Strong Libraries, Strong Societies Annual Conference of the Danish Library Association Århus...
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Strong Libraries, Strong Societies
Annual Conference of the Danish Library AssociationÅrhus
17.4.2015Sinikka Sipilä
President of IFLA
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Libraries exert an impact on society by fostering equal opportunities and providing equitable access to
lifelong learning and education, research and innovation,
culture and recreation for all.
Presidential Theme : Strong Libraries, Strong Societies
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• Strong status of libraries in all Nordic countries
• Finnish library customer survey 2010: 70 % of 13 000 respondents stated that libraries have improved their quality of life
• Impact on literacy – results of Finnish students in PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) by OECD
• Experiences in other countries
On the theme
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Libraries change lives
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• core mission to create a nation of informed and active citizens
• are safe and welcoming places with adequate space and catalogues, staffed by competent and helpful personnel and equipped by up-to-date resources
• supported by library associations and IFLA as their advocates
Strong libraries
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• consist of informed citizens who participate actively in the society
• open, equal and democratic
Strong societies
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“As libraries serve to prepare citizens for a lifetime of civic participation, they also encourage the development of a civil society”. Nancy Kranich
Libraries and civil society
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• The library is a place full of new ideas. By sharing information, knowledge and stories, we are creating a new civil society together. (Vision of Helsinki City Library for 2017)
Libraries and civil society
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Thank you!
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• Satu Haavisto, Kallio Library, Helsinki Finland
• Patrick Lindström, Vuosaari Library, Helsinki Finland
• Satu Haavisto, Kallio Library, Helsinki,Finland
• Maru Peltonen, An African boy in the Greenwell Matongo Library, Windhoek, Namibia
• Satu Haavisto, Library 10, Helsinki, Finland
• People in the park, Jonas Tana
• Satu Haavisto, Oulunkylä Library, Helsinki, Finland
• Helsinki: keskustakirjasto.fi
Credits