Due to low interest, the Alternative Tours which were scheduled for tomorrow and Saturday had to be cancelled. If you are still interested to go individually to a tour of this operator, please visit alternativeberlin.com for one of their regular tours.We are sorry for the incovenience. The library visits and Inspiration Tour are still happening as planned.

Dear Next Library Members,

the most important question at all is: What to wear in Berlin?

Berlin is as casual as you could be, anyway. And Next Library Berlin is a real workshop conference taking place on a wooden and steel construction - as it should be. So High Heels would be the thing for the most risky and adventurous of you, but it is totally fine (and recommended) to wear sneakers or hiking boots.

Looking very much…

The Next Library Conference Berlin 2018 begins in a few days, and we can’t wait to welcome you to three days of discussions, debates and great experiences.

Curious about when and where you’ll be able to “Encourage the Unexpected” with us? If so, check out the conference program on our website or download the program to get a look at our…

In case all library visits had been booked already when you registered for the conference: due to cancellations a few places are available again for Tour 1, Tour 2, Tour 3, Tour 6 and Tour 9. If you are interested to join one of them, please send an e-mail by Wednesday, September 5, to berlin@nextlibrary.net, indicating which tour you prefer. First come, first served. 

We are happy to announce Sandi Hilal as another one of our great keynote speakers at Next Library® Conference Berlin 2018.

Sandi Hilal is an architect, artist and educator based in Bethlehem whose work combines critical and rigorous theoretical research with an architectural, artistic, and pedagogical practice engaged in the struggle for justice and equality. She was Head of the Infrastructure and Camp Improvement Program in the West Bank at UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works…

The ticket registration for Next Library® Satellite Conference Berlin 2018 is closed now. All tickets are sold. We can´t wait to welcome all of you in Berlin! For those who didn´t get a ticket, there might be a last chance to get remaining tickets later on from beginning of July. Please contact ticketnlcberlin@zlb.de to be added to the waiting list. Stay tuned for the announcements here and on…

Join us at the Next Library® Conference Berlin 2018 - for networking, inspiration, engaging meetings, co-creation and much more! This year, the Interactive Session Hosts and Ignite Next Library Talkers are coming from 28 countries. Get your ticket now – registration is open! We look forward to seeing you in Berlin!

We are happy to announce Dr. Stefan Kaduk as another one of our great keynote speakers at Next Library® Conference Berlin 2018.

He is founder and partner of German “Musterbrecher Managementberater” (“Pattern Breaker” Consultancy) and has been a lecturer at universities of applied sciences and training institutions. He’s published in the field of leadership and change management; for instance as co-author of the books »Musterbrecher® – Führung neu leben« (Pattern breakers – Re-identify…

We are happy to announce Nina Simon as another one of our great keynote speakers at Next Library® Conference Berlin 2018.

Nina Simon designs and researches participatory, community-based institutions. She’s the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History and author of…

We are happy to announce David Lankes as one of the keynote speakers at Next Library® Conference Berlin 2018.

David Lankes is the director of the University of South Carolina’s School of Library and Information Science, and recipient of the American Library Association’s 2016 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship. His book, The Atlas of New Librarianship won the 2012 ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Award for the…

We're happy to announce that six emerging leaders in U.S. public libraries will be selected and given travel awards to attend the Next Library® Berlin 2018 Conference from September 12-15, 2018, under federal grant no. SGE-210-17-GR-0148 provided by the U.S. Department of State and the American Embassy in Berlin. The American Library Association’s Europe Committee and members of the Next Library® Advisory Board are assisting the…

We are now open for your proposals for Ignite Talks and Interactive Sessions! “Encourage the unexpected” is the motto for the Next Library Conference in Berlin. For more information about the Call for Proposals, the overall themes for the conference and how to send a proposal, please check the webpage. We are eagerly awaiting your proposals which you can send until 19 January 2018!…

Keeping them hooked: An investigation into the drivers and barriers to successful volunteer use in Public Libraries (RDF18/CIS/CASSELDEN)

Project Description Volunteers have increasingly become more involved in public library delivery within the UK, such that between 2010 and 2016 a quarter of all UK library jobs disappeared, 343 libraries closed, and 15,500 volunteers were recruited (Wainwright 2016). This mixed delivery of public libraries is part of a more general…

You can watch here experience of participatory methodology in the Brazilian libraries

https://youtu.be/hHbdVmXseW4

Have you booked your seat for one or more sitevisits? Deadline is extended to May 8! This means you still have an opportunity to get to visit innovative branch libraries, LEGO Idea House, Billund, Silkeborg and Herning Libraries, Moesgaard Museum or learn about design thinking in practice, new street food concepts and…

Get Peters slides.

We are happy to announce Peter MacLeod as one of the keynote speakers at Next Library 2017. Peter…

Next Library badges are sold out in only 12 days. But - you can still register on the waiting list!

We are excited to announce our first keynote speaker: Philipp Schmidt from MIT Media Lab. 

Join us for Next Library 2017 - for networking, inspiration, engaging meetings, co-creation, surprises and much more!

This year more than 25 countries are already represented among our Interactive Session Hosts, Ignite Next Library Talkers and Scholarship Grantees! 

And more to come -…

EIFL and Next Library® are delighted to announce the names of six winners of a scholarship to attend the 2017 Next Library International Festival in Aarhus, Denmark.

Each of the six winners will participate in the Festival by helping to shape the programme,…