https://doi.org/10.1086/618009 en kopia av denna artikel från Library Quarterly av Carl Milam om FNs bibliotek-- från 1953--säljs idag av Univerity of Chicago Press Journals för 22 dollar. Det kallas Open Access.
1950 "The atom bomb and the bacterial bomb, wielded by the wicked communist or the wicked capitalist as the case may be, make Washington and the Kremlin tremble, and drive men further along the road toward the abyss. If matters are to improve, the first and essential step is to find a way of diminishing fear. The world at present is obsessed by the conflict of rival ideologies, and one of the apparent causes of conflict is the desire for the victory of our own ideology and the defeat of the other. I do not think that the fundamental motive here has much to do with ideologies. I think the ideologies are merely a way of grouping people, and that the passions involved are merely those which always arise between rival groups." .... "Perhaps the best hope for the future of mankind is that ways will be found of increasing the scope and intensity of sympathy."
Norbert Häring: 7. 01. 2025 | Unbeeindruckt von der beträchtlichen Aufregung, die mein Beitrag zum Index der gefährlichen Bücher eines Bibliothekar-Verbands erzeugt hat, lädt die öffentlich finanzierte Büchereizentrale Niedersachsen Bibliothekare zu einem Seminar über „Medien an den Rändern“ ein. Zwei an der Erstellung des Index beteiligte Bibliothekare erklären den Teilnehmern, wie man das Publikum davor bewahrt, rechtem oder anderweitig falschem Gedankengut aufzusitzen.
Public Librarianship, American Library Association. 2011.Kathleen dela Pena Maccooks bok, dess förord. - Många referenser till litteratur om allmänna bibliotek spalten till höger
Text of 1980 SRRT Resolution stating that librarians should make available and readily accessible information on possibilities for nuclear disarmament and alternative ways of solving conflict.
Librarians for Nuclear Arms Control (LNAC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization open to librarians, library educators, library aides, and paraprofessionals who share a common concern about the risk of nuclear war. The group seeks to pool the professional skills oi its members to reduce the likelihood of a nuclear holocaust. For further information, contact LNAC, 311 E. Glenarm Street, #8, Pasadena, CA 91106.
The concept of new libraries has been conquering many Polish towns and cities for some time - the idea of a place that is more than a lending library. The new small cultural centers are meant to create new spaces, following the idea of a "third place." This idea can be complemented by the interior, as exemplified by the library in Kraśnik.
"If someone has the energy to act and the desire to share it with other locals then a modern library will provide the space to do so. Why will it do so? Because it has such a space and it is adaptable, easy and quick to transform. I call it a 15-minute space, referring to a 15-minute city. This is the kind of space that characterizes a contemporary library, especially one inspired by the idea of the third place, and processes and activities can be initiated by both librarians and library users."
A small town library has won a prestigious international design award after undergoing a major transformation.
Originally inspired while drinking coffee in a Wrocław café by the sociological ‘third place’ concept – the social surroundings that are separate from the two usual social environments of home and the workplace - Kłoda divided the space into three main zones intended to match the visitors’ personalities.
Från Digiteket 18 januari 2024: "Digiteket är en plattform för digital fortbildning och inspiration vars främsta syfte är att öka kompetensen hos bibliotekspersonal gällande digital kompetens, medie- och informationskunnighet (MIK) och läs- och litteraturfrämjande."