Urban Farm DB
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Database research record2017·Europe

In Copenhagen Libraries are Everywhere

Mikkel Gabriel Christoffersen, Finn Bo Petersen

Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science]

Urban Farm DB summary

Describes a redesign of Copenhagen's public library system away from a fixed, physical-media-centered model toward deconstructed, modular learning services embedded across the city — in schools and kindergartens, secondary education institutions, sports and cultural centres, and community allotment gardens, where the library provides inspiration for online research into botany and garden design, alongside its traditional library spaces. The stated goal is for the library to become part of ubiquitous public urban space, driven by a goal of "equal opportunity" in bridging socioeconomic gaps in reading and digital competency. The piece is descriptive, presenting the initiative and its venues rather than measured outcomes.