READ Global Wins Major Prize

Beyond Access partner READ Global recently won a Lipman Prize from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. The $100,000 award includes a partnership between READ Global and the school, where students are completing case studies and other projects for the organization. Read More

Beyond Access Member wins WSIS prize for excellence

Beyond Access Member Jagodina Public Library in Serbia recently won a WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) Project Prize for its Agro-Lib-Ja project in the access to information and knowledge category. Library director Vesna Crnkovic accepted the award at a ceremony on May 13. Read More

IFLA to host workshop on libraries in development at WSIS

On May 16, IFLA is hosting a workshop on public access to the internet and the role of libraries in development, exploring the theme of public access in the community and related questions about policies, partnerships, and more. Panelists include Jelena Rajic, from Beyond Access Member Jagodina Public Library in Serbia, and Paul-Andre Baran from IREX. Read More

New Beyond Access Members

Beyond Access is pleased to announce its second group of new Member teams, representing innovative public libraries from around the world that demonstrate how libraries are working to meet development goals. Read More

New Beyond Access Members from Myanmar, Jordan, South Africa and Georgia

Beyond Access is pleased to announce its first group of new Member teams, representing innovative public libraries from around the world that demonstrate how libraries are working to meet development goals. Read More

Guardian Live Chat – Libraries and Development

This Thursday, March 14, British newspaper The Guardian will be hosting a live chat as part of their Global Development Professionals Network. From 1pm-3pm GMT, readers will be invited to ask questions about libraries as drivers of development, among other topics. Read More