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Future Library

Veria, Greece

EducationCommunity developmentArts & Culture
NGOFounded 2011Regional reach
Profile last updated: August 3, 2026

About

Founded in 2011, Future Library is a non-governmental organisation based in Veria, Greece working on education, community development, arts & culture.

Future Library is a non-profit organisation based in Veria, Greece, established in 2011. It works to strengthen public libraries as centres of knowledge, creativity and social interaction, and to build a sustainable network of public and municipal libraries in Greece. Its activities include co-developing new library spaces and services, children's libraries, youth media labs, and reading and creativity campaigns. Working with 167 libraries and their communities, it has expanded from Greece into the Balkan region, including through the INELI programme for emerging library leaders. The organisation is hosted in the Veria Central Public Library, which it helped design and develop.

Location

Veria, Greece

Founded

2011

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

AMKE

VAT number

GR100171596

Focus areas

public librariesreadingcreativityyouth media labBalkanslibrary leadership

Languages

ENEL

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationCommunity developmentArts & Culture

Works for

ChildrenYouthCommunities

How they work

Community programmesCapacity buildingAwareness & educationDirect services

Programmes

INELI-Balkans program

Education · Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia

Implementation in the Balkan region of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's INELI programme, available to emerging library leaders.

Media Lab

Arts & Culture

Space for arts and technology experimentation, music recording and co-working, hosted in the Veria Central Public Library.

Playful libraries and reading campaigns

Education

Playful libraries and reading campaigns across Greece that encourage children to become lifelong readers and foster creativity.

Countries of operation

GreeceAlbaniaBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaNorth MacedoniaKosovoMontenegroRomaniaSerbiaSlovenia

Funding & support

Funded by

GrantsEU funding

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Access to Learning Award

2010

Partnerships

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Europeana, Creative Europe Programme, Social & Cultural Affairs Welfare Foundation

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