Category: Center News

IFLA 88th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC)

Posted on by Vuyokazi Jamieson

North American Regional Virtual Hub- August 21-25, 2023

The Mortenson Center and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library coordinated and hosted the North American regional virtual hub during WLIC to promote increased inclusion and participation from registered remote delegates (i.e., those not able to travel to Rotterdam).  The regional virtual hub sessions aimed to promote regional engagement/conversation on topics related to IFLA and the congress. Read more about the featured sessions at: https://sites.google.com/illinois.edu/2023-ifla-wlic/home.

International visits and Collaborations: Rwanda and Kenya- July 10-21, 2023

Posted on by Vuyokazi Jamieson

The Mortenson Center Team- Prof. Dr. Clara Chu and Dr. Peggy Nzomo had an opportunity to attend and present at the Peace Education Conference held in Kigali, Rwanda. While there, they took the opportunity to visit several libraries in Rwanda and Kenya and discussed potential collaborations with the Mortenson Center.

 

Kenya Visits included:

  • Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya: School of Information; University Library
  • University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya: Department of Information studies; University Library
  • Key School Libraries: St. Joan’s Academy; Little Lambs School; Kapsabet Boys High School
  • Kenya Library Association
  • Kenya National Library Services
  • Technical University of Kenya

Rwanda visits included:

  • Children’s Peace Libraries
  • University of Rwanda Library
  • Rwanda National Library Services
  • Kigali Public Library