How to facilitate life long learning

Welcome on the 1th floor• 2007: cd’s and dvd’s• 2016: open floor, “the 1e verdieping”• Temporary infrastructure for new learning projects• Focus on 21-th century skills

Mission statement

• Inspire every citizen of Amsterdam to a life long learning

facts

• 26 branches• 180.000 members• 3,7 million visitors• 5000 to 6000 activities• 3,2 million loans• 1,5 million objects

Every community its own library

• 22 regions in Amsterdam for social care / education:• Every region its own library • Library as a social and cultural centre of the community

Education

• Learning to read and write for children and adults• Lessons digital skils• Digital skills for elderly people

Programming culture, science, debates

• 21-th century skills• 10 Makerspaces in Amsterdam• Cooperation with Pakhuis de Zwijger, De Waag Society and

Hogeschool van Amsterdam• Supported by local government