As part of the German-Dutch country initiative, the sector organizations FOBID and BID (Library and Information in Germany) jointly offer a series of online seminars. Each month, topics are discussed that are currently important to the development of the libraries in both countries. From both countries a specialist will discuss topics from all areas of the library landscape such as artificial intelligence, sustainability in libraries, international conferences in times of crisis, UX design and library staff.

The series starts on Monday, November 16, 2020 from 11-12 am with the theme library buildings. “Why do libraries need buildings?”, asks moderator Barbara Lison (Stadtbibliothek Bremen, IFLA president-elect) to the two experts Theo Kemperman, director of the Library Rotterdam, and Olaf Eigenbrodt, Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg, member of the building committee dbv / VdB.

Be live at the bilateral exchange of experts – a recording of the event is not scheduled.

Dates and discussion topics:

• Monday, November 16, 2020, 11 am: Why do libraries need buildings?
• Monday, December 14, 2020, 11 am: UX design
• Monday, January 18, 2021, 11 am: Libraries and Sustainability
• Monday, February 15, 2021, 11 am: Artificial intelligence and libraries
• Monday, March 15, 2021, 11 am: Library staff
• Monday, April 12, 2021, 11 a.m. Central service facilities for public libraries

The series continues – do you have any suggestions for topics for a German-Dutch professional exchange? Mail to: international@bibliotheksverband.de

Reserve the dates in your calendar – monthly from November 2020 – every Monday, always at 11 a.m. (Central European time), always with a current topic and two experts from both countries!

Click here for free registration for the first seminar: https://eur-nl.libcal.com/event/3501120

To register for the other seminars, go to: https://eur-nl.libcal.com/calendar/BID-FOBID-webinars