GLOB@L LIBRARIES PROGRAM INNOVATIVE SERVICE PRACTICES

FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

Nikolay Markov

Dobrich, 26 April 2012

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Good practices Services Partnerships Projects Promotion

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GreeceUkraine RomaniaPoland Latvia Chile

Vietnam Mexico Columbia Nepal Serbia

Countries from which practices have been selected

GREECE – the city of Veria

Central Public Library of Veria, North Greece Wins the Access to Learning Award in the annual competition of Bill & Melinda

Gates Foundation. The award recognizes the creative usage of information and technological services that support the economic, education and culture needs of more than 180,000 citizens. The library provides services to the city of Veria (50,000 inhabitants) and its environs (with another 130,000 residents). It is the first library in Greece to have offered free-of-charge access to the Internet to its users. The award totals USD 1 million with which the library intends to expand its branch network, renovate its equipment, replicate the “Magic Boxes” service for children within the library and its branches and widely promote library services through its websites and the social networks.

The magic boxes created by the public library in Veriahttp://entitlelll.eu/por/Meetings/Final-Conference/Presentations/The-Magic-Boxes-Experience

UKRAINE – the city of Bar

Project Management Center 15 projects in 5 years

UKRAINE – the city of Mikolaev

The library and the Dialogue NGO conduct therapy for people challenged in their daily lives

UKRAINE – Kramatorsk

The library provides access to e-government services and legal advice

UKRAINE – Sumi

The library, in partnership with an NGO, creates an Information and Resource center for people with special needs

UKRAINE – KYRGYZSTAN

The Director of Mlada Gvardia Library in Kiev shares experience online with colleagues from Kyrgyzstan

ROMANIA

Hargita county, a patient with amputated legs is a regular library computer user. Transport provided by the hospital.

The library in Costanza hosts and co-organizes a roundtable on women’s health.

Frontline SMS is used to send texts and messages to the library in Techirghiol

ROMANIA

The library in Bihor County coordinates the campaign for cleaning settlements with the participation of volunteers

Summer school for young librarians (under 35 years) under the Glob@l Libraries Program

ROMANIA

“I Love Mama” Project for supporting children in Romania in their communication with their parents working in Italy

Video advertisement of the library in the city of Iasi

Call for project proposals “Library without Walls” with the involvement of the local community. Project budgets: USD 100 – 2,000.

POLAND

ПРЕДИЗВИКАТЕЛСТВА

ПРЕДИЗВИКАТЕЛСТВА

“Active Library” Project

Project budgets: up to USD 1,500. Project proposals need to comply with the program’s overall plan in Poland and provide some of the specified services. Libraries may apply in partnership with NGOs.

LATVIA

The biggest telecommunication company trains librarians in transition from analogous to digital TV and organizes PR events with the slogan:

“Librarians are prepared to help and provide accurate information about latest IT.”

“Third Father’s Son” Project – Зtd

LATVIA

Let’s go to the library The library is accessible to blind users

CHILEProjects

The National Bank pays libraries to train clients in e-banking

The National Revenue Agency pays libraries to assist citizens with online tax paying

Library in polyclinic grounds

40 vehicles

VIETNAM

Internet festival in three pilot provinces. Computer skills competition with awards.

MEXICO

The Ministry of Education provides funds for out-of-school training of adults and children.

COLUMBIA

Elderly corner

Initiatives

“Listen through Your Eyes” – for hearing impaired people

Groups of volunteers and library representatives read to children in hospitals

NEPAL – the Kathmandu Valley The library trains painters

and craftsmen in new digital skills through digital design techniques. The locality is famous for its beautiful crafts whose masters modernize their skills and improve their means of livelihood through the new library service.

SERBIA – Jagodina The public library in the city

of Jagodina created a website of four small libraries to exchange agricultural information, information about funding opportunities and enable online trade among farmers.

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