Written by Jane A. Carlin – Library Director For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ The Collins Memorial Library is located on the beautiful campus of the University of Puget Sound, located in Tacoma, Washington. The Library is designed after Magdalen College in Oxford, England. One of the early presidents of the…
The National Library of Technology, Czech Republic – don’t miss the virtual tour
Written by Natálie Budilová For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ The National Library of Technology (NTK) is the largest and the oldest library of science and technology literature in the Czech Republic. The library has a collection of over 1.5 million volumes. Its primary function is to provide specialized information resources…
Sopoteka, Sopot Public Library, Poland – life here slows down for a moment
Written by Roman Wojciechowski, Ewa Lewandowska and Marcin Wiktor For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Sopoteka is the newest branch of the Sopot Library. This newly established and most modern media library consists of several sections that includes a computer lab, music stands, a reading room with beach baskets and quiet…
Manchester Central Library, UK – Think, relax, explore!
Written by Dr Biddy Casselden Currently on secondment as Head of Library Learning and Research Services (until November 2019), Northumbria University Library, Newcastle upon Tyne UK For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Manchester Central Library sits proudly in St Peter’s Square, and really is a ‘People’s Palace’ to behold. The creation…
Shakespeare Hall and the Shakespeare Collection, Meisei University – A pilgrimage for fans
Written by Professor Stuart Kells For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ A private university on the hilly, green outskirts of Tokyo, Meisei is home to the world’s second largest collection of Shakespeare First Folios. It also has many other early editions of Shakespeare, and much else of Shakespearean interest. There is…
Glucksman Library, University of Limerick, Ireland – incunabulae and vinyl
Written by Jesse Waters For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ The Glucksman Library at the University of Limerick is a dynamic and inspiring library located on the suburban campus of the University of Limerick, a research focused university with a student population of 15,000 in the city of Limerick, Ireland. In…
Tokyo Main Library of the National Diet Library – the national library of Japan
Written by Professor Stuart Kells For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ The Diet is Japan’s national parliament, and the National Diet Library is Japan’s national library. The Tokyo Main Library is the Diet Library’s principal site. Located in Chiyoda, a civic and parliamentary precinct whose buildings and streetscapes recall the centre…
The Geelong Library & Heritage Centre – the Dome
Written by Jes Layton For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ It’s no secret the modern community library is and has been experiencing a renaissance of sorts. There is near to no other more perfect example of this than the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre, affectionately called ‘the Dome.’ The Geelong Library…
Töölö library, Helsinki, Finland – a design Pearl
Written by Library Planet editor Marie Eiriksson, library consultant at Gladsaxe Public Libraries, Denmark. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Töölö Library was designed by architect Aarne Ervi, who worked with Alvar Aalto, and many of the classical Aalto furniture can be seen throughout the building. The building is from 1970 but…
Jelling Public Library – books, stairs and hand dolls among Vikings
Written by Library Planet editor Christian Lauersen, director of Libraries and Citizen Services in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ With it’s population of 3.500 located near Vejle in Jutland, Denmark, Jelling might doesn’t stand out but the area holds huge significance in Danish history. In the Viking Age it served as the…
