IFLA Strategy 2024-2029

Abstract

IFLA’s 2024-2029 Strategy will take the Federation beyond its centenary, and almost to the end of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda. Both milestones encourage a focus on the long term, clarity about the world we want to see, and the role that libraries and IFLA can play. IFLA’s 2024-2029 Strategy has been shaped by members and volunteers through surveys and consultations that sought to understand their perceptions of IFLA today, and their aspirations for the future. The 2024-2029 Strategy is not prescriptive, but rather sets out a broader framework that anyone in our field can use to develop their own plans. It offers a clear vision of the world we want, as well as a theory of change setting out how IFLA can support libraries to get there. It will act as a constant reference for IFLA’s plans, a framework for measuring progress, and a potential model to help inform strategy development elsewhere. It is also designed to reflect IFLA's nature as an international federation, bringing together, providing a platform for, and delivering results for people from diverse cultures, language communities, geographies and experiences.