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/ Walking around the corner of Goa’an Road, Shanghai Library rises from the ground like an overwhelming fortress of knowledge with two huge towers reaching for the sky. After being searched…
Beng Mealea – the ancient Lotus Pond Library
Written by Rhiannon Mijovic For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ I am public library professional with a passion for travel and a love of exploring all manner of libraries upon those travels. So, imagine both my surprise and delight upon discovering the ruins of Beng Mealea contain a library. Beng Mealea…
The Word wants to transform a visitor’s perception of what a library can be – also they serve beer
Written by Phil Segall For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ The National Centre for the Written Word, also known simply as “The Word”, opened in October 2016. It sits at the very heart of a major redevelopment of the South Shields area in the North-East of England and has successfully become a cornerstone…
Devonport library – Enjoy a cuddle with Benjamin the library cat in the hobbit hole window
Written by Odessa Coleman. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Personally my favourite library to go to is the Devonport library based in Auckland, New Zealand. The staff there are really warm and have been working there for years. The building itself is spacious and modern yet it feels very cosy and welcoming….
School 7 – Public Library of the year 2018!
Written by Anita Ruder – Head of PR and Communication School 7, Den Helder, the Netherlands. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/School7 is the public library of Den Helder a provincial town with 56.000 inhabitants in the north-western part of the Netherlands. It is a unique city that is surrounded by the…
Næstved Library – a pirate ship and a mural!
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/ Recently I was lucky enough to be able to go to Næstved Libraries and Citizens service to teach the staff about dyslexia friendly libraries. Næstved libraries is a fairly new building and from…
Hvalsoe Public Library, Denmark – A community pearl by the lake
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/ The city of Hvalsoe holds a population of 4.000 and is located between the larger towns of Roskilde, Ringsted and Holbæk on the Island of Zealand in Denmark. Hvalsoe is…
