The “Library of Things” at Goethe-Institutes in countries of Central Eastern Europe

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dc.audienceAudience::Public Libraries Sectionen_US
dc.contributor.authorHackenberg, Eva
dc.coverage.spatialLocation::Polanden_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-22T11:48:11Z
dc.date.available2023-09-22
dc.date.available2023-09-22T11:48:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-22
dc.description.abstractIn times of climate change and a throwaway society, the Goethe-Institutes in the Central Eastern Europe region contribute to sustainability by offering the "Library of Things". In addition to books, magazines, audiovisual and digital media, the libraries also offer various equipment, tools and toys for borrowing as part of library membership. This also includes things that are expensive to buy, are only used occasionally and therefore do not necessarily have to be bought privately by users. The "Library of Things" offers a low-cost, environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative to use these things. The first "Library of Things" was created in 2016 at Goethe-Institut in Bratislava, then in 2017 at Goethe-Institut in Prague; it was followed by the offer at Goethe-Institut in Riga in 2021 and at Goethe-Institut in Budapest in 2022. The selection of borrowable items is expanded annually. In 2023, it is planned to set up the "Library of Things" at the Goethe-Institut in Warsaw. Another aim of the "Library of Things" offer is to connect people and to create awareness for property and the resource-saving sharing of property. In this context, the libraries organise events and workshops on sustainability topics every year, also in cooperation with locally active organisations.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://2023.ifla.org/poster-sessions/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/2820
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries88th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC), 2023 Rotterdam;Poster Sessions
dc.rights.holderEva Hackenbergen_US
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectSubject::Sustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectSubject::Resource sharingen_US
dc.titleThe “Library of Things” at Goethe-Institutes in countries of Central Eastern Europeen_US
dc.typeEvents Materialsen_US
dc.typePostersen_US
ifla.UnitUnits::Section::Public Libraries Sectionen_US
ifla.oPubId0en_US

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