(4 May 2015) Nestled at the foothills of Mount Inwangsan, Cheongun Literature Library is an emerging tourist draw in Seoul. In a rare architectural style for a public building in Korea, the library’s facade exudes a traditional feel, in harmony with the surrounding mountain landscape. The library is, in fact, a mix of the old…
(4 May 2014, PRWEB) With its 25,000 free book exchanges worldwide, the non-profit Little Free Library® has made a big impact through its global literacy movement by bringing books to millions and building community through reading. It aims to do more by doubling and deepening its impact by 2017, and the Little Free Library Big…
(28 April 2015) The National Diet Library, Japan, conducted a survey on the trend of information behavior and the awareness of public libraries, as a part of its library cooperation activities. This survey asked people, including those who do not usually use libraries, about their trends of information behavior, e.g. how much information they obtain…
(16 April 2015) In 2015, the Danish Agency for Culture will again have the honour of presenting the Systematic Public Library of the Year Award sponsored by Systematic with prize$US 5,000. Applications close on 15 June 2015. The prize will be awarded to a library that has been newly constructed or designed for a building…
(16 April 2015) Beyond Access is excited to announce a new partnership with Save the Children in Bangladesh to support their USAID-funded READ project, building community-based literacy efforts in public and community libraries in Bangladesh. Through the Family Literacy Connect project, Beyond Access and Save the Children will work with libraries in Bangladesh to promote…
(13 April 2015, London) 3M Library Systems (3M) today announced that it will expand its 3M Cloud Library Digital Lending System to libraries in the UK and Australia. Borrowers in these countries will benefit from 3M’s entry into the market as it boosts public libraries’ options to meet the increasing demand for digital content. 3M…
(31 March 2015) The few online services offered by the Myanmar government have yet to reach rural communities who have the most to gain because of their geographic isolation and limited resources. But those communities tend to have limited access to technology and internet, and although some government information is currently available online at ministry…
(26 February 2015) Petrisson Teo photographs three brand new libraries in Singapore that have recently been completed, refurbished and unveiled to the public. UrbanWire visits them to find out how libraries rich with knowledge and learning remain relevant in the digital age. The urbanwire.com has the story and photographs.
(10 March 2015, Singapore) More libraries will be given facelifts in the next few years, and new libraries will also be built, said Minister of State (Communications and Information) Sim Ann on Tuesday (10 March) in Parliament. Among the new features the National Library Board is working on is the setting up of IDA Lab…
Public libraries in Japan are starting to offer digital books to attract tablet and eReader users. The digital library service still has a long way to go, however, as the libraries do not have a large collection of eBook titles available. Mainichi has the story.
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