..HollandSchiphol Airport Library, Amsterdam the first permanent airport library in the world opened recently to cater for travellers.
..USA
The Geek the Library campaign is being rolled out across all libraries in the US,after trials in five states. The project is to community based public awareness campaign aimed at spreading the word about the vital and growing role of your public library It is run by OCLC with funding from the Gates Foundation. See it at ww.geekwthelibrary.org
..New Zealand
Puke Arike Museum,Library & Visitor Infomation Centre , New Plymouth, New Zealand has won multiple awards for design, delivery, technology, innovation and architecture.
This Week in Libraries interviews staff from the centre.
..UK
The Museums, Libraries & Archives Council (MLA) and the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) have published this paper which outlines how museums, libraries and archives have widened participation in recent years and how they have brought people together and bridged gaps between generations.
How museums,libraries & archives contribute to life-long learning The Geek the Library campaign is being rolled out across all libraries in the US,after trials in five states. The project is to community based public awareness campaign aimed at spreading the word about the vital and growing role of your public library It is run by OCLC with funding from the Gates Foundation. See it at ww.geekwthelibrary.org
..New Zealand
Puke Arike Museum,Library & Visitor Infomation Centre , New Plymouth, New Zealand has won multiple awards for design, delivery, technology, innovation and architecture.
This Week in Libraries interviews staff from the centre.
..UK
The Museums, Libraries & Archives Council (MLA) and the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) have published this paper which outlines how museums, libraries and archives have widened participation in recent years and how they have brought people together and bridged gaps between generations.
Libraries for Life for Londoners is an alliance of user groups and supporters formed in response to severe threats to public libraries in London . They have published a charter for public libraries to spearhead their campaign . Something to think about ?
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