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
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
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
