Erasmus+ Study Visits for Library Leaders

Senior library managers from across public library services in Ireland are undertaking study visits to libraries abroad as part of the Erasmus+ funding programme. Each study visit involves a 5-day mobility to another EU country and includes job shadowing, training activities and meetings with library leaders in the host country relating to innovative service delivery and user support.

County Librarian, Maedhbh Rogan-McGann, was part of a group of senior library managers from fifteen local authorities who travelled to the Netherlands for a study visit between the 18th and the 22nd of May 2025. The group visited libraries and met with library directors and staff from across Utrecht, Nieuwegein, Amsterdam, Delft and Groningen. The visits provided an excellent opportunity overall to gain deeper insight into the very popular and highly community-focused Dutch library service.

The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) is the coordinating organisation for Erasmus+ funded mobilities for public library services, while the Erasmus+ programme is managed nationally in Ireland by Léargas.