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…
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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…
State Library Victoria, – the oldest public library in Australia
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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