It will all be over by Christmas
ISSN: 0143-5124
Article publication date: 5 January 2021
Issue publication date: 20 May 2021
Abstract
Purpose
We can slip into a dystopic future and despair, or we can show how libraries can help create a better, more sustainable world. The United Nations 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals are just as relevant as ever and provide a framework for action.
Design/methodology/approach
This article considers the events shaping the world in 2020 and explores the impact on libraries.
Findings
Three examples of new libraries in The Netherlands show to the world what libraries are and can be. They reinterpret the mission of public libraries and encourage us to hold to and champion our values of access to information and knowledge, literacy, learning and innovation.
Originality/value
The views are my own and do not represent an official IFLA view.
Keywords
Citation
Mackenzie, C. (2021), "It will all be over by Christmas", Library Management, Vol. 42 No. 4/5, pp. 277-281. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-07-2020-0106
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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