Category: libraries

Sustainable libraries: Thank you CIL Connect – Slides are up

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In session E201. Sustainable Libraries I contributed with European examples about how libraries are working with sustainability and UNs Sustainable Development Goals. Marydee Ojala did the same from a U.S. perspective. Thank you for your participation and good questions. My part of the slides is here. Remember that the video will be up on the… Continue reading Sustainable libraries: Thank you CIL Connect – Slides are up

Article: Sustainability in Danish Public Libraries

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If you combine UNs sustainable development goals with libraries you get a powerful force working for a better world for all of us. If you are curious about how Danish libraries approach this work read my article published in English and German from the journal “Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis”. Sustainability in Danish Public Libraries: How… Continue reading Article: Sustainability in Danish Public Libraries

Keynote for Estonian library directors summer school: Public libraries: SDGs, Trends, goals, innovation and connecting with the community​.

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The UNs Sustainable Development Goals played the leading role in my keynote about trends, goals and innovations that influence our world and, therefore, our communities and libraries. The global goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. While the 17… Continue reading Keynote for Estonian library directors summer school: Public libraries: SDGs, Trends, goals, innovation and connecting with the community​.

Presentation “Public libraries as the learning hub in the community. Strategy and practical examples” for Conferência Internacional: [Re]Pensar a Biblioteca Pública

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Thank you participants in Aveiro and online for your feedback and positivity. I was honored to be part of your wonderful conference. Public libraries are about providing access to information for all citizens. They are also about giving the community members the best possibilities to transform that information into knowledge. When we look at libraries… Continue reading Presentation “Public libraries as the learning hub in the community. Strategy and practical examples” for Conferência Internacional: [Re]Pensar a Biblioteca Pública

Libraries and the Sustainable Development Goals

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Libraries worldwide share the common goal to empower people and communities through knowledge, learning and cultural inspiration. Global problems require global solutions. During the ongoing pandemic, scientists have been working together towards a vaccine on a worldwide level. As with the pandemic, the climate and biodiversity crisis is not a problem that respects national borders.For… Continue reading Libraries and the Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainability in Danish Libraries

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I was happy to be part of the first Nordic Libraries Annual conference with the Theme “Towards Sustainable Futures”. I did a keynote about sustainability in Danish libraries mainly centred around UNs Sustainable Development Goals. Here is a recording of the session: The slides are available here Feel free to contact me anytime for a… Continue reading Sustainability in Danish Libraries

New job: Library director in Nelson, New Zealand

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It is the time of big decisions. I am happy and proud to announce that starting this September I will be the new library director of Nelson Public Libraries in New Zealand. I am looking forward to bringing the skills and experience from my current job in Guldborgsund, Denmark to the southern hemisphere and to… Continue reading New job: Library director in Nelson, New Zealand

Upcoming talk: Libraries: The best possible shared space today and beyond.

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I am very excited to be the closing keynote speaker at this years SCL seminar under the theme Revitalise and Regenerate libraries. I am looking forward to learning opportunities and good debates in Coventry this early June. The Society of Chief Librarians leads and manages public libraries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. SCL is… Continue reading Upcoming talk: Libraries: The best possible shared space today and beyond.

Keynote: Smart Libraries Create Smart Communities for #ILI2016

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Thank you Internet Librarian International for your kind feedback and for questions and comments after my talk and during the day. It has been a pleasure learning with you. Like I promised – My slides: This is a slightly reworked Q and A I did for CILIP Update before the keynote, and it provides some… Continue reading Keynote: Smart Libraries Create Smart Communities for #ILI2016

Upcoming presentations: The #ILI2016 program is out and I am one of the Keynote speakers.

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Smart libraries create smart communities – towards a visionary strategy for libraries. This is the title for my upcoming keynote at Internet Librarian International this October in London, UK. The aim of #ILI2016 is helping the participants make a difference to their own organization, clients and communities. It is in the conference DNA to make… Continue reading Upcoming presentations: The #ILI2016 program is out and I am one of the Keynote speakers.