Written by Library Planet editor Marie Eiriksson, library consultant, Denmark. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ A few weeks ago, on a rainy fall day, I visited my good friend Nicolas from Library School, who works in Copenhagen Public Libraries at Sydhavnen Library. Sydhavnen Library has been in the historical Karensminde building…
Category: European Libraries
OBA Amsterdam central public library – a place where people stay
Written by Hanna Marie Roseen For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ OBA is Amsterdam’s central public library. Like many modern public libraries, the design of OBA is open, airy, modern, and facilitates interaction. I was personally quite taken by a wide staircase that also functions as a place to sit and…
The Oxford Union Society Library – a walled haven
Written by By Elizabeth Piper For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ This is the original Debate Chamber of the Nineteenth Century, now the main library, called the Old Library. Right in the heart of a tourist-filled Oxford lies the walled haven that is the Oxford Union Society Library. Surrounded by trees…
The dok Library Concept Center of Delft, The Netherlands – makes me want to hang out all day
Written by Hanna Marie Roseen For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ This library in city of Delft in the Netherlands does not fit the image of what many people think of libraries. The decor and use of space is so creative and fun. The space is both cozy and bright, hip…
Nyborg Public Library, Denmark – a Danish midcentury modern design pearl
Written by Library Planet editor Marie Eiriksson, library consultant, Denmark. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ I recently had the good luck, to be able to attend a meeting at Nyborg Public Library. Having never been but knowing a little about the history of the place, I was excited to go! And…
The TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology – more than just a library: We organise tomorrow’s knowledge
Written by Dr. Sandra Niemeyer For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ More than just a library: The TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, in Hannover, Germany, is not only the German National Library of Science and Technology and the world’s largest specialised library for science and technology. TIB is also continuing to expand its role as…
The Library of the University of Applied Sciences HTWG Konstanz, Germany – from bones to books
Written by Bernd Hannemann, Leiter der Hochschulbibliothek HTWG Hochschule Konstanz Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ The library of the HTWG Konstanz is directly located at the Seerhein, with a view of Lake Constance and the Alps. A beach bar next door invites you to linger in…
Stormen Library, Bodø, Norway – a wooden staircase to library heaven
Written by Tony Davies. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ Bodø is a small city just above the Arctic Circle. It’s the northern terminus of Norway’s railway system and a port on the famous Hurtigruten express boat service along the Norwegian coast. A jumping off point for tours to the beautiful Lofoten Islands,…
Dragør Public Library, Denmark – community calmness and a blooming library backyard
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/ The library tourist strikes again Far out on the Island of Amager between Copenhagen and the south of Sweden you find the city of Dragør. Think little yellow houses, cobbled streets,…
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