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/ You know that feeling as a kid when you got a present for your birthday or for Christmas and you just didn’t have any high expectations? Small soft present from auntie…
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Skaelskoer Public Library, Denmark – a community anchor by the harbor
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…
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…
Linköping City Library – a community oasis of light and empowerment
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/ I visited Linköping City Library on a cold and dark evening in December. Crossing a corner and suddenly the huge library with massive windows arises like a lighthouse in the…
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…
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…
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…
Malmö City Library – a mystical and magical place for kids
Written by Karen Myhre, development consultant at Gentofte Libraries. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Malmö City Library is really worth a visit. It is spacious and modern and has a wonderful atmosphere. When you arrive, you notices how the library consist of an older section and a section that was added…
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