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Crowdfunding für den Berliner Büchertisch

Bücher für alle - Berliner Büchertisch from Berliner Büchertisch on Vimeo.

Video für das Crowdfunding für den Berliner Büchertisch auf Startnext.

“Don’t Save Libraries, Save the World Instead”

Passt zur Passig-Diskussion: Don’t Save Libraries, Save the World Instead http://t.co/YGV3BDbrQh via @feedly

— Jens Mittelbach (@jmiba) November 10, 2013

Another book domino chain--this one has fireworks!

'Book domino' world record attempt at Antwerp book fair [via The Guardian]

Library Tales: Southwest Volunteers

[via bibliothekarisch.de]

Dokmentarfilm: Gateway to the World

"The documentary film Gateway to the World takes place in Namibia’s capital city Windhoek, Katutura suburban area. In the film, two young library users are followed around the poor Greenwell Matongo area, where the local library functions as the people’s gateway to better life."

"The documentary is now available online and it's published with Creative commons Attribution Non-Commercial licence, so everyone can watch and share the video. Libraries, schools, etc. can even show it in their events. The documentary is available in HD format with english, swedish and finnish subtitles.

Length: 29 min
Language: english
Subtitles: english
Directed, written by Tuomas Lipponen
Camera operator: Panu Somerma
Editor: Petri Mäkitalo
Sound post production: Jukka Putkinen
Produced by: Kirjastokaista – Kirjastot.fi, 2013"

[via IFLA AVMS]

Libraries Are Essential After Disasters

Video und Text/Bilder zur Rolle von Bibliotheken in Queens, New York vor einem Jahr im bibliothekarischen Weblog "The M-Word".