In a significant milestone, Dutch libraries commemorate a decade since the initiation of digital borrowing, marking a transformative era in literary access,
Exactly ten years ago this Sunday, the then Minister of Culture Jet Bussemaker officially lent out the first e-book via the public libraries' special online platform, the so-called online Bibliotheek (online library). It was Vaslav, the novel by Arthur Japin about the life of the legendary ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950).
David Olusoga, Bernardine Evaristo and David Lammy are among the leading writers, artists, politicians and broadcasters who have chosen 75 books to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush