Reading is interesting and fun –

isn´t it?

18. October, 2011 Trakai

Congress“Reading in Digital Age:

New Partnerships and Services”

MARGE LIIVAKIVI,Viljandi Town Library, ESTONIA

Viljandi county…

Population of Viljandi county 50 770 Area of Viljandi county 3 422,49 km²

Population of Viljandi town 19 524 Area of town 14,65 km² Town by laws since 1283

Viljandi Town Library

Municipal, central library Area of service –

Viljandi town and county 42 libraries in our county

Library was founded on February 2nd 1911

Library is opened 10 hours per business day

Library users – 8017 included children (until 16 years) – 1724

Number of visits – 196 580 included children´s visits – 25 929

Number of lending books – 219 187 children – 28 043

Data from 31. Dec. 2010

ALL OUR EVENTS ARE CONNECTED WITH

READING…

Club for small children (2-4 years)

Club for small children and their parents (2-4 years)

Club for small friends (6-12 years) Children´s Book Day (quize for class 4) Family mornings (children with their parents) Quize series (classes 6-9, from each class one student) Club “What´s up!” (classes for 5-7) Project “I´m reading!” (meetings with youth idols) Day of Reading (20. October) (for class 4) School-holidays Summer in Library (children)

Adventure with photos (classes from 5-9, 10-12 with teachers)

Treasure hunt Murder-mystery (students)

Poetry – picnic (youth) Contemplations (adults) Other events

What we have done before…

2010 – Year of Reading Project “My first book”

(2008)

Family mornings with popular calendar

Literature and travel club - around 50 members)

Local Culture days (introducing folk traditions)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

www.raamatukogu.viljandi.ee