Presentation of District Information Centre in Lovech

VOLUNTEER SUPPORTED INNOVATIVE SERVICES UNDER THE GLOB@L

LIBRARIES – BULGARIA PROGRAM

KRASIMIRA KANEVA

Lovech, 15 - 16 May 2012

Target Libraries with Volunteer Participation

Lovech District

Total number of target libraries – 35

Libraries with volunteers – 30

Libraries without volunteers – 5

Krushuna, Letnitsa Municipality

Borima, Troyan Municipality

Ugarchin

Brestnitsa, Yablanitsa Municipality

Yablanitsa

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For the country

Libraries without volunteers

Libraries with volunteers

Volunteering in Target Libraries in the Period July 2011 – March 2012

7641

512

Number of volunteers

In the country Lovech district

64138

7890

Hours worked

In the country Lovech district

Average Volunteer Work per Library by Municipality in Lovech District

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DEFINITIONS

Innovative Service Good Practice

Responds to library users’ new needs

Applies a new approach/method in the implementation of traditional library activities

Provides access to new types of information, previously inaccessible for library users or the community

Attracts new users, previously unserved by the library

A method or a practicecontributing to the achievement of high results and customizable to other similar organizations

INNOVATIVE e-SERVICES

e-Government

e-Employment

e-Inclusion

e-Health

e-Education / Science

e-Culture

e-Society

e-Business

UKRAINE, e-Employment

In Katerinopol, volunteers study the unemployment among women victims of domestic violence

BEREGINA PROJECT

Partners:

Employment Office

Business Development Association

Media – radio, newspaper

ROMANIA, e-Inclusion

The librarian in Suceavamobilizes teacher volunteers for helping with the literacy of children from the local orphanage

UKRAINE, e-Inclusion

In Lviv, a volunteer psychologist conducts bibliotherapy for children with behavioral problems

The book will protect you, the computer will help you, the library will comfort you!

The library in the town of Nikolaev and the Dialogue NGO conduct a therapy session for people challenged in their daily lives

BULGARIA, e-Inclusion

The village of Negovanovtsi, Vidin district, implements the “Pass on and Return” service for information exchange between elderly people and young volunteers

BULGARIA, e-Inclusion

Sofia, training under the Glob@lLibraries – Bulgaria Program of hearing impaired young people. Two of them will become volunteers at Sredets Public Chitalishte in Sofia

BULGARIA, e-Health

In the village of Trud, volunteers from the local office of the National Alliance for Work with Volunteers and psychologists organized a lecture on drugs and alcohol prevention

Roman, lecture on the harm of drugs, “Informed and Healthy” Campaign

UKRAINE, e-Education

In Kirovgrad, Peace Corps volunteers maintain the blog of the American center and conduct online research and training

ROMANIA, e-Education

In Botosani, a Chilean student volunteer teaches Spanish to young people

In Vrancea, Peace Corps volunteers maintain the English language version of the library foreign language center

POLAND, e-Education

Volunteers created a virtual library with books from the mandatory list for school goers and included interactive methods for easier mastering of the texts

BULGARIA, e-Education

The library and the local center for work with volunteers in Plovdiv organized the “Cheerful Book” and “Old Book – New Reader” campaigns

UKRAINE, e-Society

In Lviv and other cities, the “Living Library” initiative is organized with the participation of volunteers

ROMANIA, e-Society

The library in Tulcea provides its services, including free internet access, in a mall. Volunteers provide information to citizens.

ROMANIA, e-Society

The libraries in Bihorcounty coordinate volunteers’ work in the

cleaning campaign

In Dumbravita, Brasov county, volunteers visit their friends and acquaintances to join the EU Online Week initiative

BULGARIA, e-Society

In Trastenik, library patrons took part as volunteers in the “Let’s Clean Bulgaria for a Day” campaign

LITHUANIA, e-Business

The library in the town of Pasvalisadopts a service in support of farmers, including:

ICT network for farmers’ smartphones;

web portal for information sharing;

online promotion and sale of agricultural products

Project budget: USD 15,000

UKRAINE, e-Business

In the city of Melitopol, e-map of tourism and investment

Amount: USD 1,900

Copies: 40,000

Разработване на нова услуга

Service adoption activities

Resources/BudgetInformation about the new service

Expected results/ Effect

Service identification

Identification of potential partners