Post #3381819

@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.