Written by Rut Costa For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ Nestled at 49th Ave, in the heart of Downtown, Red Deer Public Library has been open since 1994. It is a major branch of Alberta’s third-most-populous city, after Calgary and Edmonton. This historical building was an armoury built in 1914 to…
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Ringsted Public Library – Virtual Reality, a library container and the smell of coffee
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://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ Ringsted is located in the Eastern part of Denmark on the Island of Zealand. The city of Ringsted has a population of around 21.000. Lucky for those the city has a…
Tøyen, Oslo, Norway – a library branch in an area of Oslo seldom visited by tourists
Written by Sarah Elizabeth Hvidberg For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ In Tøyen, a part of Norway’s capitol Oslo with high population density and many low-income citizens a fantastic smaller library is situated. I visited the library on a weekday morning and it was already buzzing with life. ”Biblo Tøyen” is…
Sorø Public Library – a charming and lopsided experience
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://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ Sorø is a small town of around 8.000 citizens on the Danish island Zealand. And it has a library. And a very nice library that is indeed. Walking around in the…
Waikiki Kapahulu Library, Honolulu, Hawaii – a busy library is a good library
Written by Library Planet editor Marie Eiriksson, library consultant at Gladsaxe Public Libraries, Denmark. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ Just a short walk from Waikiki beach we found this little treasure. The day was very hot and the library trip was a welcome break from the midday sun for me and…
Frederiksberg Main Library – old school book halls and underground library adventures
Written by Library Planet editors Christian Lauersen and Marie Engberg Eiriksson, Denmark. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ It’s Friday afternoon and you just know it’s gonna be a raunchy start of the weekend because you got a library traveling date with Library Planet partner in crime, Marie. A library visit followed by beers and…
Hilo Public Library, Hawaii – a beautiful and historical place
Written by Library Planet editor Marie Eiriksson, library consultant at Gladsaxe Public Libraries, Denmark. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ This weekend I was in Hilo and of course had to visit the library. Hilo Public Library is the biggest library on the big Island of Hawaii. It opened on Jan. 20,…
Greve Public Library – a pirate ship loaded with literature, music and life-long learning
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://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ Like anybody else I’m prejudiced about stuff. And sitting on the train towards Hundige Station in the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark, watching the grey blocks of buildings and gas stations float…
The Furuset Library and Activity House in Oslo – a library deeply rooted in the local community
Written by Ekaterina Vasileva For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ The Furuset Library and Activity House in Oslo, Norway, is quite far from the city centre but gets more visitors than some central libraries. That’s because this house – which has a library, a youth centre, and a volunteer centre –…
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