Early in 2020, COVID-19 forced schools across the world to close, with devastating education losses for billions of children. During the lockdowns, libraries made a vital contribution to education recovery by providing access to digital skills training and infrastructure, and learning resources. We are delighted to name three winners of the 15th EIFL Public Library Innovation Award, for Public libraries supporting education recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Early in 2020, COVID-19 forced schools across the world to close, with devastating education losses for billions of children. During the lockdowns, libraries made a vital contribution to education recovery by providing access to digital skills training and infrastructure, and learning resources. We are delighted to name three winners of the 15th EIFL Public Library Innovation Award, for Public libraries supporting education recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Congratulations to –

Early in 2020, COVID-19 forced schools across the world to close, with devastating education losses for billions of children. During the lockdowns, libraries made a vital contribution to education recovery by providing access to digital skills training and infrastructure, and learning resources. We are delighted to name three winners of the 15th EIFL Public Library Innovation Award, for Public libraries supporting education recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Congratulations to –

When COVID-19 forced schools in Bangladesh to close in March 2020, Jannat, aged 11, had to go to work in a garment factory to help supplement the family income. She feared her education had ended forever. Hope came in the form of a tiny three-wheeled mobile library loaded with books and offering a free internet connection. Jannat began borrowing books, has restarted her learning, and now she is determined to go back to school one day.

When COVID-19 forced schools in Bangladesh to close in March 2020, Jannat, aged 11, had to go to work in a garment factory to help supplement the family income. She feared her education had ended forever. Hope came in the form of a tiny three-wheeled mobile library loaded with books and offering a free internet connection. Jannat began borrowing books, has restarted her learning, and now she is determined to go back to school one day.

When COVID-19 forced schools in Bangladesh to close in March 2020, Jannat, aged 11, had to go to work in a garment factory to help supplement the family income. She feared her education had ended forever. Hope came in the form of a tiny three-wheeled mobile library loaded with books and offering a free internet connection. Jannat began borrowing books, has restarted her learning, and now she is determined to go back to school one day.

Kenyan schools closed abruptly in March 2020, disrupting education for over 17 million children. Government guidance was to move teaching online, and before COVID-19 struck, the government had made efforts to equip schools with computers and to support the use of digital technology in education. 

Kenyan schools closed abruptly in March 2020, disrupting education for over 17 million children. Government guidance was to move teaching online, and before COVID-19 struck, the government had made efforts to equip schools with computers and to support the use of digital technology in education. 

Kenyan schools closed abruptly in March 2020, disrupting education for over 17 million children. Government guidance was to move teaching online, and before COVID-19 struck, the government had made efforts to equip schools with computers and to support the use of digital technology in education. 

Uganda’s COVID-19 schools shutdown was the longest in the world, lasting just under two years, from 18 March 2020 to 10 January 2022, severely disrupting the education of over 10 million children. 

In Nakaseke, a rural district in Uganda’s Central region, 36 schools were closed. Many children from farming communities attend boarding schools and these children were sent home to their villages, cut off from their teachers and fellow students. Parents and children appealed to Nakaseke Public Library for help. 

Uganda’s COVID-19 schools shutdown was the longest in the world, lasting just under two years, from 18 March 2020 to 10 January 2022, severely disrupting the education of over 10 million children. 

In Nakaseke, a rural district in Uganda’s Central region, 36 schools were closed. Many children from farming communities attend boarding schools and these children were sent home to their villages, cut off from their teachers and fellow students. Parents and children appealed to Nakaseke Public Library for help. 

Uganda’s COVID-19 schools shutdown was the longest in the world, lasting just under two years, from 18 March 2020 to 10 January 2022, severely disrupting the education of over 10 million children. 

In Nakaseke, a rural district in Uganda’s Central region, 36 schools were closed. Many children from farming communities attend boarding schools and these children were sent home to their villages, cut off from their teachers and fellow students. Parents and children appealed to Nakaseke Public Library for help. 

Following the publication of the landmark ‘Open Access Diamond Journals Study’ in March 2021, Science Europe, in collaboration with cOAlition S, OPERAS and the French National Research Agency (ANR), is organizing a workshop to discuss best practices and to further develop the central elements of Diamond (collaborative, non-commercial) Open Access, namely, efficiency, quality standards, capacity building, and sustainability.

Following the publication of the landmark ‘Open Access Diamond Journals Study’ in March 2021, Science Europe, in collaboration with cOAlition S, OPERAS and the French National Research Agency (ANR), is organizing a workshop to discuss best practices and to further develop the central elements of Diamond (collaborative, non-commercial) Open Access, namely, efficiency, quality standards, capacity building, and sustainability.

Following the publication of the landmark ‘Open Access Diamond Journals Study’ in March 2021, Science Europe, in collaboration with cOAlition S, OPERAS and the French National Research Agency (ANR), is organizing a workshop to discuss best practices and to further develop the central elements of Diamond (collaborative, non-commercial) Open Access, namely, efficiency, quality standards, capacity building, and sustainability.

EIFL will attend this international conference to address topics within the framework of the transformation of the research and innovation ecosystem in Europe. Particular attention will be given to transparency in health research, research assessment reform, the future of academic publishing, and software.

EIFL will attend this international conference to address topics within the framework of the transformation of the research and innovation ecosystem in Europe. Particular attention will be given to transparency in health research, research assessment reform, the future of academic publishing, and software.

EIFL will attend this international conference to address topics within the framework of the transformation of the research and innovation ecosystem in Europe. Particular attention will be given to transparency in health research, research assessment reform, the future of academic publishing, and software.

Institutions – universities, research organizations and institutes, national laboratories, libraries, data initiatives and data stewards - join this brainstorming workshop and co-create a practical ‘how to’ EOSC training programme for institutions. 

Institutions – universities, research organizations and institutes, national laboratories, libraries, data initiatives and data stewards - join this brainstorming workshop and co-create a practical ‘how to’ EOSC training programme for institutions.