(4 Mar 2025) A public library in Kanazawa resembles a sublime theater and offers more than 1.1 million books. For three days, NHK asked people what books piqued their interest and how they spend their time here. Watch the 30 minutes video here.
(20 Nov 2024) Nearly 100 new designs in the Spring Summer 2025 collection were introduced to fashionistas by two designers from VUNGOC&SON. fashion at the show Happy Forever held at Vietnam’s first public library, the Ho Chi Minh City General Science Library. The Ho Chi Minh City General Science Library is one of the oldest libraries in Vietnam…
(28 Sep 2024) Libraries across the country are experiencing an unexpected surge in popularity among a cohort that once shunned them – teenagers. The State Library of NSW is bracing for a 20 per cent-plus increase in students cramming for their final-year exams. It is adding extra seats and clearing all available space for a…
(27 Mar 2024) Over 100 million visits to public libraries across Taiwan were recorded in 2023, a 22.06 million increase from 2022, according to the 2023 Annual Report on Reading Atmosphere and Reading Engagement in Taiwan. The report’s findings were presented at a press conference hosted by National Central Library Director General Wang Han-ching (王涵青)…
(7 Feb 2024) Future Libraries is a two-part initiative from CILIP to challenge and engage librarians and library leaders to reimagine libraries in a world of rapidly evolving living and working patterns. Part 1 is ‘Come Rain or Shine: Preparing public libraries for the future in an age of uncertainty’ that envisions the challenges and…
(1 Nov 2023) Gen Z and Millennials are using public libraries, both in person and digitally, at higher rates compared to older generations, according to a new report released today by the American Library Association (ALA). Gen Z and Millennials: How They Use Public Libraries and Identify Through Media Use draws on a nationally representative survey…
(18 Oct 2023) A new service that increases the availability of e-books at public libraries has led to a nearly 80 percent increase in borrowing in the first month since it was implemented, the Ministry of Culture said yesterday. From last month, people are allowed to borrow 10 e-books from public libraries at a time,…
(8 Sep 2023) Some 10 children’s books on sex education have been ousted from 36 public libraries in South Chungcheong Province since July 25, after civic and parents groups complained that they justify homosexuality or promote the premature sexualization of children. The Korean Coalition for Anti-discrimination Legislation, along with over 300 local residents, filed…
(27 Jun 2022) EBLIDA (The European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations) is laying the foundation for “sustainable copyright” in public libraries through the publication of the “First European overview on e-lending in public libraries”. Carried out by the EBLIDA EGIL (Expert Group on Information Law) Group, the overview is based on a questionnaire…
(14 Jun 2022) This search is conceptualized by the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) and ASEAN Public Libraries Information Network (APLiN) with the following objectives: – To encourage public libraries in the ASEAN Region to continue their exemplary contributions to their community; – To recognize public librarians or individuals who have gone above and…