Post #3381816
2026-06-19 07:01 UTC
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@Mimesatwork@wandering.shop 2026-06-19 21:23
@nini@oldbytes.space @paavi@mastodontti.fi @scottjenson@social.coop It's right smack middle of the city, right next to the main railway station, so you're right in that it's designed to be a lot more than your average library. Having said that, a lot of local libraries are in buildings that also house community centres, so they'll also have cafes, small cinemas, small meeting rooms, small spaces for art exhibitions, 3D printers and sewing machines and some other odd pieces you can take out with a library card, besides the books and CDs
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@utriaine@mementomori.social 2026-06-20 06:24
@nini@oldbytes.space @paavi@mastodontti.fi @scottjenson@social.coop In Finland we have a comprehensive law about public libraries which not only dictates that every municipality has to offer library service free of charge but also what that service should promote. Beyond the expected access to information and reading culture, the law also lists things like "opportunities for lifelong learning and competence development", "equal opportunities for everyone to access education and culture", and "active citizenship, democracy and freedom of expression". Oodi is really a showcase of one way how that can be done. That is why it is not like the traditional image of library most people have. A sidenote: the movie theater is not run by the library but by The Finnish Art and Culture Agency. One of their main purposes is to preserve Finnish audiovisual history and they show films from times gone by - not the newest hits. Which I think is a great fit with a library.