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Presidential Citation for International Innovation in the year 2008

American Library Association

Presents

Presidential Citation For International Innovation

in the year 2008 to the

IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section

  • For drafting a Multicultural Library Manifesto that brings international attention to the role of libraries in serving diverse communities;
  • For identifying within the Manifesto the mission of providing multicultural library services along with management and operation of such services;
  • For describing the core actions of a multicultural library, staff needs, and needs related to funding, legislation, and networking;
  • For suggesting how libraries can implement the Manifesto;
  • For taking steps toward the UNESCO endorsement of the Manifesto;
  • For drawing attention to the need for libraries to participate in efforts that preserve indigenous languages and culture.

Anaheim, California, June 2008

Loriene Roy
President
American Library Association