Paula Morão General Directorate for Books and Libraries Ministry of Culture - Portugal The Portuguese Public Libraries Network May 15th, 2008.

Paula MorãoGeneral Directorate for Books and Libraries

Ministry of Culture - Portugal

The Portuguese Public Libraries Network

May 15th, 2008

The Portuguese Public Libraries Network

1987•Establishment and beginning of the Programme

2008•261 Councils (85% of the country’s councils, Madeira and Azores included)

•161 public libraries

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The Portuguese Public Libraries Network

FundingThe DGLB financial support amounts up to 50% of the total cost including:

•Architecture project

•Building costs

•Acquisition of furniture and equipment

•Acquisition of the starting collection

•Automation

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The Portuguese Public Libraries Network

Total DGLB investment by the end of the programme …………………………..………€ 170 000 000

DGLB investment until now………………….. € 67 000 000

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Biblioteca de Cascaisarch. Teresa Duarte

The Portuguese Public Libraries Network

Standard programmes

Municipal Library typology 1

Small councils: <20 000 inhabitants

Minimum gross area of 1 053 m2

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Library typology 1

Biblioteca de Sátãoarch. Cândido Miguel Mota

Biblioteca de Aljustrelarch. António Quaresma

The Portuguese Public Libraries Network

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Standard programmes

Municipal Library typology 2

Medium-sized councils: >20.000 <50.000 inhabitants

Minimum gross area of 1.883 m2

Biblioteca da Moitaarch. Hestnes Ferreira

The Portuguese Public Libraries Network

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Library typology 2

Biblioteca de Portalegrearch. Fernando Pinto

Biblioteca de Pombalarch. Pedro Potier

The Portuguese Public Libraries Network

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Biblioteca Almeida Garrett, Portoarch. José Manuel Soares

The Portuguese Public Libraries Network

Standard programmes

Municipal Library typology 3

Large councils: >50.000 inhabitants

Minimum gross area of 2.660 m2

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Biblioteca de Almadaarch. João Lucas

Biblioteca de Matosinhosarch. Alcino Soutinho

The Portuguese Public Libraries Network

Library typology 3

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Biblioteca de Bejaarch. Maria Francisca Romão

Biblioteca Municipal de Lagoaarch. João Durão

The Portuguese Public Libraries Network

Standard programmesPublic areas – lobby

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Biblioteca de Almadaarch. João Lucas

Biblioteca de Póvoa do Varzimarch. Silva Garcia e José Leite

The Portuguese Public Libraries Network

Standard programmesPublic areas – adults area

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Biblioteca de Almadaarch. João Lucas

Biblioteca do Cratoarch. Fernando Sequeira Mendes

Standard programmesPublic areas – children’s area

The Portugueses Public Libraries Network

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Developing resources and servicesand promoting information exchange

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• Information concerning libraries;• Collective catalogue of library local resources;• Repository for bibliographical records (which can be exported in batches);• Information on national and international professional training;• Documentation on the public library sector.

RCBP – portal website aiming to provide services to all public libraries:

Developing resources and servicesand promoting information exchange

http://rcbp.dglb.pt/

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National Reading Promotion Programme

• It aims to create and consolidate good reading habits among the Portuguese, with particular focus on children and young people.

• The programme organises projects and special activities to promote books, authors and incentives to read throughout Portugal (500 projects in 2008) in partnership with Public Libraries Network.

• This programme is part of Plano Nacional de Leitura (PNL) – National Reading Plan.

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Where to find us

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www.dglb.pt