NEXT LIBRARY 2025

Ignite Talk Public libraries have the unique opportunity to bring the widest range of people together. Providing drop-in programs with a range of fiber art and textile supplies removes the financial barrier to participation so that all income levels can take part equally. Working in a downtown city library we have fostered all access programming […]

Ignite Talk  In 2024, the Bibliothek am Luisenbad, Berlin opened a Gaming Lounge, offering events for schools and local groups to enable (digital) participation and development of digital skills. It is a democratic, inclusive space, implementing (digital) children’s rights. As such, the lounge is a hub for many gaming or play projects in the whole

Ignite Talk In September 2024, an interactive series of events on the topic of birdlife was co-organized by the Central Library of Frankfurt (Germany). The program combined literary readings and talks with guided bird walks and workshops throughout the city of Frankfurt. These included: a sound walk with a bioacoustic artist led through the Botanical

Ignite Talk Seed-and–Plant librarian Marianne will take you on a Plant Workshop Tour throughout the year. With a few growing friends, you will find yourself enabled to establish a weekly green activity, feeding well-being and nature-connectedness by growing seeds and plants.  Host Marianne Mikkelsen Marianne is a Nature Guide and Library Mediator at Tilst Library

Ignite Talk The £35m new City Library will open in Autumn 2025. As the National Centre for Creative Smart Cities, Culture House Sunderland will redefine the space libraries inhabit within contemporary society by transforming perceptions of what a library is and can be within the hearts and minds of our communities.  By embracing a model

Ignite Talk This presentation highlights the contributions of Ukrainian libraries in fostering an inclusive society during the Russian-Ukrainian war. It showcases best practices that promote equality and inclusivity, drawing from the innovative efforts of libraries across Ukraine. One notable example is the project “Digital Skills for People with Vision Disabilities,” which is part of The

Ignite Talk In an era of polarization, libraries are stepping up to foster understanding, dialogue, and empathy. Starting Fall 2025, libraries in Albertslund, Roskilde, and Aarhus are partnering with the Human Library Organization® to offer a unique opportunity to borrow human books: real people with diverse, often marginalized experiences that volunteer to share their story

Ignite Talk Inspiration from the SDGs and Next Library 2017 were incorporated into the design and amenities of the Clinton-Macomb Public Library’s North Branch which opened in 2021. Learn about such features as geothermal heating and cooling, outdoor musical instruments, trees reclaimed from the construction site, “Stonehenge” story circle, watershed education panels, floor display boxes

Ignite Talk A plurilingual, multi-cultural group of teens run our library’s Creative Minds Community Festival of Arts and Culture, whose impact ripples joy across an area marred by anti-immigration sentiment. This project breaks down barriers, builds a sense of belonging, develops literacy, numeracy, social, emotional and cultural skills, and fights for diversity, equality and inclusion

Ignite Talk Throughout the ages, countless books have been banned for a variety of reasons. Some began as bestsellers only to end up in courtrooms or on the burning pile. In Banned Books, Marjoleine tells twenty-four fascinating short stories behind books that were once banned – or still are in some parts of the world