Content tagged Homelessness
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- IFLA Engages at UN to Share Library Action on Homelessness
IFLA is attending the Commission on Social Development of the United Nations, highlighting how effective library services can make a difference in finding solutions to homelessness. The...
News - 10 February 2020
Tags: Homelessness, inclusion, Social Change, United States of America, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- 58th Session of the UN Commission on Social Development
The UN Commission on Social Development is the key intergovernmental body for discussing the social dimension of sustainable development. Meeting annually, it provides an opportunity both...
Event - 16 January 2020
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Homelessness, SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- How Libraries Provide Safe Spaces for (All) Youth
On International Youth Day 2018, IFLA released a paper exploring how libraries are working to provide safe spaces for youth. In doing so, they offer useful lessons on how to overcome the...
Publication - 12 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Homelessness, LGBTQ, young adults, Youth involvement, Briefings, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to People Experiencing Homelessness
Introduction The IFLA Section for Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN) focuses on those persons who, because of their living conditions and/or physical, mental, or cognitive...
Publication - 27 October 2017
Tags: Guidelines, Homelessness, IFLA standards, Libraries and homelessness, Social inclusion, Guidelines, Standards, Library Services to People with Special Needs