Lessons from Helsinkiโs Oodi – The Hindu
At a time when the book reading culture is declining across the world, how does one country keep it alive and thriving? The success story of Helsinki Central Library Oodi in Finland since it opened six years ago is an inspiration indeed. So, when I got the opportunity to be in the worldโs happiest country (voted thus for the seventh year in a row), I had to visit. Oodi is the Finnish word for โodeโ and this name, as with its design and many of its innovative features, is courtesy participatory planning and consultation with the public. I learn that…