{"id":415221,"date":"2026-10-29T19:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirjastokaista.fi\/mika-mustikkamaki-and-paivi-jokitalo-closing-words-nordic-libraries-annual-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T16:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T14:41:19","slug":"mika-mustikkamaki-and-paivi-jokitalo-closing-words-nordic-libraries-annual-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirjastokaista.fi\/en\/mika-mustikkamaki-and-paivi-jokitalo-closing-words-nordic-libraries-annual-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Mika Mustikkam\u00e4ki and P\u00e4ivi Jokitalo: Closing Words \u2013 Nordic Libraries Annual 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live-stream recording from the conference Nordic Libraries Annual 2026. This live-streamed video features the closing words of the conference \u201cLibraries and preparedness\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mika Mustikkam\u00e4ki,<\/strong> Head of Group for Libraries and Senior Officer, Library Affairs, Finnish Supervisory Agency (LVV), thanks everyone who made the event possible and offers three \u201cbaby steps\u201d for libraries in preparedness in the light of the Finnish comprehensive security strategy: set the library as a key actor in building trust, community and social inclusion; make the library seen and heard in the municipality and build cooperation; and help collaborators understand what resilience is about. He also shares observations from the Agency\u2019s preparedness exercise in autumn 2026, which showed that libraries are not yet fully recognized for their potential in crises. Asked what he hopes will have changed in five years, he hopes libraries will be a cornerstone of municipal preparedness work.<\/p>\n

P\u00e4ivi Jokitalo<\/strong>, the host of the day, then reflects on this year\u2019s presentations and on the themes of previous conferences. She concludes that preparedness is built long before a crisis through literacy, reliable information, community partnerships, inclusion and trust, and that libraries are not only in need of protection but part of the solution. She thanks the speakers and participants and reminds viewers that the recordings are available on the Library Channel.<\/p>\n

Nordic Libraries Annual is an annual conference that addresses topical issues in public libraries and library development. NLA 2026 was organized as a webinar on October 27, 2026 by the Finnish Supervisory Agency (LVV) in collaboration with Library Channel (Kirjastokaista).<\/p>\n

The theme of the 2026 conference was \u201cLibraries and preparedness\u201d. The conference examined preparedness from different perspectives and from across Europe: what it means for the public and for public libraries, and what examples and experiences already exist within the library sector.<\/p>\n

Read more:
\nAll videos from the conference<\/a><\/p>\n

Live-stream: Mikko Helander and Joonas Nevalainen
\nProducer: Riitta Taarasti
\nProduced by Library Channel (Kirjastokaista), 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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