Written by Jes Layton For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Melbourne is well known for its thriving public library network, although the gem at the city’s centre is none other than the State Library of Victoria. State Library Victoria, Australia’s oldest public library is home to a large rare books collection,…
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Ladha Meghji Indian Public Library, Tanzania – A breath of history
Written by Helle Arendrup Mortensen For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Ladha Meghji Indian Public Library, Post Street, Mwanza, Tanzania The library is situated in one of the Oldest buildings in Mwanza and named after Ladha Meghji, an indian businessman and industrialist who has never been to school but dreamt about…
Booth Library, New York – collecting and preserving resources since 1923
Written by M. Doane For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ The Booth Library is the center for genealogy and historical research at the Chemung County Historical Society. It holds approximately 3,000 books, 30,000 manuscripts, 16,000 photographic images, and 11,000 maps and architectural drawings. It has been collecting and preserving resources on the Chemung…
Fondation Jardin Majorelle’s Research Library, Morocco – located in the musée Yves Saint Laurent
Written by Juan Palao Gómez For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Fondation Jardin Majorelle’s Research Library The library of the Fondation Jardin Majorelle — located in the musée Yves Saint Laurent marrakech— is a research centre welcoming a broad range of users: Moroccan and foreign researchers, anthropologists, historians, archaeologists, curators, artists…
Galway City Library, Galway, Ireland – an elegant oasis in the heart of a lively city
Written by Ciara Ní Riain. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Galway City Library is an elegant oasis in the heart of one of the best and liveliest small cities in the world . Yes that’s right, in the whole wide world. Located in the heart of historic, hopelessly hip and…
Bibliotheque de Moorea, French Polynesia – a little library can make a big difference
Written by Françoise Quaire For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Places like Moorea is the stuff of dreams ! On this little island near Tahiti, in French Polynesia, you can find an associative libray created in 2006 by a teacher’s wife and the library is open to everybody. Even from the…
Library at the Dock, Melbourne Australia – reclaimed Wood and a recording studio
Written by Jes Layton For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ A favourite of Melbourne’s inner suburbs, Library at the Dock is one of the City of Melbourne’s six public libraries and four community hubs. The Library at the Dock—built mostly of engineered timber and reclaimed hardwood—faces north along the waterfront and…
Kista Public Library, Sweden – in the right place
Written by Alejandra Quiroz Hernandez For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Back in 2016, some colleagues and I were talking about libraries from around the world. Ramón brought up the recently awarded Best Public Library of 2015. He said it was a library located in Kista, a suburb in Stockholm, Sweden….
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….
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