Written by Jes Layton For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ A favourite of Melbourne’s inner suburbs, Library at the Dock is one of the City of Melbourne’s six public libraries and four community hubs. The Library at the Dock—built mostly of engineered timber and reclaimed hardwood—faces north along the waterfront and…
Kista Public Library, Sweden – in the right place
Written by Alejandra Quiroz Hernandez For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Back in 2016, some colleagues and I were talking about libraries from around the world. Ramón brought up the recently awarded Best Public Library of 2015. He said it was a library located in Kista, a suburb in Stockholm, Sweden….
Frederikshavn Library, Denmark – home to the one of the world’s largest ex libris collections
Written by Ciara Ní Riain For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Frederikshavn library is a great community space with a broad range of activities. There is a wide selection of books, music, films, games, newspapers and magazines. There’s free WiFi and computers. There’s a choice of reading, study and meeting areas….
Toronto Reference Library
Written by Thomas Guignard For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ With its 100 branches (and counting) and 25 million loans a year, the Toronto Public Library network is one of the largest and most active in North America. At the centre of this universe stands the iconic Toronto Reference Library, a…
Carolina Rediviva, Sweden – spiral staircases and a library on the top of the hill
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/ On a hill rising majestic over Uppsala town there is a big building. It is not the city hall, it is not some old castle or church. It is Carolina…
Steele Memorial Library, Elmira NY – green roof and a maker space
Written by M. Doane For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Steele Memorial Library, in Elmira NY. Its the main branch of the Chemung Couny Library District. Built seven years after the flood of 1972 in a modern style the Steele Memorial Library has continued to be a forward looking institution in…
The Grand Tangier Library – an architechtural landmark in Morocco
Written by Mohamed Bourah For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ You will love this library when you look at its shape the Grand Tangier Library looks like huge books posed one over the other. I think it is the right moment to unveil the wonder of this big multimedia public library…
