“Libraries for the Future – from Inspiring Spaces to Open Science.” The technological developments of recent decades have contributed to increased access to digital sources of knowledge and digital tools for students, teachers and researchers. These developments have changed not only patterns of work, study and research in higher education, but also patterns of library use.Creating a modern library, then, demands that we respond to these changes and the challenges and opportunities they bring. Keynote address: “Sustainable Development Goals or Stupid Development Goals?”