About some problems that libraries encounter ...

New age' UK library looks beyond reading

Libraries Without Books

End of Libraries in the UK

Bookworm: The End of your Local Library?
A documentary exploring the National closure of a possible 409 libraries, focussing on one in particular, Bulkington Library.

Midlands: Campaign to save Spring Hill Library / Different ways to save community libraries
This piece first broadcast on 19 Feb 2014. Televised on UK's regional television ITV Central. Programme (Program) - ITV News Central.

Umberto Eco: The Library as a Model for Culture : Preserving, Filtering, Deleting & Recovering (Yale University Art Gallery, Oct. 18, 2013) 
This is a lecture by renowned Italian author and scholar Umberto Eco, which he delivered at the Yale University Art Gallery on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. The lecture's full title is The Library as a Model for Culture: Preserving, Filtering, Deleting and Recovering.

Brent Six Libraries High Court Bid Fails
Brent SOS Libraries have lost their action in the High Court. They had argued Brent Council's decision to close 6 libraries was 'flawed' and ignored local needs. Mr Justice Ouseley ruled there was not enough evidence to support this. Campaigners determined to appeal further. For more www.brentsoslibraries.org.uk
Video here

Look North library closures Lincolnshire

Librarianship, Now and in the Future
Video, Librarian's Forum - John King - 09.19.2007

Aarhus Studiereis Bibliotheken
Verslag van de Rogues studiereis naar Aarhus, Herning en Kolding in Denemarken. Over nieuwe bibliotheken en nieuwe innovaties binnen bibliotheken.

1. The Public Library Reimagined (1/8) -- Are Libraries Fundamentally Shifting?
   
2. The Public Library Reimagined (2/8) -- Libraries as the Center of a Community 
3. The Public Library Reimagined (3/8) -- New Services, Programs, and Experiences at Public Libraries 
4. The Public Library Reimagined (4/8) -- Libraries as Connected Learning Spaces 
5. The Public Library Reimagined (5/8) -- Emerging Digital Technology Opportunities 
6. The Public Library Reimagined (6/8) -- How Has Technology Changed the Role of Librarians? 
7. The Public Library Reimagined (7/8) -- The Physical and Cultural Space of Libraries 
8. The Public Library Reimagined (8/8) -- Audience Questions
   

A Digital Shift: Libraries, Ebooks and Beyond (LoC 2012)

The Knowledge Revolution and the Future of Libraries (LoC 2013)

Building the Future - New Directions in Library Design by Ken Roberts - Calgary Public Library (2013)

John Palfrey: "BiblioTech" | Authors at Google
Youtube
Educator and technology expert John Palfrey visited Google's office in Cambridge, MA to talk about his book, "BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google".