IFLA MLAS Empowering Library Leaders and Diversity Worldwide: Latin America and Caribbean Experience
Channel: IFLA Special Interest Group - New Professionals
Date: 2022-06-22

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 Latin America and Caribbean experience organised in June 15, 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 ABGRA (Argentina): Jessica Castano
4. Presentation of FEBAB (Brazil): Adriana Cybele Ferrari
5. COPROBI (Costa Rica): Lidiette Quiros Ruiz
6. Discussion in breakout rooms (private)
7. Presenting of leadership experience: Gustavo Alfonso Cruz Méndez, Presidente Asociación Nicaragüense de Bibliotecarios y Profesionales Afines (ANIBIPA)
8. Presenting of leadership experience: Maximo Dominguez, Chief Cataloguing Department, National Library of Mexico, Leadership Team Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios (CNB), Mexico