Helsinki City Library celebrating 10.10.10

Pasila language cafe · Post by **Pasila language cafe** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:48 am

Helsinki City Library celebrates its 150th anniversary this year.
Next Sunday, the 10th of October, libraries will be open from 10 a.m.
till 4 p.m.

Join the celebration – check here the events in the libraries:

http://kirjasto150.lib.hel.fi/tapahtumat

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tuulen · Post by **tuulen** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 2:50 am

The Helsinki City Library event is worth supporting. Yes, this is the Internet, but libraries need support, too.

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:27 am

Since shops open on Sundays now and many libraries are situated in shopping malls, it would be nice if a few more of them opened regularly on Sundays.

(Anyway.... for those who don't know.... the Helsinki City Library situated on Richardinkatu has a huge selection of English language books (including the old British Council collection). The whole of the top floor of the library is devoted to Eng Lit. A nice old-fashioned library, in a nice old building.)

tuulen · Post by **tuulen** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 2:16 am

The Internet is wonderful, but libraries can offer copyright protected books which the Internet cannot offer.

Support libraries!

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 2:11 pm

tuulen.... I think you are preaching to the converted. Finland probably has one of the highest rates of library frequentation of any country in the world!!! Over 80% of Finns visit a library at least once a year.

Here's an article for you:
http://www.splq.info/issues/vol36_3/03.htm

tuulen · Post by **tuulen** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:34 am

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