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…
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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…
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….
Skagen library – a wheelchair-friendly library where the librarians knows your name
Written by Ciara Ní Riain For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Skagen library is top of the list of libraries to visit in Denmark – literally. Denmark’s most Northerly library is a much-loved community space which serves a rural population of 8,000 that swells to over 50,000 in tourist season. Right…
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…
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…
