The Music Library Association (IAML US) and the American Library Association will be co-presenting an online course entitled "Music Collection Development for Every Librarian." The course will last from May 21, 2018 to July 1, 2018 and will be held asynchronously, meaning that there are no live sessions but participants must complete the viewings, readings, and assignments on their own time within a set sche

The new board of the Polish National Branch of IAML had a meeting on March 13, 2018 in Katowice. President Hanna Bias invited the board to the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music Library in Katowice. The deliberations were devoted above all to the preparations of the IAML Congress to be held July 14-19, 2019, in Krakow.

The Liesbeth Hoedemaeker-Cohen Fund for IAML Congress Travel, established by the Cohen family in Liesbeth’s honor, is intended to help support travel to attend the annual congress of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres.

2018 has been declared the European Year of Cultural Heritage. While libraries are active in preserving our heritage every day of every year, this is a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of the unique contribution our institutions are making. It is a chance to ensure that everyone, from political leaders to the general public, understands how libraries are protecting, preserving and celebrating heritage, from the oldest manuscripts to Twitter.