1 WHERE DO WE COME FROM?

HUESCA, SPAIN� 55.000 inhabitants� Aragón region� Main economic activity:

services.� Libraries: 2 municipal, 1

provincial, 1 specialized in local topics, 4 university

� Public schools: 7 primaryschools (3 are bilingual), 4 secondary schools

2 WHO ARE WE?

Info-doc, Gestión de la información

The company: Info-doc, is a company specialized in library management and information services.

Services: Management of libraries, archives anddocumentation centres,, training librarian and teachertraining, Digital literacy programs, etc.

Clients: Public administrations, mainly City Halls andthe provincial and regional government.

Jobs: municipal library management in Huesca, Digital literacy for vulnerable groups, photo archives management, Alfin training for librarians and teachers.

3 HUESCA MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES

3.1 Libraries

� Ramón J. Sender library� Founded in 2003� Documents:11.720� Users:3.378� Located: in a multicultural area

� Antonio Durán Gudiol, library� Founded in: 2005� Documents:17.626� Users:9.620� Located : in a new

neighborhood

3.2 Programs

1 INFORMATION LITERACY

2 PROMOTING READING

3 CULTURAL PROGRAMS

4 DIGITAL LITERACY

3.2.1 Information literacy

SPECIFIC TRAINING FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

� Methodology: fun training activitiesfor various school levels tailored to the curricular content (the environment, astronomy, nature, etc.)

� Content: guided visit to the library, how to use the different services and how to look for information, usingcatalogues on-line, reference books, and digital information on the Internet.

3.2.2 Promoting reading

Children activities, (reading clubs, once a week) � Eatbooks Club (age 6-8)� Funnybooks Club (age 9-11)

Family activities� Storytelling (3-5 age, every Saturday)� Support for bilingual programs: English and French

storytelling (once a month)� New activity, storytelling in Arabic (once a month)� Reading guides for parents: book selection.

School activities� Document selections concerning a specific topic,

writer or ilustrator.� Institutional loans� Special sessions of storytelling in French in the

library.� Teacher training on children´s literature.

3.2.3 Cultural programs

FAMILY, TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS

� Participation of teachers and families in municipal library cultural programs: Poetry recitals, storytelling Marathon, etc.

� Participation of librarians in school activities: storytelling, etc.

� Sharing an activity cost: for exemple the visit of an illustrator, writer, etc. to the library and the school.

� Student´s participation in different contests “My Favourite Book” and the “Spring Poetry exhibition”.

3.2.4 Digital LiteracyServices in municipal libraries

Training

General training (basic level)� Courses in computer literacy

(40 h.)

� Courses in Internet literacy(20 h.)

� 1 ITC workshop (2 h.)

Training for vulnerable groups , content is tailored to individual needs, (workshop once a week)

Elderly people UnemployedInmigrants Women

3.3 PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP

Program cost ……………………… 68.000€

50%

35%

12%3% 1% City Hall Huesca

Urban Europeanprogram:

Cooperation programFrance-Spain

Provincial goverment

Others

4. SOME USEFUL INFORMATION

Public libraries:� Huesca Municipal libraries: www.huesca.es/areas/bibliotecas� Aragon public libraries network: www.redbibliotecasaragon.es� Ministry of Culture: www.bibliotecaspublicas.es

School libraries:� Aragon School libraries program: www.bibliotecasescolaresaragon.es� Ministry of Education: www.educacion.gob.es/portada.html

Resources:� Reading resources: www.sol-e.com� Reading for schools: www.plec.es� Digital school library: www.bibliotecaescolardigital.es� Reading and ITC experiences : www.leer.es

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Thank you for your attentionAlicia ReyInfo-doc, Gestión de la informaciónwww.info-doc.esalicia@info-doc.es