{"id":723,"date":"2015-04-16T03:29:57","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T02:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/?p=723"},"modified":"2015-04-16T03:51:59","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T02:51:59","slug":"is-yours-the-worlds-best-public-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/2015\/04\/16\/is-yours-the-worlds-best-public-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Yours the World&#8217;s Best Public Library?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2015\/04\/Logo_award_2015_01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-726\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2015\/04\/Logo_award_2015_01-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"Logo_award_2015_01\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2015\/04\/Logo_award_2015_01-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2015\/04\/Logo_award_2015_01.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The hunt is once again on to discover the world\u2019s best public library.\u00a0 In 2015, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kulturstyrelsen.dk\/forside\/\">Danish Agency for Culture<\/a> will again have the honour of presenting the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/modelprogrammer.kulturstyrelsen.dk\/en\/news-events\/public-library-of-the-year-award-2015\/#.VS8ZsdR--tU\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">Systematic P<\/span>ublic Library of the Year Award<\/a><\/em> sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/da.systematic.com\/\">Systematic<\/a> with prize$US 5,000. <a href=\"https:\/\/ansogning.kc.kum.dk\/xform\/frontend\/irs.aspx?alias=1860&amp;groupId=16&amp;doctype=1\">Applications<\/a> close on 15 June 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The prize\u00a0will be awarded\u00a0to a library that has been newly constructed or designed for a building that has not previously been used as a library during the period 1 January 2013 through 15 June 2015, and which meets the criteria for the <a href=\"http:\/\/modelprogrammer.kulturstyrelsen.dk\/en\/the-changing-public-library\/intro-to-the-changing-public-library\/how-do-i-use-the-model-programme\/#.VS8ZbtR--tU\">Model Programme for Public Libraries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The library must take into consideration digital developments and local culture. It must\u00a0welcome a diversity of population groups with an open and functional architectural expression in balance with its surroundings and a creative use of IT to improve user experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The Award will be presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Cape Town,\u00a0 South Africa on 16 August in cooperation with the IFLA\u00b4s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifla.org\/public-libraries\">Public Libraries Section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_729\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2015\/04\/Craigeburn-extra-small.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-729\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-729\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2015\/04\/Craigeburn-extra-small-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The winner of the 2014 Public Library of the Year\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2015\/04\/Craigeburn-extra-small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2015\/04\/Craigeburn-extra-small.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The winner of the 2014 Public Library of the Year<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The prize was first awarded in 2014 by the Danish Agency for Culture in partnership with architectural firm schmidt hammer lassen and won by Craigieburn Library, Hume City, Victoria, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hunt is once again on to discover the world\u2019s best public library.\u00a0 In 2015, the Danish Agency for Culture will again have the honour of presenting the Systematic Public Library of the Year Award sponsored by Systematic with prize$US 5,000. 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