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Road Trip
After 10 years and many different jobs at Brooklyn Public Library I am moving my act to the west coast in pursuit of new adventures. The move is giving me the chance to do something else I’ve always wanted to do: drive across this great country. There’s really nothing I like better than checking out [...]
IMLS Launches “Libraries to the Rescue” Podcast Series
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal funding for the nation’s 123,000 public libraries and 17,500 museums, today announced the launch of the Libraries to the Rescue series of podcast episodes. Library use is on a steady rise and the economic downturn has resulted in even greater need for [...]
Mindspot: library for youth in Denmark
Again, a million things to say, only a minute to post- but if you were wondering about teens and the library in Denmark you might like this.
pics from Hjørring Bibliotek
I’ll have to write about this later, but I can safely say that this may well be the coolest library in the world. I want one of these in the USA. Now. Here’s a few images. update: here’s some pics from Lammhults Library Design that are better than mine!
Hjørring Bibliotek and do you have Hyves?
Image of Ib Geertsen mobiles from ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum Its been difficult finding time to blog from Denmark since there is just so much to do! The NextLibrary unconference starts tomorrow. Here’s a couple of brief observations. First, I’m headed to the Hjørring Bibliotek in about an hour. Check out a timelapse youtube video [...]
NextLibrary Unconference, Aarhus Denmark
Stay tuned over the next week for posts from Aarhus, Denmark where I’ll be attending this wonderful unconference event! Themes at the conference will be: * CO-CREATION * USER CENTRED INNOVATION * YOUTH CULTURE * THE PHYSICAL LIBRARY * INTERACTIVE LIBRARY SPACES * COMPETENCES * COMMUNITY BUILDING * CREATIVITY AND LEARNING Speakers: * Deborah Jacobs, [...]
