8 reasons libraries are awesome! Because of this every now and again we choose items from our twitter feed that we think you will enjoy! We love what we do so you will of course find news about our solutions too! It was hard to choose but we loved the great article on Why Libraries Matter, and Why We Shouldn’t Despair!
We know you library peeps have always loved the Manic Street Preachers so we had to share “LIBRARIES gave us power” – the iconic opening lyric to the Manic Street Preachers’ 1996 hit. This is a story about the Newport library that inspired a Welsh rock band’s biggest hit. Of course we know many of you want to know that we have an app for open-source libraries including Koha and Evergreen.
Library tourism is our thing too and we always love seeing fabulous library architecture and spaces across the globe. As a result we show you just “8 of the best libraries in the Middle East and North Africa – from Baghdad to Dubai” Also read how Libraries continue to grow in popularity as spaces of normality in the chaos of the pandemic. Mosul’s university library reopens after a devastating attack by Islamic State in 2014 -‘A symbol of new beginning’ Enjoy!
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Statement of solidarity with librarians, archivists and information professionals in Ukraine. #libraries https://t.co/vAzlufodSb#libraries
— SOLUS (@solusuk) March 1, 2022
Why Libraries Matter, and Why We Shouldn’t Despair – A great article! #evolution #libraries #publiclibraries #digitalage #books #publishinghttps://t.co/OOX68PoOJP
— SOLUS (@solusuk) February 23, 2022
LIBRARIES gave us power” – the iconic opening lyric to the Manic Street Preachers’ 1996 hit, the Newport library that inspired a Welsh rock band's biggest hit #libraries @Manics @GILILAcademy https://t.co/A143FtLVxU
— liz McGettigan (@lizmcgettigan) February 20, 2022
An app for open-source libraries ? We’ve got just the app for that! Got an existing #mobileapp? Considering one? At SOLUS we KNOW consortium environments. Scalable, reliable, fully featured! Now supporting #Evergreen #Koha #opensource platforms. #libraries https://t.co/wkZoaCtgbF
— SOLUS (@solusuk) March 1, 2022
8 of the best libraries in the Middle East and North Africa – from Baghdad to Dubai #libraries #books #librarytourism #architecture https://t.co/z1ttt5WWT8 via @TheNationalNews
— liz McGettigan (@lizmcgettigan) February 28, 2022
Libraries continue to grow in popularity as spaces of normality in the chaos of the pandemic. #libraries #community #trust Observatory | Institute for the Future of Education https://t.co/GnWQRMMxhK pic.twitter.com/TXSbiOqHZp
— SOLUS (@solusuk) February 28, 2022
‘A symbol of new beginning’: Mosul’s university library reopens after a devastating attack by Islamic State in 2014. 8 years on, an international effort has seen it reopen as ‘a lighthouse of knowledge’ #libraries #Mosul https://t.co/yBv5B0UEVC
— liz McGettigan (@lizmcgettigan) February 28, 2022
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