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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Joint custody and our library? Yes, we can help!
In Finland approximately 30,000 children annually experience the divorce of their parents. The separation can upset the child's sense of security. The best way to cope with the situation is...
Library Makerspace a.k.a Paja in Action
We call them Paja but Finns are clever with English language, so calling them a Makerspace is quite alright! The first one was put up in 2013 for Tapiola Library....
Espoo City Library is the best in the world 2019
Espoo city library is the best in the world Espoo city library was chosen as the best library in the world at London Book Fair 2019. The Library of The Year 2019 award was presented...
Library material acquisitions in 2019
Children and youth services have been a strategic focus area in our library for a long time. In library's new strategy literacy emphasis continues this focus. We have invested...
Children and youth services in Espoo City Library
written by Anna Pöyhönen Children and youth library services in Espoo revolve around the love of stories. Reading is a big part of this and book borrowing is on...
E- and Audio-books were a success in 2018
Last year was a success for e-materials in our Helmet-libraries. In 2018 people borrowed e-books 26 % more than the year before. This was made possible mainly because of the...
Espoon Fantasia - Espoon kirjaston fantasia-asiantuntijat kertovat kirjoista ja kirjastoelämästä taikurin hatut tiukasti päässään.