How can we turn our libraries into places where human rights becomes reality and not just empty phrases? In Sweden, we start with the children There is an unequal power balance between children and adults. Children can’t vote and they don’t hold any power positions in the society. As […]
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Bookstart Sweden If you are going to do something to reduce differences in living conditions and health – read to your children! (Sir Michael Marmot epidemiologist and public health researcher at the conference Make Gothenburg Equal 2014) The words of Sir Michael Marmot, summarize the vital importance of giving children […]
Read full post…Martin Memet Könick Malmo City Library SWEDEN My name is Martin Memet Könick. I work as Head of Section of the section for Children and Youths aged 9-25 years at Malmö City Library, a library with around 3000 visitors every day. I think public libraries of the future will be […]
Read full post…Myself and Anette Mjöberg, both in Public Libraries Section, are members of the jury of the Swedish national prize for librarian of the year, called Bengt Hjelmqvist Prize. The prize winner is rewarded for outstanding efforts in the public libraries area. This year Heidi Carlsson Asplund was awarded the prize. […]
Read full post…Lo Claesson from Sweden is also standing for a second term on the PLS Standing Committee. If you watched the streaming of STEAM into Sydney you would have heard several of our nominees speak including Lo. Name: Lo Claesson Institution: Vaggeryd Public Library Country: Sweden I´m running […]
Read full post…This year it there will be five Library Conferences in Sweden and the topic of libraries democratic role will be on the agenda at all of them. Our society has changed over the past year and of course the role of public libraries also. The political […]
Read full post…Hi, I have been a Library Director in Hässleholm’s municipality,Sweden now, for over 3 years now. I have many times been thinking about these questions: How long time does it take to prepare for making big changes or development in a Library organization? What do you […]
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