Library 10Helsinki City LibraryNadia Lund

nadia.lund@hel.fi www.lib.hel.fi/library10

Library 10 in a nutshell

•Opened April 1, 2005•Open 78 h/wk•Customers 2 000/day•Collection 63 000•Recorded works 47 000•Workstations 40•Floor space 1000 m²

A Combination of Music and Information Technology

Main Post Office building

• Landmark in downtown Helsinki

• A merging of public and private services

• At a main junction of public transport

• Numerous entrances• Good logistics at

standby

Töölö Bay Music Campus

Forthcoming Music Hall ->

Library 10 ->

Finlandia Hall ->

Sibelius Academy ->

Opera -> Music institute->

• Service area • Music and general info• Studios• Group work room• Stage

Public space

Customer area 800 m²

Collections

Music:• CDs 47 000 • Books 5500 • Music notation

9000 • Videos and DVDs

500• Vinyl LPs 1000 • Music Periodicals

85

Other collections:• IT and media• DVDs• Comic books• Travel guides • General

periodicals and newspapers

• Bestsellers• Computer games

Staff

• Library manager• Staff manager• IT planner• IT specialist • Media assistant• Music librarians

Average age under 35

All together 28Males 19

• Events cordinator• Library assistants • Apprenticeship

students • Non-military service • Students as covers and

trainees

Customers

• Visitors per month app. 50 000

• Ages 15-30 60 %• Percentage of customers

that are male 60 %• Percentage of customers

that check-out materials 50 %

Opening Hours

Mon-Thu 10-22Fri 10-18

Sat-Sun 12-18

Weekdays the lobby opens at 8

Lobby and service point

• Opens weekdays at 8• Newspapers• Express workstations

12• Automatic return

machine• Pick-up of

reservations• Payment of fees

• Along the main avenue• Visual contact with each other• Easily approachable for

customers• Convenient for staff to exit• Positioned for side by side

guidance

Service and info points

Pop area

• Pop and rock –music• Pop and rock –books and

periodicals• DVD –movies and music• Film -books and

periodicals• Comics and graphic

novels• Listening sites• Exhibitions

Classical music area

• Classical music• DVDs and videos• Classical music books• Classical music

periodicals• Listening sites• Exhibitions

World area

• World music• Folk music• Travel guides• World music

periodicals• Travel

magazines• Travel DVDs

Listening to music

• Hi-fi listening points

• Playback room• LP player• Headphones for

computers• Wireless headphones• portable CD-players • Live music

Stage

• Concerts, performances and panel discussions

• Exhibitions• Multimedia displays• Mobile furnishings• Acoustic interior• PA-equipment• Lighting system• Online broadcasting

• Concerts, lectures, panel discussions, writer visits, interviews, story telling, and book talks are recorded

• Distribution channels: webcasts, podcasts, mp3, radio

• Sharing through web 2.0

Library as a publisher

Example: Voice of youth

Young adultsinterview City’sdecision makerssuch as council members

Mobile Events Technology

• Speakers

• Mixer

• Digital

receiver Box

• Microphones

• Digital

Recorder

• Screen 130”

• HD-Projector

• Playstation 3

• Nintendo Wii

• DJ-gear

• Video cameras

All kinds of events

• Movies

• Gigs

• DJ

• Discussion sessions

• Game-sessions

• Interviews

• Video recording

events

• Broadcasting video &

audio online

Customer can sing favorite

Eurovision song on to a CD

and take part in an Internet

Competition

In touch with the times :Eurovision karaoke 2007

The bus is loaded with items that is relevant to the theme of

the festival, e.g. CDs of the artists performing at the festival.

The Festival Bus is a joint venture between Library 10 and the

Mobile Library unit.

In touch with the times:

Festival Bus

Do you want to be something?

• Do you want to be musician?• Do you want to be actor?• Do you want to be TV host?

Co-operating with Job Centre

Library Radio

Voice for library services:• Library introductions• Author introductions• Interviews• Secrets of Helsinki• Present at the various events• Published & broadcasted through

radio & web.

Group Work room

• Seats for 18 people• 3M Super Close

Projector • Video conferencing• Not for commercial

use• For associations and

organizations:- Comic association - Helsinki cyclist- Ikebana association- Board game group- Traffic policy

association- Spanish literature group- etc…

Studios: recording, audio, video

Customers can come to the library to

play, record and edit their own music,

spoken word and videos.

Customers can save their recordings

to their own Media Card for public

use.

• Electric piano • Stereos • Microphones • Guitars and bass• E-drums

• Booking times: ½ to 2 hrs

• Utilizations rate: 90%

Recording, rehearsing and playback

Audio editing

• Recording software • Editing software• Mixer • Keyboard • Drum pad • DJ record player

• Booking times: ½ to 4 hrs • Utilizations rate: 80%

Multimedia area @ Meeting Point

• Operating systems in different languages

• Scanners• Image processing• Publishing programs• Workstation for the

disabled customers• IT information

service

Video editing @ Meeting Point

• Editing software• 3D animation software• Recording software• DV recorder • S-VHS recorder

• Booking times: maximum 40 hrs in 2, 4 or 6 hour blocks

• Normally used for project work