Ivan Vazov 1947 Public Chitalishte, Kostinbrod

Libraries: Modern Information Centers

Tradition, Creativity and the Present Day

• Improve the quality of library services • Integrate citizens in information society• Equitable access to information• The library: an attractive place for children and adults • The chitalishte: an active agent in the work with

various information sources

Interaction with Institutions in the Implementation of the Global Libraries Project

• Municipal administration • Schools and kindergartens • Day center for children at risk • Friends of Art Club • Employment Office

School goers

University students

Joint Activities with the Municipal Administration

• Project partnerships:“Art in Support of Education”“Family Based Care for Disadvantaged People”• Training of social assistants and home care assistants

– use of computers and free internet• Basic computer skills training of senior people

The Library and the School: Together We Can Do More

Spring Celebration In March, the first spring day was celebrated by school children from Dr.

Petar Beron Secondary School and the actors from Mariette and Marionette Theater House

First Encounters with the Book

• First graders as library patrons • Mobilize interest in books, willingness and

pleasure with library visits • Integration of children in information society • “The Book and the Mouse Became Friends”

• Third graders had a walk in the fairy-tale world of Hitar Petar (Sly Peter)

• They illustrated characters from the Hitar Petar tales

• The quiz ended with role reading

WE CREATE BEAUTY, TAKING CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT

- Fashion show with clothes made from waste materials- Exhibition of applied art school works- Making a robot from waste materials

Teamwork at the library

Work with the children from the day center

Benefits from the Involvement in the Global Libraries Project

• Provision of specific ICT services • Enhanced qualification of library staff • The library: a major methodological center for

university students’ practice and practical skills to work with catalogues, indices and reference books

• Contacts between library staff and methodologists from Sofia City Library and project coordinators for Sofia district

Ivan Vazov 1947 Public Chitalishte, Kostinbrod

Libraries: Modern Information Centers

Tradition, Creativity and the Present Day