EALS Newsletter, August 2025

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IFLA Equitable and Accessible Library Services Section (EALS) is delighted to share the EALS Newsletter, August 2025 issue with you.
 
It brings you the opportunity to look at the work EALS Standing Committee members and associates are doing locally and globally.
 
This issue covers a wide range of topics relevant to the Section:

  1. Farewell from the Chair
  2. EALS Achievements at a Glance
  3. Meet some of our new members
  4. News from EALS members and associates: get inspired!
    • 4.1 A Library for Everyone: Singapore’s Inclusive Approach for Persons with Disabilities
    • 4.2 Library Services for Residents of State Institutions
    • 4.3. Mindful Libraries: Supporting Elder Patrons in Life Review and Cognitive Change
    • 4.4. Croatia Marks 10 Years of Recognizing Croatian Sign Language by Law

EALS hopes you will enjoy this issue!

 Newsletter: Equitable and Accessible Library Services Section, August 2025

Upcoming Event

Len Lawson phot and the cover of his book, New Names for Stars.

Speaker at the Center Presents Len Lawson, Poet and Author

June 16, 2026, 6:00 PM

Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk on June 16th at 6:00 for our talk with Len Lawson, Poet and Author of New Names for Stars, accompanied by Miho Kinnas and Kathleen Nalley. Len Lawson is the winner of the Lit Fox Award (Lit Fox Books, 2026). He will be joined by Japanese poet Miho Kinnas and author Kathleen Nalley in reading selections from his newest release.