Oslo library Deichman Bjørvika awarded with architecture prize
The architects behind the new main library in Oslo, Deichman Bjørvika, have been awarded the Oslo City Architects Prize for 2021. Oslo mayor Marianne Borgen…
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Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo named the world’s best new library
Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo is the Best New Public Library of the Year. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) awarded the prize….
Oslo’s new main library to open on March 28
The opening date for the new main library in Oslo is now set. The new library in Bjørvika will open on March 28. Two million…
Libraries to fight fake news
The Government’s strategy for the years 2020-2023, emphasis is placed on the important role of libraries as an arena for knowledge, education and critical drawing….
Many people used the library over Christmas
In Oslo, 542 known ‘meråpent’ library readers used libraries in the capital on Christmas Eve, according to the cultural department in the municipality. Meråpent means…
New library trend: loan of tools, artwork and leisure equipment
In Copenhagen libraries have removed a third of the books in favor of tools. – Maybe we will do the same in Oslo, the library…
The majority use the library for other things than borrowing books
Well over half of those who use the main libraries in major cities, are there to do other things than to borrow or return books…
Increasing digital use
The digital use of academic and special libraries continues to increase as the traditional use decreases. In 2015, about 26 million documents were downloaded. Downloads…
