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IFLA Conference

World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council

"Libraries without borders: Navigating towards global understanding"

10-14 August 2008, Québec, Canada,


Spanish translation 

Library Visits

Library visits are organised in the form of tours. Most tours will enable delegates to see two or three libraries. Conference delegates must sign up for one of the 16 tours described below.

Tours are offered Wednesday 13 August throughout the day and Thursday 14 August in the morning.

Morning: from 09:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs
Afternoon: from 14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs

Delegates who sign up for one of the five City of Montreal tours (10a to 11c) must bear in mind that they leave at 7 a.m. and return at around 7 p.m. (travel time between Quebec City and Montreal is three hours, and delegates must buy their own lunch).

Click on the library name to read the library description:

Tour 1a: University and National Libraries

Wednesday 13 August 09:00 – 12:00 hours

Tour 1b: University and National Libraries

Wednesday 13 August 09:00 – 12:00 hours

Tour 2: University Libraries

Thursday 14 August 09:00 – 12:00 hrs

Tour 3a: Public Libraries

Wednesday 13 August 09:00 – 12:00 hrs

Tour 3b: Public Libraries

Wednesday 13 August 09:00 – 12:00 hrs

Tour 4: Heritage Public Libraries

Thursday 14 August 09:00 – 12:00 hrs

Tour 5: Public Libraries

Wednesday 13 August 14:00 – 17:00 hrs

  • Charlesbourg
    Quebec City public library (architectural interest, new structure, LEED standard)

Tour 6: Specialised Libraries - Health

Wednesday 13 August 9:00 – 12:00 hrs

  • AstraZeneca Health Sciences Library, CHUL

Tour 7: Governmental Libraries

Wednesday 13 August 14:00 – 17:00 hrs

Tour 8: National and Museum Libraries

Wednesday 13 August 09:00 – 12:00 hrs

Tour 9: School Libraries

Wednesday 13 August 14:00 – 17:00 hrs

Tour 10a: Montréal

Wednesday 13 August 07:00 – 19:00 hrs

Tour 10b: Montréal

Wednesday 13 August 07:00 – 19:00 hrs

Tour 11a: Montréal

Wednesday 13 August 07:00 – 19:00 hrs

Tour 11b: Montréal

Wednesday 13 August 07:00 – 19:00 hrs

Tour 11c: Montréal

Wednesday 13 August 07:00 – 19:00 hrs