Only Monday – The Tiny Podcast Caravan will be staffed from 10.30-15.30 Expo This is The Tiny Podcast Caravan – Exclusively at Next Library 2023! Stop by for refreshments, discussions and podcasting! Connectable is an Erasmus+ project focusing on different learning activities to improve digital skills among adult participants, through creative use of technology. Participation […]
Both Monday and Tuesday Expo “Randers under the Rainbow” is an installation that documents the design process of Randers Public Library in creating a week-long festival celebrating diversity, as well as the right of every individual to express their identity and sexual orientation in a safe and free environment. Hosts Lena Koldsø & Bettina Boddum
Both Monday and Tuesday Expo Curiosity, Creativity and Play throughout a Design Process. How do we engage children when we develop our libraries and outdoor spaces? We introduce tips and tricks on how to involve children and give them a meaningful voice in library development. Hosts Julie Broch-Mikkelsen & Signe Sindberg Julie Broch-Mikkelsen is
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Session How can libraries be a place for the citizens to dream of a better future? Aarhus Public Libraries and the LEGO Group launched a new partnership earlier this year to bring Build the Change workshops to the library field. The vision is to give children a voice and use their ideas and visions to
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Both Monday and Tuesday Read an article about the project and their experience at Next Library. Expo The people behind www.wearelibrarypeople.com invite you to participate in a hands-on workshop about biophilic interior design of libraries. The aim with the workshop is knowledge-sharing and the intent is that you go home and look at your library
See the full slide show from the session right here Session OBA NEXT is Amsterdam’s public library that is scheduled to open in 2028 in the Southeast of Amsterdam. OBA Next is more than a new building. It is an innovative program to co-create a library of the future with community residents. Our ambition is
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Session Come and learn how to promote and support democracy in your own library. No prior experience with participatory methods or democracy work is required. Walk through a range of design methods and try one out when you’re back home. Share your experiments virtually after NEXT Library with fellow attendees if you like; or perhaps
See the slide show from the session right here and the additional slide shows about WebJunction & Lokis Loop Session Join in playing an escape room game that your library can use for helping patrons build resilience to misinformation. Teams of 4-6 will compete to solve a series of puzzles involving deepfakes, social media bots, and
Session Participants will have the opportunity to engage with fun and highly engaging gameplay focused on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ 30 articles and three pillars: Freedom, Equality and Dignity. Maximum capacity: 30+ people Host Hugh Kingsley Hugh Kingsley is an educationalist and the founder of The Brainary, an Australian company with a
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Get the full slide show from this session right here Session It’s no secret that public libraries are community hubs and can facilitate democratic processes – so much so that the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission will publish a rough guide for citizen engagement aimed at libraries, practitioners and policy makers. This rough
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