Author Archives: Riitta
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: Swedish / Subtitle cc: English We get information about the book boat which travels around the islands that don’t have road connections. The book boat has been sailing on the sea over 30 years and now gives […]
: Finnish / Subtitle cc: English Banned books: 3rd December Librarian Juha Kortesluoma presents Mein Kampf (1925-1926) by Adolf Hitler. The Entresse Library in Espoo, Finland and FAIFE (IFLA Committee on Freedom of Access to Information […]
: English / Subtitle cc: English The Multilingual Library is your library, no matter where you live in Finland. The Multilingual Library collection at Pasila Library in Helsinki contains materials in more than 80 languages for […]
Raasepori City Library welcomes new inhabitants to use their services. At the Library you can spend time and meet people and of course loan books, cd’s dvd’s etc. You can […]
: English, Finnish / Subtitle cc: Finnish, Swedish, English Tale of a Library is a documentary film made as a tribute to libraries. The documentary tells the story of the library from the late 18th century to the present […]
: music / Subtitle cc: English A few of Reading Dog Sylvi’s friends came to visit. “Let’s start a book club!”, suggests Reading Dog Sylvi. Sylvi the READing Dog works in Kuopio City Library. She helps […]
Library Channel (Kirjastokaista) has co-operated many years with the Regional State Administrative Agencies in Finland (AVI). When we were asked to become a partner in a seminar on sustainable development, […]
: Finnish, English / Subtitle cc: Finnish, Swedish, English Tale of a Library is a documentary film made as a tribute to libraries. The documentary tells the story of the library from the late 18th century to the present […]
: English Lemminkäinen is the young hero of Kalevala, a proud and courageous soldier. The different phases of Lemminkäinen’s story comprise an essential part of The Kalevala, the national epic of Finland.
Every day is Library Day – although the actual occasion is on the 19th of March. The Library is a strong influencer in Finnish society. Library Day is also a […]
: English Building of the central library begins in fall 2016 and it will be completed in 2018 to celebrate the centennial of Finnish independence. The library is the Finnish Government’s official […]
Live-stream recording from a two-day conference “RESHAPE – Reshaping lives and libraries” in Helsinki, Finland. This live streaming video includes a presentation by Laura Norris, Service Manager, Central Library Oodi, […]
: English / Subtitle cc: Finnish, Swedish, English The Street Librarian (2015) documentary movie is about the work of Edward Fungo, the Regional Librarian of Morogoro. He’s determined to make Tanzania an informational society one person at a […]
: music / Subtitle cc: English READing Dog Sylvi and a ghost story! Now with English subtitles. Sylvi the READing Dog works in Kuopio City Library. She helps and inspires children to read. Sylvi likes books […]
: music / Subtitle cc: English Sylvi the vlogging READing Dog is on summer vacation and like most finns, she spends some time at the summer cottage. Warming up the smoke sauna, making the sauna whisk […]
: Finnish / Subtitle cc: Finnish, Swedish, English “Kalle and Keijo’s library classification” is a humorous video about library classification. The animation’s creator, Tuomas Toivainen, is also known for creating the “Hullu – hullumpi – yläaste” animation series […]
Live-stream recording from the seminar “The Marrakesh Treaty in Action” in Helsinki, Finland on March 12, 2019. This live streaming video includes a presentation by Lotta Muurinen, Helsinki City Library, […]
: Arabic / Subtitle cc: Arabic Jordanian-Swedish author of children’s books Flora Majdalawi encourages Arabic-speaking families to read with children. It is very important to start reading with your child as early as possible. Reading creates […]
: English / Subtitle cc: English Live-stream recording from a two-day webinar “Nordic Libraries Annual: Towards Sustainable Futures” on 5th to 6th of November 2020. This live streaming video includes a presentation by Advisor Jan Holmquist, […]
: English William G. Brozo, the Professor of Literacy of Graduate School of Education in George Mason University, talks about the issue of boys’ reading achievement. This interview is based on his […]
: English Live-stream recording from a two-day conference “RESHAPE 2017 – People and Spaces” in Helsinki, Finland on September 21.-22. 2017. This live streaming video includes a presentation by Marie Østergård, Library […]
The meeting was held on 22-24 May in Helsinki, Finland and entitled ”Strong Libraries, Strong Societies: Impact of Libraries on Society”. It corresponded to current IFLA President Sinikka Sipilä’s Presidential […]
: music / Subtitle cc: English Reading Dog Sylvi’s Christmas preparations. First, a letter to Santa. Happy holidays from Reading Dog Sylvi! Sylvi the READing Dog works in Kuopio City Library. She helps and inspires children […]
: music / Subtitle cc: English This is Sylvi the reading dog from Kuopio, Finland. She is an assiduous vlogger, too. Now with English subtitle. Sylvi the reading dog works in Kuopio City Library. She helps […]
Meet Finnish Authors in IFLA 2012, Helsinki 13.8.2012: Meet Tove Appelgren, a Finnish-Swedish author and theater director whose children’s books depict ordinary family life with a humorous twist. Read more: […]
Live-stream recording from a two-day conference “RESHAPE – Reshaping lives and libraries” in Helsinki, Finland. This live streaming video includes a Pecha Kucha presentation by Toke Frello, Facilitator and designer […]
Live-stream recording from the seminar “The Marrakesh Treaty in Action” in Helsinki, Finland on March 12, 2019. This live streaming video includes a presentation by Eva Houltzén, CEO, Axiell Media […]
: Finnish / Subtitle cc: Swedish, English The multilingual library is your library, no matter where you live in Finland. The Multilingual Library collection at Pasila Library in Helsinki contains materials in more than 80 languages for […]
: music / Subtitle cc: English The World Library and Information Congress 2012, 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, will take place in Helsinki, Finland. The theme of the congress is Libraries now – Inspiring, Surprising, Empowering! […]
Ville Oksanen (Electronic Frontier Finland) talks about Lex Snowden, a citizens’ legislative initiative that would criminalize excessive surveillance of citizens and enhance protection of whistle-blowers in Finland. Reporter: Päivikki Karhula […]