User:Book/BlogEntry: 2007 September 22 09:23:36 EAT


== Librarians activate themselves in the European Social Forum ==
 
At a European meeting Last week-end, a network was formed to
plan and prepare library related activities at the 
the European Social Forum 2008.

The next ESF happens in Malmö, Sweden, 18-21 September 2008
http://www.esf2008.org/  -  http://www.fse-esf.org/ 

The Purpose of the Librarians' network is to extend the forum process to
the public libraries and to combat funding cuts and privatization of the
public library service. The directive on Public Lending Right (PLR) is
being introduced by the EU to transform the library into a commercial
institution. For the ESF 2008 the network is planning a conference on the
significance of the PLR, called ''Non pago di leggere'' ('I won't pay for
reading', or 'I won't stop reading') and a grassroots librarians' workshop
called The Political Library.

The network has a mailing list lib-esf2008@sympa.kaapeli.fi, which is 
open for subscription at http://sympa.kaapeli.fi/