For thousands of years, people have built extravagant temples of knowledge in which to store humanity's most precious and important things. From the mighty courtyards of ancient Alexandria to the library in New York, our fascination with libraries spans more than two millennia.
Also this year, the Summer festival will take place in NUK between July 1 and 22, 2017. Summer evenings will be spent with conversations, music and theater performances. The Summer in NUK 2017 festival will give special emphasis to unestablished but talented musicians. Among others, Martin Ramoveš, Jazz Ladies and Balladero will perform on its stages. Welcome!
Have you ever noticed that library books don't know dust? Are you interested in how libraries keep their books clean? This was revealed by a Boston library, which revealed the interesting background of cleaning books, which strongly resembles a car wash, except that it is for books.
The futuristic library in France by Dominique Coulon & Associés is the latest acquisition of the town of Thionville. The library is futuristic not only in its form, but also in its content: in addition to books, it offers users a rich selection of products in media formats. As for the interior, the project predicts a very comfortable future: in addition to the classic reading room, the library offers countless hidden corners lined with soft pillows.
Mexican design studio Anagrama recently completed the renovation of the interior of a library in Monterrey, Mexico, supported by Conarte, the city's council for culture and arts. With climbing bookshelves, the designers have created a wonderful shelter in which reading is a real pleasure.
Although few of us have a real library at home, thanks to reviewing trends in home furnishing, we have a sudden need for a library ladder, which is not only useful - with its help we can also reach the things stored on the highest shelf - but also gives the interior a special chic touch.
Since January 21, our capital is richer for the library. But this is no ordinary library. We won't find books in the REČI Library, but we can borrow words that we otherwise can't afford.
House Of Books is a magnificent series of photos of the most beautiful libraries in the world, "curved" by French landscape photographer Franck Bohbot - a self-proclaimed lover of books, architecture and symmetry.
Classic novels, chick-flick stories, poetry collections, detective stories... We can always find something for ourselves on the library shelves, and although we are used to classic libraries in Slovenia, there are also different ones. Let's say the kind on the beach. Or in the park. Or traveling - on a donkey. We present to you the ten most unusual libraries in the world!
For only 13.19 euros per month, the Oyster application gives you access to more than half a million books, which receive new 'roommates' every week, be it bestsellers, 'award-winning' or other types of literature. Read wherever your mobile device is with you and share your favorite quotes via Facebook, Instagram or Twitter as easy as turning the pages.
Labin is a small Istrian town that was dominated by the mining industry until the 1980s. Today, thanks to the genius of young Croatian designers and architects, there is a modern and functional city library in the former factory premises above the mine.
The sight of shelves of neatly and alphabetically arranged books can be truly beautiful, whether it is just a small collection of books in a modern apartment or an endless book museum in a national library. If there is something else that is worth seeing on a trip and that we almost always forget, it is definitely a library, which can hide a lot more than just stories and knowledge inside.