Public Libraries in the Netherlands are in an upward trend. There is an evaluation of the public library law underway and the most important change is a duty of care for municipalities, meaning that there will be a legal obligation to provide a public library… Read More »Positive development for public libraries in the Netherlands (okt 2023)
The National Recovery Plan (NRP) is a set of reforms and investments that the Czech Republic wants to implement thanks to funding from the European Union, specifically from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, which is part of the EU’s NextGenerationEU recovery support instrument. The transformational… Read More »Czech National Recovery Plan and opportunities for libraries
Summary of the report ”The digital development of the literature market and the role of libraries,” Seismonaut, January 2023. Supported by the Agency for Culture and Palaces, Denmark Users have to navigate a forest of digital services eReolen is a valuable addition to commercial services… Read More »Users have to navigate a forest of digital services
As the 3rd Strategic Plan (2019-2023) of Spain’s Library Cooperation Council (Consejo de Cooperación Bibliotecaria, CCB in its Spanish acronym) is stepping into its last year, it is a good time to reflect on the work in progress and the accomplishments already made. The Library… Read More »Outcomes of the 3rd Strategic Plan (2019-2023) of the Library Cooperation Council in Spain
Sharing and caring The very basis of public libraries is recycling, the sharing of collections. Since a couple of years back, the sharing has expanded to include seeds, sewing machines, 3D printers, tools and other items that easily can be shared or circulated and used… Read More »Public libraries as accelerators and providers of identity, values and narratives. Agenda 2030 and Open science.
The National Library of the Netherlands, the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), is part of a coalition called public spaces. I notice that the work and goals of the coalition are getting more traction lately. Therefore I am informing you via this blog. In 2018 — almost thirty years… Read More »Public spaces, working towards a truly public internet
In Portugal, the reality of libraries in prisons is practically unknown. However, that doesn’t mean that they don’t exist. Since the 19th century, the existence of spaces for reading and learning in prisons has been enshrined in Laws and Regulations. This does not, however, translate… Read More »A window into the world: libraries and librarians in prisons
Norway does not have a long tradition of national strategies for libraries. In the last two decades, it is true that both studies[1] and reports to the Storting[2] have been produced that deal with libraries, but it was still an event when the Ministry of… Read More »Implementing a national library strategy
A well-organized, managed and strategically planned library network of organizational units is the foundation for the success of any public library in its local environment. Its basic building entity is the branch library. When the library plans change in its network, it starts from the… Read More »Planning the library network of public libraries in Slovenia
Not everyone enjoys reading books. As librarians, we wish that everyone could enjoy the multiple benefits of reading, but we have to accept the facts; the existence of a sizable group of reluctant readers for whom reading – but also books and therefore libraries –… Read More »Public Libraries through the eyes of non-users
