Country Fact Sheets :: Europe
By
empowering individuals, Europe's 65,000 public libraries build stronger
communities and change lives.
The
goal of the Public Libraries 2020 programme (PL2020) is to raise awareness
about the importance of public libraries as modern learning hubs close to
citizens and (potential) learners. Public libraries have been expanding their
role in local communities enormously over the last decades – many of them now
help people develop their digital skills, advance or acquire other skills (such
as literacy) through various lifelong learning opportunities and offer a
neutral and trusted space for people to create, learn, and connect.
PL2020
brings together library organisations and advocates from across the EU to raise
awareness of the value of public libraries as partners for social and economic
development under the Europe 2020 strategy. PL2020 promotes how libraries are
contributing to European policy objectives in three main areas: social
inclusion, digital inclusion, and lifelong learning.
The
PL2020 programme is run by The Reading & Writing Foundation (in
Dutch: Stichting Lezen & Schrijven), which was founded in 2004 by H.R.H.
Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands with the aim of structurally solving
illiteracy in the Netherlands. Over the course of the years
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