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/ You know that feeling as a kid when you got a present for your birthday or for Christmas and you just didn’t have any high expectations? Small soft present from auntie…
DOKK1 Aarhus Main Library, Denmark – so good they put it on a stamp
Written by Ciara Ní Riain and Janus Engberg Pictures by Ilona Kish, Ciara Ní Riain and Janus Engberg For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Aarhus offers a lot of exciting sights to take in when visiting, even some famous beyond the Danish boarder. One of these hidden gems is Aarhus Main…
Serralves Library, Porto – an oasis of calm
Written by Lucy Ahmed For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Located within beautiful grounds on the outskirts of Porto, Serralves Library offers an oasis of calm within the Museum of Contemporary Art. Prior to the creation of the library, in 1999, the bibliographic collection of the Fundação de Serralves ran alongside…
Skaelskoer Public Library, Denmark – a community anchor by the harbor
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/ Skaelskoer is a small town with a population of around 6.500 located by the seaside in the South-West of the Island of Zealand in Denmark. Driving in from the seaside…
Tingbjerg Library, Copenhagen Denmark – a wooden slice of heaven
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/ I had the wonderful oppotunity to visit this new and very cool library with my team this week. The library in Tingbjerg is part of the Copenhagen library system, situated in a…
State Library Victoria, – the oldest public library in Australia
Written by Jes Layton For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Melbourne is well known for its thriving public library network, although the gem at the city’s centre is none other than the State Library of Victoria. State Library Victoria, Australia’s oldest public library is home to a large rare books collection,…
Ladha Meghji Indian Public Library, Tanzania – A breath of history
Written by Helle Arendrup Mortensen For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Ladha Meghji Indian Public Library, Post Street, Mwanza, Tanzania The library is situated in one of the Oldest buildings in Mwanza and named after Ladha Meghji, an indian businessman and industrialist who has never been to school but dreamt about…
