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KB signs new periodical agreement with authors’ rights organisations

25 September 2024

In July, the KB signed a new agreement with authors' rights organisations.

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Wilma van Wezenbeek starts as 14th director of the KB

20 September 2024

On 1 September, Wilma van Wezenbeek started as the 14th Director General of the KB, the National Library of the Netherlands.

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More young members and a record number of activities for public libraries in 2023

20 September 2024

In 2023, 2.3 million children and young people were members of the library, according to the annual library statistics published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

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