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Schiphol opens world's first airport library
Your layover just got nerdy. Schiphol has a new bibliotheek! From the press release:
"Airport Library is aimed at passengers on intercontinental flights who often have long waiting times for their (connecting) flight. The library offers these travellers an exciting and inspiring way to spend their waiting time."
This fantastic addition to this already fairly tricked-out airport, made possible by a grant from the Ministry of Education, has been in the works since 2006. At the world's first permanent airport library, you'll be able to browse Dutch music, read Dutch books (translated into 29 languages), page through fabulous collections of Dutch art and design and play around on nine in-house iPads. The library is just under 300 square feet and is open 24/7.
No, you can't borrow anything. Can you just imagine the Dutch librarians chasing you down across the world? As if.
Doesn't this make you want to connect through Amsterdam on your next European excursion? What a brilliant idea.
No, you can't borrow anything. Can you just imagine the Dutch librarians chasing you down across the world? As if.
Doesn't this make you want to connect through Amsterdam on your next European excursion? What a brilliant idea.
Gallery: World's First Airport Library - Schiphol's Bibliotheek
Filed under: Netherlands, Airports
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tony Sep 14th 2010 3:35PM
This is such a great idea!!!
margie Sep 15th 2010 2:04PM
The new library should have a section for an ongoing used book sale. They could gather books from all their other library branches, as well as asking travellers for the books they've finished.
I volunteer at my local library, sorting books for our used book sales. Used book sales are the major source of income for library auxiliaries around the world. We make $25,000 a year to supplement our library's budget, and we only have the books donated to one branch of our system.
It would benefit their public library and benefit the travelers -- the choice of books to buy in airports is seldom very interesting, and I know I can never resist a used book sale anywhere, anytime!
Pat Sep 15th 2010 2:06PM
A better idea is to set aside an area in every airport for travelers to leave books they have finished so that others may take them. This should be done in restaurants as well as any place where people gather and read.
james Sep 15th 2010 2:19PM
bookcrossing.com has sticker labels that you can place on the cover of your book and you can leave it anywhere for whoever finds it to read; then when they finish it they are supposed to leave it for someone else to find. you can track it or leave trails for other people to find it. it's quite the book sharing site.