Written by Ciara Ní Riain. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Galway City Library is an elegant oasis in the heart of one of the best and liveliest small cities in the world . Yes that’s right, in the whole wide world. Located in the heart of historic, hopelessly hip and…
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Bibliotheque de Moorea, French Polynesia – a little library can make a big difference
Written by Françoise Quaire For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Places like Moorea is the stuff of dreams ! On this little island near Tahiti, in French Polynesia, you can find an associative libray created in 2006 by a teacher’s wife and the library is open to everybody. Even from the…
Library at the Dock, Melbourne Australia – reclaimed Wood and a recording studio
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…
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…
Bagan district public library, Myanmar – a library amongst the buddhist tempels
Written by Morgane Soltesz Bourel For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ I visited Myanmar at the end of 2017, and I visited the public library in Bagan district, placed in Nyaung-U, in Mandalay region, in central Myanmar. Nyaun-U “village” is a town in the Bagan archeologic buddhist site, 50 km² with…
The Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek, Norway – a bright modern library with an old heart
Written by Laura Jorud For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ The Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek is the second largest public library in Norway.[1]It is located in Bergen, a picturesque tourist destination home to approximately 280,000 residents.[2] The library was founded in 1872, with the current main building dating back to 1917.[3]Situated in…
