The article was originally published on the Bok & Bibliotek portal. Published with the permission of the author Arne Olav Hageberg. Scandinavian libraries are in a league of their own. This is shown by a recent comparison of twelve European countries’ spending on public libraries… Read More »Finland spends six times as much as Germany on public libraries
The 31st EBLIDA Council & Conference and 2nd EBLIDA–NAPLE–PL2030 Event will take place in Luxembourg, in the National Library, on 18-19 April 2023. A rich program is offered, balancing theoretical issues and careful attention to library practices, with a variety of voices from civil society, as well as (library) professionals,… Read More »31st EBLIDA Annual Council and Conference and 2nd EBLIDA-NAPLE-PL2030 Event
With the release of the European Union’s Work Plan for Culture 2023-2026, we are delighted to see that it aims to foster the development of libraries and recognises libraries as providers of peaceful and safe environments for vulnerable people and their role in Europe’s democratic,… Read More »Joint statement: EU Member States recognise the democratic contribution of public libraries
All European countries are offering safe places of refuge for millions of people escaping war in Ukraine. European Libraries are peace strongholds amidst the horrible war which followed the Russian attack against Ukraine. It is their duty to provide support and, as far as possible,… Read More »EBLIDA, NAPLE and PL2030 join together to reinforce and develop library initiatives for Ukrainian refugees
We – EBLIDA, NAPLE and Public Libraries 2030 – call upon this tradition of libraries to give a warm welcome, a safe place to Ukrainian refugees during this difficult time. Provide them with whatever support they can offer, books and other media as well as access to information and… Read More »Libraries for Ukraine
For immediate release The barbaric attack of the Russian Federation against Ukraine is against any basic principle of a sustainable, democratic and equitable society. In response to the appeal launched by the Ukrainian Library Association, EBLIDA, NAPLE and Public Libraries 2030 urge libraries all over… Read More »The Russian Federation barbaric attack against Ukraine
We are delighted to officially announce our cooperation programme with EBLIDA and NAPLE, two major European library organisations! We will pool resources and efforts to strengthen our library work in Europe. This initiative will bring together over 60 European library services and 68 national library… Read More »EBLIDA, NAPLE and PUBLIC LIBRARIES 2030 team up for libraries in Europe
Public Internet Access in Libraries – Opportunities through Low Earth Orbit(LEO) Satellite Broadband Friday, 8th October 2021, 4pm-5pm CET NAPLE Forum held a webinar to inform European public librarians and library advocates about the potential of using Starlink for public access to the Internet in… Read More »NAPLE-Gigabit Libraries-ISOC Webinar
Thursday, 20th May 2021, 1pm-3pm CET We were discussing how we measure the impact of public libraries as we emerge from the pandemic period, and look over the horizon to see what’s next for the public library sector in the next 12 months. 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻… Read More »NAPLE Forum 2021
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) began to lead to closures of library buildings to the public at the start of March 2020. NAPLE has produced two reports to summarise the measures taken in response to the virus by public libraries in 20 NAPLE member countries to date,… Read More »Public Libraries in Europe and COVID-19: Findings from NAPLE Members, April-July 2020
