Citizen Science - An Opportunity for Libraries and Societal Actors Sobre el Webinar: As the world struggles with challenging global problems researchers and decision-makers are looking for new methods to solve them. Citizen Science - the inclusion of, contribution from and dialogue with the public in research - are spreading across research and universities and is a possible answer. In Europe, several Citizen Science hubs or centres opened in the last few years and research libraries are playing a role. This presentation gives the WHY for libraries and outlines examples, services and recommendations. Sobre la relator: Thomas Kaarsted is the Deputy Library Director at the University of Southern Denmark and the Director of the University’s Citizen Science Knowledge Center which is located in the library. He has worked with Citizen Science since 2017, has been project manager for a range of Citizen Science projects and is Co-Chair of the LIBER Citizen Science Working Group.