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Course Inclusive Learning Spaces in Istanbul 2026

By improving access to well-designed spaces like classrooms and libraries, schools can significantly enhance students’ academic and social experiences, while also benefiting their well-being.

This 5-day Erasmus training was held first time in Helsinki’s libraries in June 2025 (video sessions), exploring the impact of sustainability, inclusion, and classroom/library design on student learning. For those with Erasmus projects, it is important to know that the course is also available on the ESEP platform. The course is organized once per year because trainers are available only during the summer vacation. The next course is scheduled from June 29th to July 3rd, 2026, in Istanbul. Sales quote is available here.

Radical School Librarianship: a Global Response

@GlobalLibrarians, a group of dedicated school librarians, are proud to announce that our new book is available (here). Radical School Librarianship is an essential read for school librarians and educators looking to gain a better understanding of how to create environments where equality, diversity, inclusion, and intellectual freedom (EDIIF) can thrive.

School librarians perform a critical and frontline role in defending EDIIF within their school communities. This comprehensive volume invites readers to learn from the experiences of school librarian leaders from around the globe in order to find inspiration, support, and strategies to continue promoting EDIIF. Each chapter addresses a particular way to take action. Bringing exemplary practices from Australia, Croatia, Ecuador, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Africa, Türkiye, the UK and US, chapters cover topics such as:

how librarians respond to changing social and political environments to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion, and intellectual freedom in their learning communities.

how literacy is promoted within inequitable educational landscapes;

how diversity and intellectual freedom are supported through book awards and social media.

The @GlobalLibrarians team promoted the book at the Helsinki Central Library Oodi, in the Mestna knjižnica Kranj, Slovenia, and at the ESHA conference in Rome, Italiy.

Erasmus Calls in 2025 and 2026

We are ready to join you as project partners. Here you can find our PIF. For more details, you can contact alujanac@gmail.com.

International collaboration in Malaysia and Indonesia

From October 2-4, 2024, BINUS SCHOOL Simprug Jakarta proudly hosted the International Library Conference, a pivotal event for the global library and education community, with strong support from BINUS School Education. Under the theme “Transforming Libraries: Shifting the Paradigm Towards Sustainability, Best Practices, SDGs, and AI Integration,” visionaries, educators, and experts from around the globe gathered to share innovative ideas and best practices. The conference featured a roster of 12 speakers from various parts of the world and welcomed 52 participants from across the Asian region.

Before this amazing conference we visited LSL International School in Malaysia and participated in panel session with local school librarians, publishers and other professionals.

Both meetings has laid the groundwork for future collaborations, pushing boundaries in library innovation and sustainability. We look forward to the lasting impact of the ideas shared and to the continued growth of libraries as essential hubs for learning and development.

Training courses for school librarians in 2024

We proudly confirmed courses tailored for teachers and school librarians in 2024. These courses were scheduled to take place in Zagreb in June 2024. During these courses, participants had a unique opportunity to learn from esteemed educators, including Dr. Mayasari Abdul Majid (Malaysia), Dr. Sophia Adeyeye (Nigeria), Dr. Maria Fe Nicolau (Indonesia), Mrs. Antonija Lujanac (Croatia).

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Two most important conferences for librarians in Europe 2023

We attended the International Association of School Librarianship IASL annual conference in Rome, Italy from the 17th to the 21st od July 2023. It was a valuable opportunity for school librarians, public librarians, teachers, researchers, administrators, and anyone interested in reading, education, and libraries to exchange ideas and practices, meet with new friends and reunite with old friends. During the conference, we had the privilege of presenting our project, International Virtual Storytelling to the audience and invited them to join us!

We presented the results of the Erasmus projects OUTSIDE, Experimenta, and Comm Edu at the IFLA WLIC 2023 conference in Rotterdam.