(The new ZimLA National Executive Council to be led by Shadreck Ndinde until 2020.)

By Kenneth Mangemba (former ZimLA Editor)

The 52nd Zimbabwe Library Association (ZimLA) Annual conference ended on a high note last week with an election that dissolved the National Executive Council (NEC) led by Mr. Lantern Fusire. A new NEC was elected with Shadreck Ndinde elected President of ZimLA.

(ZimLA NEC members who attended the National Library Policy (NLP) held in Harare recently.)

The Zimbabwe Library Association (ZimLA) National Executive Council (NEC) met in Harare for a review of the National Library Policy (NLP) formulation process that started last year through funding provided by the International Federation of Library Association (IFLA) Building Strong Library Associations initiative (BSLA).

(IFLA Global Vision discussion at the Harare Polytechnic Library School facilitated by Dr. Collence Chisita. (Picture by Dr. Collence Chisita))

The Zimbabwe Library Association (ZimLA) president, Mr. Lantern Fusire has amplified efforts to engage library and information sectors in Zimbabwe on the IFLA Global Vision discussions, an IFLA initiative that seek to brainstorm solutions to challenges facing libraries and the information profession.