Interview with Mintie Das
For the Midsummer 2021 Espoon Fantasia -group interviewed India born, US raised and Finland based author Mintie Das, whose book Brown Girl Ghosted came out just before Covid in US and is now available in Finnish as Kuolleetkin ghostaa. You...
A Story about how the library community is making a systemic change for people with special needs
The relationship of Espoo City library with other public services caught the attention of Ph.D. Candidate Anna Au at the Athens IFLA conference in 2019. This interest sparked an episode to Anna Au's podcast "Between The Stacks" where she discusses...
Interview with Matt Haig
In the Espoo City Library, we have (for many years now) had an group of librarians who love science fiction and fantasy. We call ourselves Espoon Fantasia and we have a Facebook and Instagram accounts in addition to our blog....
Two (2) important things found in Finnish libraries
In the beginning, I would like to ask one question “What is the value of libraries nowadays?” ICT and electronic devices have developed rapidly, and it enables us to access information easily. Therefore, the libraries where a lot of information...
어느 한국인이 본 핀란드 도서관 – Finnish Library from the Eyes of a Korean
*IN ENGLISH BELOW 어느 한국인이 본 핀란드 도서관 - 한국, 독일, 핀란드 도서관을 비교해보면 - Arim Lee in Iso Omena library 초등학교 고학년 때부터 스스로 지자체 도서관에 찾아가 책을 빌려 읽곤 했다....
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Where is the paperless future?
The Espoo City Library is looking for a suitable technical printing and copying solution for customer use. The aim is to find the most user-friendly method. At the moment, it...
Русскоязычная библиотека: как прошёл 2019?
Services of the Russian Library (the same way as Multilingual Library in Helsinki) are available for everyone living in Finland, not only for those living in Helsinki Metropolitan area. Russian...
Why Do We Need a Music Community in Espoo City Library? Reflections from NextLib 2019.
During the past two and a half years we have created a community around active music making in Espoo City Library. In our community, 50-100 amateur musicians and music...
Customer Centered Mobile Library Services – New Angles
Bookmobiles have been driving the roads of Espoo since the early 60's. Almost as long books have been home-delivered to those unable to visit Espoo libraries, like the elderly and...
Are we the first?
Espoo City is going to open a new library in Otaniemi, Espoo. Something new is coming and we are wondering are we the first to make it like this? Espoo...
Our shining prizes tell our story only partly
Espoo City Library is the proud receiver of International Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2019. We have created welcoming spaces and innovative service. This is true and I am very...
Espoon Fantasia - Espoon kirjaston fantasia-asiantuntijat kertovat kirjoista ja kirjastoelämästä taikurin hatut tiukasti päässään.