CC BY 3.0Liebaers, Herman2024-12-102024-12-102002-08https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/3730Paper by Herman Liebaers, IFLA President, 1969-1974, that reflects on the history and evolution of IFLA, particularly focusing on the 1970s. This overview presents some of IFLA's key challenges and achievements and underscores the importance of professional development and international cooperation in the field of librarianship.enhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Library and information historyNon-governmental organizationsThe Dutch Tea Party of IFLA in the ’70s – A quick flash back of forty-five years before the Dutch Tea PartyEvents MaterialInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)