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…
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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…
Library of Songdo – No shoes in this pastel party of a library
Written by Daphna Fischer, Direktor Hof-Hasharon Library, Shefayim, Israel. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ I want to tell you about a library I visited in Korea. My husband and I were on a fly-over and decided to tour the city. Songdo is a beautiful city, but empty from people. Only…
Vasconcelos Library: beyond the structure.
Written by Alejandra Quiroz Hernández For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ All the paths lead you to the Vasconcelos Library: situated in a very well communicated zone, this library welcomes people form within and outside Mexico City. It’s mostly because it’s surrounded by three major networks of public transportation that have…
Azaiki Public Library
Written by DR. Nkem Osuigwe, Chair, Public & Community Libraries Section, AfLIA For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ The Library is located in Bayelsa State Nigeria. The Azaiki Foundation & Public Library is a Registered non-profit Educational Foundation, primarily to provide educational and research assistance to students, academia, educational institutions and…
Education instead of coal: The new Recklinghausen Public Library is open!
Written by Andreas Mittrowann For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Recklinghausen is located in the Ruhr area, in the Northwest of the state of Northrhine-Westphalia. It is the largest city and the adminstrative center in its district. Recklinghausen is part of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region and nationally known for its annual…
The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library – the piano is always in tune
Written by Victoria Turner For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library is a non-profit membership library located in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. It was incorporated as the Library Association of La Jolla in 1899. It has a rich history, closely entwined with…
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…
Shanghai Library – Between ancient manuscripts and librarian robots
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/ Walking around the corner of Goa’an Road, Shanghai Library rises from the ground like an overwhelming fortress of knowledge with two huge towers reaching for the sky. After being searched…
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