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 whatโs next for the public library sector in the next 12 months.
๐ฆ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐๐ผ๐ป
Head of Libraries Development, Local Government Management Agency (Ireland) and NAPLE President
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐
Christian Lauersen, Director of Libraries and Citizen Services in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐’๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ?
Whatโs next for Europeโs public libraries as we slowly emerge from the COVID pandemic? Representatives from Europeโs leading library organisations discussed the impact of COVID on the library model, and what issues we all need to be paying attention to in the next year and beyond.
- Giuseppe Vitiello (Director, the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations)
- Stephen Wyber (Manager, Policy and Advocacy, IFLA)
- Ilona Kish (Director, Public Libraries 2030)
- Barbara Schleihagen (Executive Director, German Library Association; NAPLE Board)
๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
We were gambling with technology by working through an online poll designed to share your thoughts on where Europeโs public libraries are heading next, and what your priorities are for 2021 and 2022.
