International Young Librarians

Academy

27-30 August 2012,Ventspils, Latvia

THE ACADEMY...

Funded entirely by

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and aiming to:

Create a network of young professionals

Present the latest library trends

Exchange experience and good practices among young librarians from five continents.

THE PARTICIPANTS...

THE PARTICIPANTS FROM BULGARIA...

THE TRAINERS...

THE TRAINING...

Provision of new library

services

Preparation of advocacy

campaigns

Promotion opportunities

through multimedia

presentations and photo

movies.

THE TRAINING...

Improve library image

among local communities

Build partnerships and

beneficial cooperation with

governments and civil society

Build organizational culture.

THE TRAINING...

International manifesto

“Libraries on the Map”

“Top Three Services”

“Cycling Librarian”

Advocacy campaigns for

improving library working

conditions

Experience exchange among

academy participants

“Being Librarians”

THE LIBRARIES...

THE LIBRARY IN VENTSPILS...

THE LIBRARY IN VENTSPILS...

THE LIBRARY IN PARVENTA...

THE LIBRARY IN PARVENTA...

THE LIBRARY IN KULDIGA...

THE LIBRARY IN KULDIGA...

THE LATVIAN CHITALISHTE...

THE KEY MISSION OF

MODERN LIBRARIES IS BEING

PART OF THE COMMUNITIES’

ACTIVE LIVES BY PROVIDING

ACCESS TO A MAXIMUM

NUMBER OF INFORMATION

SOURCES!

LIBRARIANS ARE...

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

Prepared by Mihaela AndonovaLibrarian under the Glob@l Libraries – Bulgaria Program

Svetlina 1896 Public Chitalishte, Gara Bov