Written by Amy Sumner For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ NESTLED in a small village in North Wales is Britain’s finest residential library. Gladstone’s Library in Hawarden is Britain’s only Prime Ministerial library and the national memorial to the great Victorian statesman and four times Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone. It…
Finding an ancestor at the Morrin Centre in Quebec City
Written by Claire Sewell For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ The Morrin Centre is located in Quebec City and is also home to the city’s only English-language library. Originally built as a military barracks in 1712, it became a prison in 1813 and was refurbished to house Morrin College in 1862….
West Bridgewater Public Library – a place of making
Written by Ellen Snoeyenbos For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Here are some snaps of the West Bridgewater Public Library in Massachusetts, USA It’s a small library with a big heart. The library tries to bring unusual experiences to our patrons and provide a safe, welcoming place to all. The library…
Gaismas Pils – Latvia’s “Castle of Light” illuminates and enthrals
Written by Phil Segall For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Rīga is home to the incredible National Library of Latvia. The “Castle of Light” (“Gaismas Pils” in Latvian) as it is known locally, opened in 2014. This iconic building houses some 4.5 million items, including the Baltic Central Library. It is immense!…
Central Library Los Angeles – a gem in the City
Written by Megan Panatier – library lover on a quest to visit all 72 LAPL branches with her kids! For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Central Library In downtown Los Angeles, California, sits Central Library — the main library of the Los Angeles Public Library system, LAPL, which has 72 other…
Roving robots, kitchens and creativity at Tampines Regional Library
Written by Phil Segall For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Tampines Regional Library, Singapore, is without doubt one of the most technologically advanced libraries in the world. At its entrance patrons are greeted by roving robot book return units – machines frequently to be seen followed along their designated route around the ground floor…
Wat Damnak Center for Khmer studies library – A library in a Buddhist oasis
Written by Rut Costa Fornaguera For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Located at the east side of the river Siem Reap in Cambodia, Wat Damnak is a peaceful Khmer microcosmos. It houses the largest pagoda in downtown, a primary school, two charities, a sewing academy for young local women and the…
Helsinki University Library – sleek design and a corkscrew staircase
Written by Dr. Derek Cash For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Helsinki University Library in Helsinki, Finland is an academic library with over a million volumes. Although the institution has the primary goal of serving the students and faculty, the public has free access to the facility. The library is located…
Middelfart Library – Culture Island
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/ This library is special to me. Middelfart is the town i grew up in, but in the 80’s when I would ride my bike to and from the library, it was situated in…
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