herning public library
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Herning Libraries
Whynew?
•Old library from 1970. Needed renovating
•Activities in the City centre•Visibility•Easier access•Better student facilities
Facts on the building process• Budgetary conciliation 2013 – decision on September, 2012• Programme presentation is prepared – on December, 2012• Programme presentation approved in KFU (Cultural and Recreation Committee) – January 2013• Project proposal is prepared – on April 11, 2013• Building put out to tender – on August 10, 2013•Groundbreaking – on September 5, 2013• Inauguration – on August 30, 2014
The Front septembe
r 2013
The Building seen from the Parking Space
Facts on the Library
In all 5.914 m²
Dybet/ The
Deep2.500
m²
Street level2.070
m²
First floor
672 m²
Second floor
672 m²
Budget DKK 80 mill.
Dybet (The Deep)The collection• About 450,000 materials• Fiction• Non-fiction• Music• Children’s books• Audio booksSorting machine with 55 bins. 41 in Dybet and 14 in Street level
Street Level• 200 m2 café Aroma• 200 m2 BøH-landet
(children’s department)• 82 m2 The Platform with
newspapers and magazines, and a scene for small events• Silent room with 22 reading
places.
First Floor Conference facilities• Conference rooms A-B-C• Project offices 1-2-3-4• Kørner 1-2• Canteen
65 staff members in open offices of min. 5 and max 13 people.
Second Floor Administration
Organisation•Management – head of library, deputy head of library and head of library learning services, head of development, head of mediation.
• Departments – EDU, EVENT, EXPO, FLOW, in-house service
• Functions – Purchase of materials, presentation for children, local libraries etc.
ServiceService Codex• Visibility
• Eye contact, distictness, appearance
• Courtesy• Helpful and professional
service• Inviting rooms
Service Points• Host• Info• Book-a-Librarian• BøH-landet (Children’s
Dep.)• Phone/mail
The Greatest Challenges• New organization• The daily opreation of the library contra development• Creating ownership of the process
Experiences so far• New surroundings – new habits
• Great interest - 186.000 visitors during the first 3 months
- 75.000 visitor in September- 4200 new users (1/9 – 1/3)- 313.000 from September to March- 1700 visitors daily