Author Archives: Riitta

Live-stream recording from a one-day conference ”Ahead of the Curve: recognizing and reacting to growing trends on the Trend Report” IFLA organised in Helsinki, Finland 9th February 2015. This live streaming […]

Library Connection documentary is about the co-operation between Vantaa and Windhoek which resulted in establishing the Greenwell Matongo Community Library.

Adviser Ülle Talihärm from Estonian Ministry of Culture tells about the public library legislation reform. The presentation was held in Helsinki on the 12th of November in 2014. Read more: […]

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 […]

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 […]

Live-stream recording from the “LIBRARY. I LOVE IT!” -seminar, 27th August 2014 in Iisalmi, Finland. A panel discussion featuring participants from all seven libraries of the Rutakko Network. The project […]

Live-stream recording from the “LIBRARY. I LOVE IT!” -seminar, 27th August 2014 in Iisalmi, Finland. Eeva Hiltunen, AVI Eastern Finland, and Taina Pirhonen, AVI Southern Finland, tell about “regional state […]

Live-stream recording from the “LIBRARY. I LOVE IT!” -seminar, 27th August 2014 in Iisalmi, Finland. Jarmo Saarti, Library Director of University of Eastern Finland Library, tells about the Networked Libraries. […]

Live-stream recording from the “LIBRARY. I LOVE IT!” -seminar, 27th August 2014 in Iisalmi, Finland. Aino Ketonen, Information Specialist and Project Leader at the Consortium of Public Libraries, tells about […]

Leadership and mentoring in libraries, working with micro grants and the importance of strategy planning. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your weekly dose of library […]

It’s on! The fourth Cycling for Libraries tour has started! This year there’s no film crew but Kirjastokaista will publish videos from the participants along the way. This years cycling route […]

Getting back to learning. Learning from non-users through marketing research. The importance of building culture and attitude vs. qualifications. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your […]

Makerspaces and what are they about? Librarians as cheerleaders and how to stay connected to the users of your library. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: […]

Involving communities, taking care of your users and Library strategies & cultural entrepreneurship in tough times. This and much more in this week’s episode of TWIL: your weekly dose of […]

IFLA president’s meeting ordnades den 22 -24.5. i Helsingfors. Temat för seminariet var ”Strong Libraries, Strong Societies: Impact of Libraries on Society”. Under seminariet diskuterades bibliotekens påverkan på samhället och […]

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 […]

Livestream recording from Crwdpuisto, Finland’s first mass fundraising event. Recording of “The Year Changed Through Crowdsourcing”, participants: professor Mikko Koria of Aalto University, Oliver Gajda of ECN, Mika Jordman of […]

Livestream recording from Crwdpuisto, Finland’s first mass fundraising event. The recording contains “The crowdfunding industry rising in the world” by Oliver Gajdan of European Crowdfunding Network. Crwdpuisto was organized on […]

Blue Ocean strategies for libraries, virtual reference, hearing yourself think through blogging and helping researchers to get eyeballs on their materials. This and much more in this week’s episode of […]

No Business as usual with libraries, taking control of your destiny by a better understanding of the future and just in case vs. just in time scenarios. This and much more […]

Going from sssst to pssstt in libraries, the extinction timeline, scenario planning and the library as a place to find yourself. This and much more in this week’s episode of […]

Letting go. We will be back with new episodes of This Week in Libraries starting april 4th 2014. This video has been imported automatically to Library Channel (Kirjastokaista) from This Week In […]

5% of the total population needs a form of adaptive reading. Involving the creative industry in service development and getting out of your comfort zone. This and much more in this […]

The Library of Parliament – 100 Years of Openness

The story of parliament’s library is part of the history of finnish society. Started in 1913, the library’s openness sets a good example of finnish democracy. There’s only a few […]

Allowing the past to be a playground, curatorial voices, changing the way we think about time and Information dessimination in the trenches. This and much more in this week’s episode […]

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 […]

Libraries are for sure important places. In fact, they can contribute to creating a stronger society. By providing information and related services, they may actually even help individuals in rising […]

Jonna Holmgaard Larsen, the Chief consultant of The Danish Agency for Culture tells about the new Danish model program for Public Libraries. The program will be launched in September 2013. […]

Jennefer Nicholson, IFLA Secretary General, tells the latest news from IFLA’s Trend Report. Read more: The Nordic-Baltic Library Meeting 2013 The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Filming: […]

Librarian Mia Dimblad from Culture Department of Hässleholm, Sweden, tells about her project “Warning – read on!”. Read more: The Nordic-Baltic Library Meeting 2013 Filming: Panu Somerma Editing: Tuomas Lipponen […]