1. Ana Bela Pereira Martins Portugal EUROLIS Seminar

2. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Steiner, George, Os livros que não escrevi A new social structure, the network society, is setting up across the globe, in different ways and with very different consequences for people's lives (...). As with previous structural change, this transformation offers many opportunities as challenges as well (...) Castells, Manuel. A galáxia Internet The digital revolution that has been taking place has changed everything at once, writing supports, technique reproduction and dissemination and ways of reading. This simultaneity is unprecedented in human history. Chartier, Charles Learn to read, read to learn

3. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Steiner, George, Os livros que não escrevi The issue of literacy (...) now implies the intervention of a new factor, in many decisive ways. I am tempted to call it a third culture. It's the electronic revolution, (...) the revolution that started with modern computers, the Internet, the world wide web, planetary marketing (...) and to the storage, ways theoretically unlimited and retrieval in databases and search engines. (...) No invention or artifact since, undeniably, the domestication of fire by man, have been an impact on everyday activities shaping humanity, comparable to that one done by the PC and the laptop, the SMS and the Internet " Steiner, George, The books I did not write

4. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Configuration reflected: o in the ways we produce and communicate knowledge, o the changing patterns of economic and social organization, o new forms of access to information, entertainment and social interaction induced other perceptions / receptions of reality in virtual space.

5. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship But we know that the future is digital, or at least predominantly digital

6. P Public Library in the 21 st century: How to respond to demands, interest and needs users in a changing and an upheaval world Economics, politics, social, educative and cultures are huge issues of modern societies The future incertitude Everything is changing: libraries must rethink its role, mission, services and spaces that better answer to these news challenges, threats Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship

7. User driven innovation Key words: The H-factor Engagement Connection – all types Trust – ask them to help Ask Learn

8. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Think different Think inspiring IASL Conference 2012, by Eppo van Nispen tot Sevenaer

9. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship We have great opportunities To expand and to democratise the information and knowledge access Innovator services based on processing large volumes of data and information,

10. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Incertitude? IASL Conference 2012, by Joyce Valenza

11. Assumptions that have broad consensus among us: o Structured information and knowledge o Qualification o Multiple and diverse literacies o ICT challenges and benefits o Hybrid library o Creativity and innovation o Ensure equal opportunities o Building an effective exercise of citizenship o Reinforcing identities in an environment of deep diversity Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship

12. All these assumptions converge to the mission and role of public libraries Think iCentre: it´ s time to rethink, rebuild, and rebrand. Lyn Hay Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship

13. Social and economic change impose to public libraries an increasingly and more active role in the communities Reconfiguration of Public Library: Decisive agents in implementing active policies to promote Lifelong Learning To combat digital illiteracy and social exclusion is on the agenda of many international forums, notably promoted by the European Union Will be important partners in promoting citizenship, multiculturalism and inclusion of minority cultures, citizens with special needs and the elderly. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship

14. Strategy New networks Creativity Dialogue Service innovation

15. National and European goals oriented towards a knowledge- based society Government programs for more inclusive services Need for new skills in the workplace, in a knowledge-based society Requirements of eGovernment to citizens who master the new technologies Mobility of people, driving the need for better language skills Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship

16. Integration of people with diverse backgrounds, which creates the need for a solid foundation in the name of community cohesion Globalization, which intensifies the need to preserve cultural identities Technological developments, enabling access to education through an expanding range of interactive devices and portable " (UNESCO, 2009)

17. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship The public library of the 2020 will answer to new social, technological and economic realities, preserving its durable values. New tools will be used and new partnership will be made, to ensure its traditional roles, concerning a lifelong education and a structure and motor of cultural and economic development. It will be a symbol of community and social cohesion. It will be sensible to the diverse diversity… It will be able to integrate research on reading and learning and it will give access to technology in democratised digital universe and participative of real quality. It will be a factor of creativity in the community and it will offer public spaces where people can participate and change ideas. Plan stratégique provisoire de la Bibliothèque d`Ottawa 2012-2015

18. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship New contexts: o As essential component of community development o Partnerships and programs for all groups o Local language materials

19. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Assumptions: o Literate populations, leisure reading time, democratization and knowledge access, students/ school connections Contemporary contexts: o Globalization and global migrations o Diversity o Technology / ICT

20. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Services Information professionals Competencies Social values Values

21. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Services: The library is in the center of the community it serves : o Development of different roles o Spaces for reading, learning, training, discovery and reflection and critical action in community o The library is in constant innovation, so that everyone can access electronic resources and digital XXI century competencies o Offering a digital strategy aimed both for competent users and for beginners as well as for those who do not have access to technology.

22. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Different types of skills needed in libraries: Traditional skills to achieve library´s goals today, they are useful in traditional and hybrid libraries Traditional – organization, information management … News - related to ICT, management and data meaning The new needs are the same as the new citizenship skills: information literacy, encourages to live with continuing changes, meeting people from other cultures etc. Information professionals:

23. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Social Value Cohesion and social integration Social values

24. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Emerging Concepts of Literacy Personal, civic and economics benefits. Critical and emancipatory literacy Multiple literacies Acquired as social process, not only cognitive Individual level: from passive to active, social and lifelong process of problem solving and knowledge creation Learning and knowledge as participatory, collaborative, creative and distributive Nation level: movement to inclusion of knowledge as part of the economy

25. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Values Engagement with users Engagement with future authenticity, reliability, integrity, preservation, and continued access to information

26. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Portugal Setting the scene Raiden1, 2008 Nic Price, 2008

27. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Background: High levels of illiteracy Poor reading habits Absence of habits and lack of opportunities for using libraries and other cultural and educational equipments 1987 – Launch of National Public Libraries Network aiming to create a public library in every municipality Public Libraries Knowledge Network – union catalogue 1996 – Launch of the SLNP aiming to create and develop libraries in schools of all levels

28. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Urban areas Some examples Viana do Castelo Municipality Library Matosinhos Municipality Library

29. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Lisbon municipality approved a Strategic Library XXI Programme, which aims to reconfigure the network of municipal libraries, building news, requalifying others to ensure the coverage of the territory and a balanced distribution. Public library Torres Novas Public library Moimenta da Beira

30. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Coruchéus library, in Lisbon Located in Alvalade, a middle class headquarter, where there is an educational and cultural cluster (near universities, schools, BN, Archives, Art Galleries, municipal studios sponsored to plastic artists, municipal theater and cinemas). Functional program, in addition to common services is being adapted with a specialization in arts.

31. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Marvila Library - Reflect the referred assumptions, using the strategy of focus group : o normal spaces, o spaces for training, o spaces previously thought to the use of community (host associations and civilian communities )

32. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Projects: Galveias library - Community psychosocial integration

33. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship A programme which consists of regular meetings with librarians, psychologists, technicians, for starting construction of individual profiles are oriented to other training opportunities, self-employment promotion Discovering new horizons in according to their interests and possibilities. The main goal is to enable people to built a individual and social project of life.

34. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Maria Keil Library o Intersection of a reallocation headquarter and an expanding middle class. o Given these two worlds PB is an active partner in the communitary group. o Active partners - health center, police staff akaghan o Foundation and the church. o Develops work with people with low levels of literacy and families. o Regular meetings with vulnerable groups. Drug addicts. Readers promotion. Promoting citizenship.

35. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship MunicipaIs Networks Libraries BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS THINKING IN THE FUTURE

36. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship a challenge to the future and with the future - working in partnership MunicipaIs Network Libraries Public library School library Others …

37. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship The municipal network is based on a protocol signed between all stakeholders (the Mayor, Directors of Schools, Training Centers and other responsible for others institutions, which defines: Network designation Logo Cooperating Mission and Objectives Organic: Board of cooperative team Collective Catalogue Portal

38. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Rural areas Other experiences

39. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Small villages and rural areas have not public library, but all have schools. Towns have public library with a large number of students and teachers as users. On the other hand: We have from the beginning a formal agreement of cooperation with local authorities and public library.

40. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship We will present now three experiences of dual use library, among others in our country: Municipality network – S. Brás de Alportel School housed public library or school community library (Barrancos) Public library / school library (Moura)

41. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship SÃO BRÁS DE ALPORTEL REDE CONCELHIA DE BIBLIOTECAS S. Brás de Alportel Small town Population 7500 Two elementary and two secondary schools One public library Ethnographic museum

42. SL Primary Schoo l In Loco Inf.Center Public Library SL Secondary School São Brás de Alportel Ethnographic Museum Sp. Lib. Sl Secondary School SL Infant Schoo l A network to whom? Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship

43. 1 2 3 4 Access to libraries, information and resources Library reference services Literacy training Cultural services LIBRARIES NETWORK Services/Activities Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship

44. ABC D5 Cooperative collection Technical processing Interlibrary loan Reference system Library users training Integrated Library System Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship

45. - Stimulate, promote and sponsor the development of the library services, sharing its resources to benefit the local community. - Spread all types of important information. - Raise awareness of the importance of the social and educational function of the library. - Promote education and lifelong learning. MISSION OF S. BRÁS ALPORTEL NETWORK Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship

46. - Stimulate and develop literacy skills. - Encourage persons to be a creative, discerning and socially aware readers in order to contribute towards the community of São Brás de Alportel. - Promote and spread artistic and scientific projects which enhance the cultural development of community. - Use standard procedures to share information and resources among libraries. GOALS OF THE NETWORK Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship S. Brás de Alportel municipality network

47. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Barrancos : A school housed library: a common project of the Municipality and the Ministry of Education (SLNP) Rural area Population of 2500 One school Local authorities and SLNP made a formal agreement for a joint use library. Project ended in May 2007 School community library opens in September 2007

48. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Municipality paid for the works of space adaptation, the purchase of some equipment and provided the collection. SLNP paid some works, the collection renovation, modern furniture and equipment. Staff a teacher librarian - school a technical library - municipality

49. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Moura Small town Population 5000 Municipal Public library Municipality and ME (SLNP) made a formal agreement: The already existent school libraries host now branches of the public library

50. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship Municipality network Moura Public Library Amareleja (3500) Safara (1167) Santo Aleixo da Restauração (842) Póvoa de S. Miguel (1094) Santo Amador (462) Sobral da Adiça (1046) Itinerant library School Library hosts Public Library Branch Villages

51. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship The two authorities work together on promotion, planning and management: One online catalogue. A selected and balanced collection serving students and the community. A prepared staff to respond to the different users needs. Increased opening hours (from 9am to 8pm). The school community library allows: – the pedagogical use of resources –the offer of a public service

52. Public Library Branches housed by School Libraries provide: A larger collection, electronic resources, services and facilities with saving costs; An interlibrary loan service; A documental policy planned together; Regulations and Procedures harmonisation. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship

53. Conclusions Even being early for a serious evaluation, the result of the Dual Use seems to have a positive impact in all the community An innovator project, that benefices different users in small towns, villages and rural areas, which grows with the experience of all units. A dual use library responding to students and teachers needs, and to all the community. Extended opening hours. The library became an important meeting point to the community, joining different generations. Promotes a positive attitude concerning libraries and its role in lifelong learning. Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship

54. This presentation was only possible with the cooperation of: Barrancos Municipality Moura Municipality S. Brás de Alportel Municipality Public librarians Galveias Public Library Maria Keil Public Library Head teacher of Barrancos school Teacher librarians and other school members Lisbon Municipality Thank you all Public libraries: Knowledge, Culture and Citizenship

55. One of the uses of reading is preparing us for the change and the change is definitely universal Bloom, Harold. How to read and Why Thank you for your attention!