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1.7 million for the Living Library program in Norway
After the first Living Library in Denmark in 2000, Norway was the first country to embrace the idea and host an official Living Library in 2002. Since then the concept has expanded drastically and in 2009 it will explode all over Norway. The Living Library …
City of Copenhagen to host Living Library festival in 2009
The department of culture in the City of Copenhagen, decided on its meeting the 4th of December, to accomodate an application to support the "Understanding Diversity" Living Library Festival in Copenhagen next summer. The application from the …
Santa Monica to repeat in April
Our apologies to those readers in the United States who are still waiting to know when a Living Library will happen in their area. Unfortunately we are still some weeks away from making public the next series of events. Before Christmas we hope to confirm events in Texas and …
Videos from the Kyoto ATAC Living Library
Below some video interviews with books and living librarians from the Living Library in Kyoto, Japan. The two day event was integrated into the ATAC conference and sold out all its books. Hear about their experience as a book and the meeting with the readers. The clips …
Japanese readers excited about the Living Library
This morning the Living Library opened for the first time in Japan. The event is organized as part of the ATAC conference in Kyoto, held at the famous International Conference Center, where the Living Library will be open for two days. The Japanese Living Library …
University of Boräs in Sweden with case study on the Living Library
Librarian student Karin Hegnelius Tedenbrant has carried out field studies on the Living Libraries set in public libraries in Sweden. A very interesting report has come out of the case study and the results have been published by the …
Japan launch a Living Library website
On Wednesday the 6th of December, the first Living Library in Japan, will take place in Kyoto. It will be followed by an event in Tokyo on January 14th, but for those who cannot wait and want their information in Japanese, there is a Living Library Japan website open now. The …
Calgary Public Library plot massive Living Library launch
The Canadians are getting serious about their Living Library. On March 21st, visitors at five different branches of the Calgary Public Library can take out a Living Book. The series of events represents the largest launch by a single organizer in the …
Living Library nominated for Bridging Cultures Award
In London on November 26th the Living Library has been shortlisted at the Awards for Bridging Cultures. Hosted by the Institute for Community Cohesion and funded by the Baring Foundation, the ABCs seek to reward grass roots, community and voluntary organisation …
Successfull launch in Edinburgh
Edinburgh City Libraries were at the forefront of a new initiative on Saturday 8th November when the very first "Living Library" was successfully launched in Scotland. Held as part of the Edinburgh Libraries Fair in Adam House, the Living Library allows someone to …
Archives
- 2008
- December
- Living Library program finds funding in Norway (16-Dec-08)
- Back to the roots in Denmark (12-Dec-08)
- US organizers with an appetite for more (09-Dec-08)
- Watch interviews from the Living Library Japan launch (07-Dec-08)
- Readers lining up to take out books in Japan (06-Dec-08)
- November
- University study on the effect of the Living Library (30-Nov-08)
- Japan with a Living Library website now! (29-Nov-08)
- Calgary Public Library with 5 events in one day! (25-Nov-08)
- Shortlisted for a Bridging Cultures Award (21-Nov-08)
- REPORT: Scotland launch with success (20-Nov-08)
- Bournemouth Library to host 5th Living Library in seven months (18-Nov-08)
- The Living Library to launch in Japan (03-Nov-08)
- October
- Bainbridge Island Living Library with 116 readers. (28-Oct-08)
- Scotland next to introduce the Living Library. (21-Oct-08)
- The Living Library Sold Out In Santa Monica. (20-Oct-08)
- Living Libraries America opens this week in LA. (13-Oct-08)
- September
- Japanese TV documentary about the Living Library. (30-Sep-08)
- REPORT: Spains first Living Library. (22-Sep-08)
- First Official Living Libraries in the US confirmed. (10-Sep-08)
- VIDEO: Living Library short from Sziget Festival 2003. (05-Sep-08)
- Amazing Australia launch Living Library website. (04-Sep-08)
- August
- Living Library Book Review: Publicly Fat in Australia. (30-Aug-08)
- Report: First Living Library in Serbia. (27-Aug-08)
- Library Week in New Zealand full of Living Books. (26-Aug-08)
- Spain next to introduce the Living Library. (22-Aug-08)
- Living Library at Global City Festival. (22-Aug-08)
- Europe´s largest Living Library. (12-Aug-08)
- Living Libraries Australia: Website launch confirmed. (06-Aug-08)
- July
- Living Libraries America: Launch plan taking form. (23-Jul-08)
- Report on the Living Library sparks debate in Japan. (22-Jul-08)
- Meeting with the mayor for Culture in Copenhagen. (14-Jul-08)
- European Union handbook recommends the Living Library as a best practice. (08-Jul-08)
- Dutch organizers with a Living Library Rap. (07-Jul-08)
- Living Library project challenges discrimination in the Ukraine. (07-Jul-08)
- US ambassador to Denmark excited about the Living Library idea. (04-Jul-08)
- New Zealand put itself on the Living Library map. (03-Jul-08)
- La bibliothèque humaine - a Canadian connection. (03-Jul-08)
- Australia with a National Strategy to support the development of Living Libraries. (02-Jul-08)
- Norwegian organiser finding new ways again. (01-Jul-08)
- June
- The Living Library bus tour is over. (29-Jun-08)
- Report from a Living Library in Stavern, Norway. (29-Jun-08)
- Living Library in Aarhus, Denmark today. (28-Jun-08)
- Living Library in Vienna today. (27-Jun-08)
- Living Library confirmed in Norwich, England. (25-Jun-08)
- US: First preparatory meeting for new organizers in August. (24-Jun-08)
- Living Library bus tour kicked off Monday in Copenhagen. (23-Jun-08)
- Living Library wins Social Award in Austria. (23-Jun-08)
- POSITIVE RESPONSE: Next Stop America! (11-Jun-08)
- REPORT: Living Library at the IDEA Store. (11-Jun-08)
- REPORT: From the first LIVING Library in the UK (08-Jun-08)
- December
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