Since 2011, 40 public library services have won EIFL Public Library Innovation Awards

From left: Ugne Lipeikaite of EIFL presents an Innovation Award for Using ICT to empower women to Rija’tzuul Na’ooj Library (Guatemala), represented by Petrona Garcia Hernandez and Rodolfo Antonio Perez Yperez, mayor of San Juan la Laguna.
THE CHALLENGE
Although they are under-resourced, public libraries in developing and transition economy countries are doing their best to meet community information needs. The EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) seeks to shine a spotlight on these libraries and show how - despite many challenges - they are using information and communication technology (ICT) in creative ways to improve lives.
WHAT WE DO
- We identify public library innovators through our regular EIFL Public Library Innovation Award calls.
- We publicize the awards widely to show how, through creative use of ICT, public libraries are improving lives in their communities.
The award is opening the eyes of government ministers and policy-makers to the role that public libraries can play in social inclusion of Roma and other communities in need.
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Public libraries in 21 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean have won EIFL Public Library Innovation Awards