2025 World Library and Information Congress

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has selected Astana, Kazakhstan to host the 2025 World Library and Information Congress from 18-22 August 2025.

This is the first ever edition of IFLA’s flagship event to be held in Central Asia and reinforces IFLA’s role in developing the international library field.

Arrangør: IFLA The International Federation of Library Associations and Institiutions

After a year with no Congress, we know that there is a great desire from our members and volunteers to meet in person again. Yet beyond this, WLIC has a unique power to catalyse energy and growth in host countries and regions, as well as to offer new perspectives for all participants.

Meeting in Astana will provide an exceptional opportunity for discovery and learning for colleagues in a unique region of the world with a rich cultural history.

Building on ideas already emerging from the ongoing WLIC Review, IFLA WLIC 2025 will incorporate different concepts, from peer-learning and on-the-ground case studies to high-level thought leaders challenging our assumptions. Astana itself is a modern city, and one which highlights Kazakhstan’s rich and vital cultural heritage.

We will be sharing more about plans for WLIC 2025 in the coming months and at the IFLA Information Futures Summit in Brisbane from 30 September to 3 October 2024. We look forward to welcoming colleagues from Kazakhstan to the Summit.

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