The Tenses of the Greek Metamorphoses

Abstract Greece is a country of paradoxes: marvels and tragedies co-exist amid cultural tensions and contrasts, challenging every step and questioning the past, present, and future identity of its people. This article explores how the Greek library landscape has changed, following Tsimpoglou’s segmentation of the development of libraries in Greece, from the early isolationist years to 2000, when common sense led to collaboration; and the period from 2001, with critical oversight of the influential factors in understanding how Greek libraries can be fully functional and beneficial to society.