Ulricehamn Public Library is about to undergo a transformation. In line with political ambitions and objectives, the public library will be moved to more suitable premises. What form should the small town library of tomorrow take?

How can we create the public library of tomorrow?

What role should the public library play in the local community?

How can the local library become a global platform?

How can international co-operation contribute to the development of small Swedish public libraries?

How can innovative library activities become a local development factor?

Programme:

Wednesday 10 february:

12.00 Registration/lunch

13.15 Opening Session

- Roland Karlsson, mayor Ulricehamn Municipality, Sweden

13.45 The Library— an arena where you are a human being, not a client

- Ragnar Audunson, Oslo University College

Mr Audunson´s Power Point Presentation

14.45 Short break

14.50 People are in Motion and the Library Follows Them

-Ann Östman, Gävleborg Regional Library, Sweden

Mrs Östman´s Power Point Presentation

16.00 Coffee break

16.20 The Library of Diversity

-Eugenia Granat, librarian, Sweden

Mrs Granat´s Power Point Presentation

19.30 Dinner at Hotell Bogesund

8.30 The Public Library and Local Associations in Collaboration

- Petra Hornung, Director of

Pijnacker-Nootdorps Library, the Netherlands

Mrs Hornung´s Power Point Presentation (pictures)

Mrs Hornung´s speach

9.30 Coffee break

10.00 Library of the Year 2009

- Vicki Klaiber and Karin Graube, BUS-biblioteket, the library at Queen Silvia Children´s Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

Mrs Klaiber´s and mrs Graube´s Power Point Presentation

11.00 The Red Ribbon and Colour Yellow

- Tone Lunden, Children´s librarian and Culture consultant

Hjörring Libary, Denmark

Mrs Lunden´s Power Point Presentation

12.00 Lunch

13.00 Local, global or glocal? Workshops on the Public Library of the Future

Introduction: Ulrika Geeraedts, International coordinator Ulricehamn Municipality, Sweden

14.30 Panel Discussion

15.30 Closure

Presentation of the speakers and their lectures

Article Västra Götaland Regional Library (in Swedish)

The conference was arranged by the Cultural Affairs Administration in the Municipality of Ulricehamn, the Västra Götaland Regional Library/Kultur i Väst, the Swedish Library Association and the Municipality of Tranemo.