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<p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Introducing the IFLA North America Regional Division<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0462C1">IFLA North America Regional Division
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">is a new division of </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0462C1">IFLA, the global voice of libraries</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">. We are reaching out to national and regional Library Associations across
the USA and Canada to build more powerful advocacy with policy makers and to ensure that the benefits of engaging with IFLA are well known across North America.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0462C1">Our NA Regional Division members
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">are seeking your assistance! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">By working cooperatively with existing library associations, other IFLA Regional Divisions and IFLA Headquarters, the NA Regional Division is identifying priorities for the region and defining and delivering
on action plans that respond to these priorities. It is our goal to extend IFLA’s membership and reach and to work closely with you and your members to strengthen the voice of libraries. As a support to the launch of the regional divisions, IFLA conducted
a survey of our colleagues across the USA and Canada which informed our choice of the following key initiatives for the 2021-2023 term:
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Sustainable Development Goals
<b>(SDG) </b>Ensure library worker in North America have the advocacy skills needed to demonstrate how libraries contribute to city, state and local governments efforts to achieve progress on the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0462C1">SDG</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">’s. Our goal is to deliver webinars that will help libraries share stories about how we support the SDGs.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Enrich the </span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0462C1">IFLA Library Map of the World
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(LMW) with content from across NA </span>
</b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#383838">The </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0462C1">LMW
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#383838">can be a </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">powerful advocacy tool. It is intended to be
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#383838">a source of country-level library statistics, information about the library environment in each country and a unifying platform that provides access to Sustainable Development Goals stories. We will be adding
the library descriptions and statistics for our countries so this can be a global resource about libraries in the USA and Canada.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#383838"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• <b>Global Advocacy with a focus on
</b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0462C1">Copyright </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#383838"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Raise awareness of library copyright issues among policy makers and governments. We will connect with library associations working in this area to learn what is needed for support and intend to collect copyright
impact stories from the United States and Canada. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• <b>Regional Advocacy with a focus on
</b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0462C1">Digital Inclusion </span>
</b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Perform a 360 degree review of North American initiatives, facilitate webinars, and develop recommendations of best practices.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• <b>Supporting Outreach – focus on expanding IFLA membership and build awareness across NA
</b>Develop a white paper and deliver a webinar series to promote all the benefits of IFLA membership, encouraging library workers to join IFLA and participate in our global library community.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>We are stronger together. </b>Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of our
<span style="color:#0462C1">NA Regional Division Members</span>. We look forward to connecting with you soon!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Richard E. Sapon-White, NA Regional Division Member<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:richard.sapon-white@oregonstate.edu">richard.sapon-white@oregonstate.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:richard.saponwhite@gmail.com">richard.saponwhite@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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