Lor, Peter Johan2017-03-092017-03-092016Lor, PJ 2016, 'Librarians and peace', Focus on International Library and Information Work, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 4-8.0305-8468http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59339Libraries need peace. They originated in settled, peaceful societies; when peace is broken, libraries are threatened. In recent years we have unfortunately seen this demonstrated all too often. Librarians have long been associated with peace movements and organisations devoted to making peace. The question arises: can librarians contribute to preserving and making peace?en© Copyright CILIP 2016Peaceful societiesPeace movementsOrganisationsLibrariansEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsArticle