1. THE GLOB@L LIBRARIES –
BULGARIA PROGRAM:
NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE
SMALL LIBRARY
Library at Saznanie 1925 Public Chitalishte
Village of Belopoptsi

2. SAZNANIE PUBLIC CHITALISHTE
1925 – 2012

3. The library has 6,000 library items and provides services to
800 potential users.

4. The Glob@l Libraries – Bulgaria
Program
 A package of information and communication
equipment composed of 3 computer
configurations, 1 multifunctional device, 1
multimedia projector

5.  Where and how does public
space show potential for the
public library to strengthen
its position of an information
environment and cultural and
educational communication
tool?
 New technology – a short-cut
to satisfying ever growing
users’ needs
Concept

6. Directions
 Knowing the user
 Creating a visible public image
 Innovative approaches and initiatives
 Changed library impact:
 on the community in general
 on the reader in particular and the information
environment they use

7. Initiatives and Users
 New initiatives for information literacy and support to
people at risk of information exclusion
 Minorities, disadvantaged groups, senior people
 Work with specific groups (children, unemployed)

8. e-Culture

9. Presentation of the new collection of poems by
Margarita Petkova, 8 March 2012
 The multimedia presence
at the celebration of the
International Women’s
Day

10. e-Health
 A series of presentations
and lectures on the topics:
“Prevention of Women’s
Health”; “Women and the
Connection between
Gender and Health”;
“Informed and Healthy” in
cooperation with the
Ladies Club

11.  Efforts for improving minority women’s lives
 Inquiries on unemployed women’s job seeking hardships
 Daily provision of information and advise to job and
vocational training seekers
e-Employment

12. E-Education/Science
 A series of training for
school drop-outs in
computer literacy, MS
Office and worldwide web
skills

13. Computers and Books: Hand in Hand
 Reading promotion
strategy
 Funny Summer Reading
initiative
 In partnership with the
local Ladies Club
 Adoption of new
technology – filling in
electronic reader’s diaries

14. Contacts
Library at Saznanie 1925 Public
Chitalishte
Belopoptsi
 phone: 071504/217
 e-mail: nc_suznanieto@abv.bg

15. Thankyou foryourattention!