ABOUT US
“For some time now, there has been a movement away from reliance on public funds and towards independent sources of income.”
In: The libraries and museums of Europe in times of change / Council of Europe, Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media. – Strasbourg, 15.02.2016. – (Doc. 13984)
The association “Fir Ëffentlech Bibliothéiken, Lëtzebuerg” (Engl.: For public libraries, Luxembourg, abbreviated FëBLux), association sans but lucratif (asbl), was founded in November 2009.
Its goal consists in the creation, development and maintain of public libraries in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. In a nutshell: raise funds and financially help the poorest category of libraries, the public library, open and accessible to all people.
We are still entertaining tight relations to the other library related national organisations, like Albad and Ulbp, and is ready to subsidise projects in a non-bureaucratic way, especially if public funding is lacking.
In 2009, we started with only 20 Euro. We are used to tiny amounts, and we are enjoying every donation however small it might be. So, don’t hesitate to donate! We don’t employ any staff. Since the beginning, our administrative expenses are representing less than average 2% of our total expenditure.
This website contains a lot of very detailed information material (reports, balance sheets) you will not find in such transparent way on websites of similar charity organisations. Stay informed!
We hope to count you among our donators in a near future, for the sake of public libraries, for the benefit of a better educated society, for democracy and civilisation.