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IFLA Stars Glitter in Helsinki

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By Leonard Kniffel

  • The Helsinki exhibition center
  • IFLA President Ingrid Parent of Canada
  • OCLC President and CEO Jay Jordan
  • Dominican Republic First Lady Margarita Cedeño de Fernández (right) and Deoborah
  • Winston Tabb of the United States
  • Library Boulevard, presenting clever ways to promote your library.
  • IFLA Treasurer Donna Scheeder
  • US delegate Ann Okerson
  • Silvija Tret Jakova of Latvia, Li-Hsiang Lai of Taiwan, Michael Dowling of US
  • Zola Maddison of WebJunction.
  • Past IFLA president Ellen Tise of South Africa
  • Jonathan Kelley of the American Library Association
  • Matti Huhtamies of Antrinen Oiva Architects
  • Helsinki University’s new main library, to open in September.

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The World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, Finland, concluded August 17. A look at the worldwide movers and shakers of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Photos by Carlon Walker.

Posted Thu, 08/16/2012 - 17:29