A Lifetime as a Lesson

Resman, Simona

IFLA Council and General Conference / .
(ReLIS:jul:juljin:6651)

Abstract:

Lifelong learning is a process which has lately been occupying the whole world society. Libraries, especially public libraries, can be a focal point for the local community, stimulating learning within the community at all levels. Because of the widening of their openness and accessibility libraries respond quickly to the needs of the changing society – in this case of the learning society. Seven points about lifelong learning in the libraries are accepted in the Slovene librarianship and are carried out by most Slovene public libraries: 1. Following and analysing the educational needs; 2. Motivation; 3. Informing on the educational possibilities; 4. Library education; 5. Providing with study material; 6. Counselling; 7. Organizing of educational and learning activities. With this last point we stepped into the field where the main qualities of the modern library can be seen: flexibility; openness; collaboration with others; quick respond to demands of changing environment, society, technology, learning; and being always a user-friendly space. The library activities can be divided into: 1. Activities which are traditional in the domain of libraries and are connected with their basic mission – to promote reading and to mediate information; 2. Activities that are the result of development of the society, culture and technology and are run in cooperation with other institutions and organizations. These activities are the objects of this paper.

Creation: 2003
Keywords: Bibliotecas públicas ; Aspecto social ; Animación a la lectura

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