAS)
2. Librarians Map: Magdalena Gomułka (IFLA NPSIG)
3. Presentation of the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AFLIA): Alim Garga, 
4. Presentation of the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA):  Nazeem Hardy, 
5. Presentation of the Namibia Library and Archives Service (NLAS), Namutenya Hamwaalwa
6. Discussion in breakout rooms (private)
7. Presenting of leadership experience: Samuel Bentil Aggrey, Ghana Library Association, 
8. Presenting of leadership experience: Lynn  Jibril, Botswana Library Association