Welke rol speelt de bibliotheek in de toekomst?

Tomorrow isn’t just ahead, we’re already part of it. In the Brainport region, we are building the Library of the Future today: accessible, human, and inclusive. We look at how digital and physical worlds meet, and the important role the library plays in this.

Strijp-S

Digital Future

Service & Innovative Design

Part of Mission Days

Natlab

Kastanjelaan 500

5616 LZ

Hosted by

Bibliotheken in de Brainportregio

Opening hours

22 October

10:45

13:30

Tactile

Free wifi available

Toilets available

Fully wheelchair accessible

Wheelchair friendly toilet available

Registration

Follow

Download press kit

Shaping the Library of the Future together

We co-design with young people and partners, connecting face-to-face encounters with smart digital tools, and showing how libraries are already making a difference. On 22 October, we’ll share what’s in place, what we’ve learned, and the direction we’re moving towards together. Join us to experience the perspectives of young people, conversations with researchers, policymakers, and creators. Be part of a first: the launch of our intelligent AI assistant, Boekbot.

Programme

The programme will be in Dutch.

10:45 – Arrival
11:15 – Welcome by Albert Kivits (Director-Manager, Bibliotheek Eindhoven) and Meike de Jong (journalist, chairperson)
11:30 – Panel discussion ‘Library for a New Generation’ with Amber van Houtum (Student Trend Research, Fontys), Irene Helderman (Director-Manager, Bibliotheek De Kempen) and Jeroen Dijsselbloem (Mayor of Eindhoven, Chair of Brainport)
11:50 – What is Boekbot?
11:55 – Panel discussion ‘Smart Technology Meets Human Connection’ with Meike Nauta (Engineer of the Year 2025, Technical Development Lead Boekbot), Tiffany Matej Hrkalovic (Researcher, Transparent and Explainable AI) and Wilma van Wezenbeek (General Director, KB, National Library)
12:15 – Launch of Boekbot by Jeroen Dijsselbloem
12:30 – Lunch
13:30 – Eindtijd

Register to experience and contribute your ideas.

Hosted by Bibliotheken in de Brainportregio

Building the Library of the Future is a project by eight libraries working together in the Brainport region, home to over 1 million people across 29 municipalities. Young people aged 15 to 25 are helping to design the library of the future. We imagine, build, and test. Our mission is to serve as many connected users as possible when it comes to reading, learning, meeting, asking questions, and taking part. In ways that suit them.

Colofon

De samenwerkende bibliotheken in de Brainportregio: Bibliotheek Eindhoven, Bibliotheek Veldhoven, Bibliotheek De Kempen, Bibliotheek Dommeldal, Bibliotheek Helmond-Peel, Bibliotheek De Lage Beemden, BiblioPlus, Bibliocenter.

Bibliotheken in de Brainportregio

Dit project is financieel ondersteund door Metropoolregio Eindhoven, Stichting Brainport, Stichting Pica, SIDN fonds & Topsector ICT.

Partners