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…
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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…
Menningarhús Grófinni library in Reykjavik – infographics and a very knitted christmas
Written by Valerie Sherman For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ I visited the Menningarhús Grófinni branch of the Reykjavik library system on December 8 and was struck by the fabulous Christmas decorations and excellent selection of English language materials. I also loved their infographic to show the ways that people use…
National Library of Austria – the smell of knowledge, history, grandeur and opulence
Written by Carla Louca For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ My husband and I went to Vienna for the first time on Friday, and we only had enough money to pay for one attraction – naturally, we chose the Austrian National Library. WHAT A PLACE! It is celebrating 650 years of…
Cala Murada Public Library – a Spanish window to German literature
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/ In the warm hills of Cala Murada on the south east of Mallorca, Spain, you find Cala Murada Public Library. The Library is a one room library located just on…
Blaagaarden Public Library – an urban garden of knowledge
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/ On a nice run in Copenhagen I stopped to get a rest and realized I was stopped right next to Blågården Public Library. It was a while since I’ve been…
Cheongun Literature Library – a mix of modern and traditional
Cheongun Literature Library (청운문학도서관), Seoul, South Korea Written by Nicole Almanza For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ A mix of modern special library and Korean traditional Hanok architecture. In the Spring of 2018, while interning abroad in Seoul, Korea, a friend and I visited the Cheongun Literature Library. We arrived at…
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