Written by Library Planet editor Marie Eiriksson, library consultant, Denmark. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Vejen Public Library is a newly built Danish Library and the main Library of the municipality of Vejen, Jutland. The municipality has three other locations. The new main Library opened in october 2019. Arriving by train…
Nørrebro Public Library – a new and buzzing community living room
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://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ I live on Nørrebro, a part of Copenhagen. It is a neighborhood what are characterized with a large amount of diversity when it comes to ethnical background, economic status and social…
Delft Library, Cape Flats, City of Cape Town, South Africa – The Library is where the heart is❤️
Written by Stine Sørensen For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Together with Auntie B, I was around Cape Flat Yesterday. The houses are close to each other and are built in everything from bricks to sand and metal. In the middle of Delft is the library – next to a large…
Václav Havel library in Paris-La Chapelle: a gift for everyone
Written by Thomas Guignard. Thomas is a librarian and photographer based in Toronto, Canada. He has been traveling and photographing libraries for more than 10 years. His images can be found on Instagram under the handle @concretelibraries and on his website. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ In 1926, as part of the expansion…
Marrickville Library and Pavilion, Sydney, Australia – Magic in Marrickville
Written by Paul Jewell (Business Librarian, Western Sydney University) @pdjewell For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ Marrickville Library main entrance (picture courtesy of Inner West Council Library and History Services) Acknowledgment of Country Firstly, we recognise the Library is situated on land which was home to the Gadigal and Wangal Peoples of the Eora Nation. The library site…
Calgary public Library, Canada – a bright and dynamic space
Written by Hanna Marie Roseen For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ After having a direct flight cancelled I had to be re-routed through the Calgary airport – with a 7 hour layover. After departing the plane from a ten hour flight, there was no way I was going to stay in…
The National Library of Greece – a classic collection in a shiny new home
Written by Laura Cagnazzo Twitter: @LauraFCagnazzo For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ The new shiny home of the National Library of Greece was only completed last year. The Library has moved from the Vallianeio historic neoclassical building in downtown Athens to its new premises at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre…
Rikhardinkatu Library, Helsinki – the oldest public library in Finland
Written by Library Planet editor Marie Eiriksson, library consultant, Denmark. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ In march I had the great luck to be able to go on a study trip to Helsinki with a colleague. While there I made it a point to visit local Libraries and was lucky to…
Halifax Central Library, Halifax, Canada – beautiful and bustling
Written by Hanna Marie Roseen For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ The Halifax Central Library is beautiful and bustling. Built in 2014, the library is open and lets in lots of light. I visited in the middle of the day during a week day, yet there were many people doing their…
