"Borås City Library: That's how it started."

Welcome to a lecture by Ingvar Carlsson, former Prime Minister of Sweden and Honorary Doctor in Library and Information Science.

Ingvar Carlsson has been one of Sweden’s most influential politicians over 40 years as a cabinet minister, party leader, and Prime Minister. During his time as Minister of Education, he was something of a patron saint of the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, as he was instrumental in moving librarian training from Stockholm to Borås. With a twinkle in their eye, the librarian students named their union magazine “I Carlssons klister” (in English “In Carlsson's Glue”). In his latest book ”I sällskap med döden” (in English “In the Company of Death”), Ingvar Carlsson describes how the library was where he discovered culture. In his book, he expresses how democracy is under threat, and how people can unite around human rights. Questions about media and information literacy, disinformation, how information is created and affects us are issues that are highly relevant for today's librarians, as well as for the research environment of the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, and society at large.  

The lecture is open for all. Refreshments will be served to those who attend on campus. No RSVP is needed. Digital link for those who can't attend on campus: https://hb-se.zoom.us/j/63047970270

Language: Swedish

Ingvar Carlsson will be appointed at the Academic Ceremony on 3 May 2024.
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