Recent News

19Dec

2025 in review

Our 20th anniversary year has been a fantastic year of celebration, collaboration and change. We have shipped 4,000 books to 16 organisations in 13 countries. This brings the total in 20 years to nearly 100,000 books shipped to more than 300 organisations in 63 countries. Our mission to support the rule of law with printed […]
15Dec

Celebrating the Leadership of Katrina Crossley

Since the International Law Book Facility’s launch in 2005, Katrina Crossley has been at the heart of its mission to improve access to justice through the donation of legal books worldwide. After almost two decades of remarkable service, including 9 years as Chief Executive Officer, Katrina is now stepping down and handing over leadership to […]
09Dec

ILBF announces new Chief Executive Officer

The board of trustees of the ILBF is delighted to announce that Katherine Eden Haig is appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the ILBF. Katherine will join the ILBF in early December and will combine her time as CEO of the ILBF with her continuing appointment as Executive Director of The Slynn Foundation, […]
24Oct

Law librarians from Nigeria and Sierra Leone visit London

The visit to London in May by Nigerian and Sierra Leonean judges and law librarians was a great success. Thanks to financial assistance from the Rule of Law Expertise Programme (ROLE UK), managed by Advocates for International Development (A4ID), and UK Aid, we were able to host, from 12–17 October, the law librarians who had […]
06Oct

CEO role at the ILBF

After nine wonderful years in the role of CEO of the ILBF, Katrina Crossley has decided to stand down and make way for a new CEO as the ILBF enters its third decade. This is an exciting time for a new CEO to take on the role as our work continues to grow and our […]
24Sep

Introducing Laiba Choudhury, our new Shipping Coordinator!

In this Q&A, we introduce the ILBF community to Laiba Choudhury, our new Shipping Coordinator. Laiba is a law student at the University of Surrey. She will be working as ILBF’s Shipping Coordinator for the rest of the academic year. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m a law student at the University […]