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/ Lejre Public Library – located in the old train station building I just put it out there from the beginning: Lejre Public Library is a library out of the ordinary; An…
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Bromölla library, Sweden – a place for everyone to meet, read and hang out
Written by Emilia Emilsson. Turism- and lesiure consultant For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ Kulturpunkten in Bromölla is centrally located in the municipality of Bromölla in Southern Sweden. Inside Kulturpunkten you find the public library, lectures, exhibitions, book cafés, creative activities for children such as theatre and art work and much…
Ringsted Public Library – Virtual Reality, a library container and the smell of coffee
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/ Ringsted is located in the Eastern part of Denmark on the Island of Zealand. The city of Ringsted has a population of around 21.000. Lucky for those the city has a…
Tøyen, Oslo, Norway – a library branch in an area of Oslo seldom visited by tourists
Written by Sarah Elizabeth Hvidberg For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ In Tøyen, a part of Norway’s capitol Oslo with high population density and many low-income citizens a fantastic smaller library is situated. I visited the library on a weekday morning and it was already buzzing with life. ”Biblo Tøyen” is…
Sorø Public Library – a charming and lopsided experience
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/ Sorø is a small town of around 8.000 citizens on the Danish island Zealand. And it has a library. And a very nice library that is indeed. Walking around in the…
Frederiksberg Main Library – old school book halls and underground library adventures
Written by Library Planet editors Christian Lauersen and Marie Engberg Eiriksson, Denmark. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ It’s Friday afternoon and you just know it’s gonna be a raunchy start of the weekend because you got a library traveling date with Library Planet partner in crime, Marie. A library visit followed by beers and…
Greve Public Library – a pirate ship loaded with literature, music and life-long learning
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/ Like anybody else I’m prejudiced about stuff. And sitting on the train towards Hundige Station in the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark, watching the grey blocks of buildings and gas stations float…
The Furuset Library and Activity House in Oslo – a library deeply rooted in the local community
Written by Ekaterina Vasileva For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ The Furuset Library and Activity House in Oslo, Norway, is quite far from the city centre but gets more visitors than some central libraries. That’s because this house – which has a library, a youth centre, and a volunteer centre –…
Jelling Public Library – books, stairs and hand dolls among Vikings
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/ With it’s population of 3.500 located near Vejle in Jutland, Denmark, Jelling might doesn’t stand out but the area holds huge significance in Danish history. In the Viking Age it served as the…
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