Book design — Det Norske Biblioteket

“One of thist year’s most important books (...)" The Norwegian Library” is a masterpiece, as they say in elevated literary circles. But the book is not a champagne celebration, it is a beautiful warning cry. Jo Straube's pictures are low-key studies in brown nostalgia, a tender visit behind the country's cultural budgets. A cry for help, before this important gathering place weathers and involuntarily bids farewell.”

— Frode Bjerkestrand, Bergens Tidende