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Tuesday 21 May 2019
The National Library of Aruba presents the ACURIL conference

her presentation ‘Libraries : Sustainable and Resilient Community Hubs. Also
from Curacao will be present Dr. Marilyn Alcalá-Wallé, Minister of Educa-
ORANJESTAD — Association of Caribbean University, Research and tion, Science, Culture & Sports. Title of her presentation ‘Literacy is Life itself!’.
Institutional Libraries (ACURIL) will be holding its 49th conference in There will be also workshops and exhibitions by different providers of libraries
Aruba from June 2nd until June 6th 2019. The conference will fo- systems and information centers.
cus on the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG’s ) which serves
as a framework of the United Nations 2030 agenda. Theme of the Other topics for discussion are:
conference is: ‘Access and opportunity for all: Caribbean Libraries, 1. Information services aimed at poverty alleviation and food security
Archives and Museums supporting the United Nations Sustainable 2. Promote literacy and lifelong learning
Development Goals’. 3. Libraries and sustainability
4. Libraries contributing to peaceful and just societies
The National Library of Aruba has the honor to host and organize 5. Integrated strategies to achieve multiple SDGs
this conference that will take place at the Renaissance Aruba
Convention Center. There will presentations of key-note speakers, Local artist Ryan Oduber created the logo for this conference. “The conch
Maaike Toonen (Koninklijke Bibliotheek), Arno Boersma (Center of has a nurturing reference but is also still a means of communication through
Excellency) and dr. Cees Hamelink, Professor Jesus Lau, Mr. Paul local and regional music. The "sound colors" are from the Sustainable Devel-
Geerders and Mr. Laurent Jean Pierre. Aruba will be also well rep- opment Goals International logo and represents that we all are part of the
resented at the conference by 2 speaker on the opening day of problem, but most importantly: the solution”, says Oduber.
the conference June 3rd 2019. The speakers are The Minister of Edu-
cation Mr. Rudy Lampe, who will focus on the topic ‘A new name The Local Organizing Committee of Aruba would like to extend an invitation
for the SDG’s’ and also Ms. Jemi Lacle, Project Manager and Part- to the entire community of Aruba to take part to the ACURIL Conference. To
nership Lead, Open Data and Analytics, World Bank Group. Title of register please send an email to acuril2019.participants@gmail.comq

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