Sammen om beredskab: Cultural preparedness

Join a community day in Salen at Rønne Bibliotek on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The day features literary talks, emergency radios, a drawing workshop, group singing, readings and discussions about experiences of past power outages and crises on Bornholm.

Explore stands featuring #forbudtebøger, Ø-arkivet and associations and adult education centers presenting activities ranging from fermentation to raku. The day is part of the public libraries' and DR's national campaign, “Sammen om beredskab”.

Arkivet for Håb & Glæde

Arkivet for Håb & Glæde will be launched on the day. The ambition is to create a flexible repository that can function without electricity or internet access, strengthen communities and later be placed at locations around the island as a “cultural emergency generator”.

Program

• 10 a.m.: Welcome by library director Dorte Rugtved.

• 10:10 a.m.: The need for emergency preparedness, with head of emergency management Louise Lyng Bojesen.

• 10:30 a.m.: Launch of Arkivet for Håb & Glæde by project manager Majken Jørgensen.

• 10:45 a.m.: What Ø-arkivet can tell us, with Anette Eriksen, head of Bornholms Ø-arkiv.

• 11 a.m.: Readings for children ages 5 and up by children's librarians Wolffbrandt and Severin.

• 11:15 a.m.: Thoughts on emergency preparedness – Bornholm's associations take the floor.

• Noon: Emergency preparedness on Bornholm, with Mads Wolff, chair of Bornholmske Borgerforeningers Samvirke.

• 12:30 p.m.: When things went wrong: snapshots of Bornholm's history. Political commentator Jarl Cordua in conversation with editor Esben Ørberg.

• 1 p.m.: When books offer resistance and hope, with Mille Rode, secretary general of Dansk PEN.

• 1 p.m.: Drawing workshop for children with artist Gaia Trampedach.

• 1:30 p.m.: Quick pickling – do something! With Lasse Oszadlik, Ingeniører Uden Grænser.

• 1:30 p.m.: Demonstration of emergency radios and an emergency preparedness kit by librarian David Bendixen.

• 2 p.m.: Group singing with AOF's Sundhedskor.

• 2:30 p.m.: Yoga in practice with FOF.

• 3 p.m.: Ukrudt plays cheerful music on ukuleles.

• 3:30 p.m.: Backhausen & Salinas play jazzy bossa nova.

• 4:15 p.m.: What have we accomplished today? With live reporter Pernille Boelskov.

• 4:45 p.m.: The archive: What happens next? With project manager Majken Jørgensen.

• 4:55 p.m.: Closing thanks from library director Dorte Rugtved.

Where and when?

The event takes place in Salen at Rønne Bibliotek on October 17, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.