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What happens when libraries have to shut their doors during a crisis? How can libraries turn to their communities and dive deeper to support them? Under the current circumstances, many library professionals have to work from home which raises questions about how to...

Last month we ran a media literacy competition asking you to help us select a library that would receive a $500 donation courtesy of our partner, NewsGuard. Libraries from across Europe sent us their media literacy stories and the impact they have had on their...

PL2030 is partnering with NewsGuard to boost media literacy skills through public libraries in Europe.  As well as installing the Internet Trust Tool on public access computers to fight disinformation, NewsGuard are working to launch a holistic media literacy...

Summer may be over, but there is no better time to pick up a good book than the start of term! Just in time for the start of the new European Parliament mandate, our network of Lighthouse Libraries from across Europe have curated a thought-provoking list of book...

As the 2019 European election campaigns come to a close and voters head to the polls, we want to take a moment to reflect on the contributions public libraries can make towards EU priorities. Social policy has featured on the European agenda, however it has primarily...

You may have seen a new face on the "Our Team" section of the website and that's me! I'm Tiana, the intern, but we felt that it would be better to describe me with the term Communications Assistant seeing as that's what I'll be doing here. For a little bit of...

- By Erna Winters, PL2030 Board Member and Managing Director of Public Library Kennemerwaard Advocating for the importance of libraries EU decision makers and working together with European library leaders to increase innovation and collaboration is a critical part of...

Public Libraries 2030 is hiring! The Position We’re looking for a full-time intern to join our team for a period of 6 months.  You’ll be working on specific projects – in particular delivery of PL2030’s flagship event Generation Code: Born at the Library taking place...

Public Libraries 2030 will work with libraries to promote participation and engagement in the upcoming European elections as an official partner of the European Parliament. This year’s elections are critical with huge issues at stake for the future of the union such...

Today marks the beginning of Public Libraries 2030. As you may remember, we wound down the PL2020 programme at the end of 2018 and we’ve been working hard to launch the new organisation over the last few months. I am delighted...