1. MEDIA LOUNGE KOUVOLA FINLAND

3. - professional staff - state of the art equipment - - new skills at libraries - sound, video, music, animation production media education, social media creative writing art, theatre

4. reach the young and the immigrants offer meaningful library services enable active citizenship prevent alienation

5. Diversity Multiculturalism Tolerance – Anti-racism Creativity Self-expression Communality

6. user-oriented library services tight-knit co-operation with schools, youth and social services

7. Workshops Courses Clubs Concerts Exhibitions Gaming events Events organized by clients

9. Physical space

10. Virtual space

11. branch libraries schools streets beaches cultural events etc.

12. school work & leisure activities spend time play board and console games read comics make handicraft play sports

13. improve professional skills of the library staff in the Kymenlaakso region cooperation with other projects develop and spread good work procedures and cooperation models the whole of the Finnish public library institution benefits

14. Project started in 2008 and ends in 2011 but Media Lounge will live on as integral part of library services in Kouvola

15. Media Lounge leads the way… Rock on!

16. Media Lounge http://mediamajakouvola.blogspot.com/

17. Kouvola City Library – Kymenlaakso Provincial Library The Institute for Extension Studies (University of Tampere) European Social Fund The State Provincial Office of Lapland Heli Metsä Pedagogical Information Specialist