Right on the heels of National Bookmobile Day comes the launch of the newest library liaison.Meet LiLi – Library Live and On Tour - a new initiative by the Fraser Valley Regional Library in British Columbia. Touted as the first of its kind in the world:Library Live and On Tour will shatter preconceptions about libraries, library services and librarians. Library Live and On Tour will deliver services to people in our communities who do not know about our libraries or have some obstacle to visiting them. Unlike ‘bookmobiles’, Library Live & On Tour will stress service, access to information and...
Have you hugged your bookmobile today?
Today, right smack in the middle of National Library Week, is National Bookmobile Day! It's time to celebrate the more than 900 bookmobiles that roam our communities providing essential services to those facing economic, geographic, or physical challenges that prevent them from being able to visit a brick and mortar library.John Amundsen's piece at American Libraries, Bookmobiles: A Proud History, a Promising Future provides a nice overview of these vital mobile institutions:Bookmobiles have a proud history of service dating back to the late 1850s, when a horse-drawn collection of books began making the rounds in Cumbria, England. Here in the...
Checking in at The Library. A Hotel for Readers
Located on Koh Samui, Thailand's third largest island, The Library, is a beach resort committed to the book set. Their goal: "If you can finish one book while staying with us, we think this is more than an accomplishment [for] our team.The centerpiece of the hotel is "The LiB" a spacious, well lit library with views of the sea.If you still need more, the the pool is red and the beachfront restaurant is called The Page! Also sprinkled around the property are book themed sculptures like these: and where did the inspiration for this Disneyland for readers come from?From the Project...
A New Entry in the World’s Most Beautiful Libraries Category: Vennesla Library and Cultural Center
Welcome to the newly renovated Vennesla Library and Cultural Center in Vennesla, Norway.Norwegian architecture firm Helen & Hard have created a remarkable space by combining an existing community house, learning center, and public space. The result is, among other things, a sanctuary for the printed word. The clean green design and open space are as an inviting a space as a community can hope for.Nestled within this vast openness are private study spaces at the end of each aisle. As libraries continue to operate, here at home and in many places around the world, under extreme financial and political pressure it...
The Needs of the Occupy Wall Street Library
******************************************************************************** UPDATE The Occupy Wall Street Library has started a blog. All information regarding donations and where to send them, volunteering etc. will be contained therein. ********************************************************************************Welcome to the newest branch in the New York City public library system; The Liberty Square Library. The library serves the Occupy Wall Street community and is open 24hrs a day.And like most libraries these days it is in serious need of support.In an update to BP's previous post on the library I added mention of the piece on The Book Bench, the book blog of The New Yorker, in which Alexia Nadar paid a visit...