Gave This to the Best Man. Now He Apologizes.
Trond Myklebust, the acting national librarian of Norway, apologized for gifting an expensive stone head to his best man, reflecting a misjudgment of appropriateness, as noted by Culture Minister Lubna Jaffery.
Even the National Library can apparently act dumb at the Christmas party
The National Librarian of Norway, Aslak Sira Myhre, received a stone sculpture valued at almost half a million kroner as a farewell gift during a Christmas party, raising eyebrows about the appropriateness of such an expensive gift.
The farewell gift cost 400,000 kroner. Now it has been withdrawn.
A 400,000 kroner stone head of a historical figure initially given as a farewell gift has been withdrawn by the National Library of Norway following criticism.
Åse Wetås becomes national librarian
Åse Wetås has been appointed as the new national librarian, succeeding Aslak Sira Myhre, as announced by the Ministry of Culture and Equality.