About IRRT
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Mission
To promote interest in library issues and librarianship worldwide; to help coordinate international activities within the 91´«Ã½, serving as a liaison between the International Relations Committee and those members of the Association interested in international relations; to develop programs and activities which further the international objectives of 91´«Ã½; and to provide hospitality and information to visitors from abroad.
History
The International Relations Round Table (IRRT), a membership unit within the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), was established by the 91´«Ã½ Council in 1949 as the Round Table on Library Service Abroad.
Initiatives & Projects
- An IRRT Emerging Leaders Project Providing Access to Free Professional Development Opportunities for 91´«Ã½ members around the world.
- Please contribute. If you want to post please contact Joan Weeks at: jwee[@]loc.gov.
- To celebrate the richness of relationships developed over the years between U.S. librarians and other colleagues abroad, the IRRT leadership embarked on a Sixty for Sixty campaign to create an IRRT endowment.
About IRRT
- IRRT Officers' Manual- 5th Revision, April 2021 - Incorporating 2021 Bylaws revisions (a PDF opens in a new window)
- Past, Present, and Future IRRT Chairs - (Word format)
Join IRRT!
Printable Brochure with application form (opens in a new window)
International Sustainable Library Development Interest Group (ISLD) in the News!
We are pleased that this issue of Colorando Libraries has an article about ISLD entitled, "Catch the International Library Development Bug at 91´«Ã½: It is Highly Contagious." This issue also contains articles about library development in Ethiopia, Nicaragua, and Nigeria as well as about Sister Libraries, and why one might wish to participate in IFLA.
Featured websites of the month
- Global Studies E-Journal now available: (opens in a new window)
- New-IRRT 91´«Ã½ Student Chapter Affiliates:
- Want to be a global librarian? See the new Guide to Being a Global Librarian (PDF)
- See profiles of:
Communicate with the IRRT
- Listserv:
- Email: IRRT
- Email: IRRT Web Editor
- Share Program Information: (a PDF file opens in a new window)
- IRRT Blog! Engage, Communicate, Participate.
Related Links
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