What is Yokohama Library School?

Intellectual stimulation received from researchers and experts active in their respective fields of expertise, encounters with new perspectives and ideas, and discovery of information sources (books, magazines, databases, etc.) that you did not know in the library ...
"Yokohama Library School" has a lot of "learning fun".
Please participate in the "Yokohama Library School", a comprehensive lecture on "Learning with People and Books" to deepen your knowledge at the library!

1. Concept
   In order to support everyone's "learning" from a multifaceted manner, "education course" to learn cutting-edge research results in academic fields such as science, technology, history, and art, and knowledge useful for solving problems in daily life such as law and management.
   The logo mark is based on the image of a "lighthouse that illuminates the" Guideline of life (light) "formed by learning culture" and "a boat that rows into the ocean toward" solution ".
   
2. Name
   It was named "Yokohama Library School" with the meaning of "learning place" that is not bound by genre or style.
   
3. Course style
   We will send you in a flexible course style according to the theme, such as a small number to a large number of people, lecture type, and interactive type.
   
4. With the book
   Librarians will introduce books related to the theme of the course. In addition to listening to lectures, you can go one step further to deepen your learning.
   
5. Collaboration with universities and specialized institutions
   We collaborate with universities and specialized institutions in and out of Yokohama so that researchers and experts who are active in various fields can be invited as lecturers. [Collaboration precedent]
   Yokohama Corporate Management Foundation, Yokohama Archives of History, Yokohama-bijutsukan, Yokohama City University, Hoterasu Kanagawa, Japan Map Center, Osaragi Jiro Memorial Museum, Yokohama Climate Change Policy Headquarters, etc.
   
6. History from "Library Cafe" to "Library School"
   In August 2010, a science café co-hosted with RIKEN Yokohama Research Institute (currently Yokohama Plant).
   August 2012 The theme was expanded to include the humanities and social sciences, and the name was changed to "Yokohama Library Cafe".
   It was well received as a "place for intellectual information sharing" where the latest knowledge can be obtained from researchers who are active in the cutting-edge technology.
   July 2017 Renewed to "Yokohama Library School" as a comprehensive course that incorporates not only academic fields but also practical fields.