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Libraries as a dynamic cooperation power
Practical cases of cooperation
By
Henk Middelveld
The Netherlands in Europe
The Dutch Public Libraries
1 national library organisation NBLC10 Provincial Library Centres13 Libraries with a scientific Support function491 public libraries.
Cooperation is fashion
HOED – Doctors, Pharmacies etc. share one building
Brede school – Primary schools and all kinds of services
Buurtbalie – banks, postoffice, commercial services share a building
Kulturhus – libraries, social services, tourist information, you name it!
Different models
One building, different rooms One building, sharing roomOne building, one programOne building,one organisation, one
directorMore buildings, one programKulturhus
Different forms – increasing importance
Oral agreementProjects (ad hoc)ContractsJoint venturesConcernMerger
Almere
New library, theater and archive building
Status: plans are approved
Almelo
Library, local radio, meeting and event rooms, cultural and education programs, cooperation with museum (original art in the library.
Status: in use from 199?One beautiful building, one organisation, one
very creative directorSpecial: library branch in football stadium
Apeldoorn
2 Museum, 1 library, 1 archiveStatus: plans approved, building proces is
started.Slogan: CODA = Culture under roof in
Apeldoorn.
Deventer
Library of the Saxion High SchoolLibrary and archive of the cityLibrary with Scientific Support function for the
province of Overijssel
Status: the City and Athenaeum Library started in 1485
Two locations, one organisation, one director.
Doorn
Library,Tourist office, Police station, Welfare foundation, Town hall.
Status: plans approved by the city council, residents can choose between plan A and B
Enchede
Library and adult education centre, 2nd largest collection of music CD’s
Status: preparation plans for mergerTwo buildings, one program, two directors.
Slogan: working togather to a centre for knowledge, literature, culture and music
Gouda
Projectoffice BAM = Library, Archive, Museum – cooperation with other local cultural institutions
Start 11-9-2003 with full-time project leader
Groningen
Library, Scientific Support function, Centre for Different Reading, cafe
Branches connected to schools incl. all kind of cultural and educational activities
Status: more than 10 years operational
Remarkable: the library is fully woven in the Provincial library Network!
Leeuwarden
Frisian Literary Museum and Documentation Centre, Provincial Library and Buma Library, National archive in Friesian
Started in 2002
One building, one organisation, one director
Lelystad
NLP = New Land Poldermuseum,Social Historic Centre Flevoland, National Archive Flevoland,Archaeological depot, Community Archives,Flevolands Library Bureau
Status: merger end 2003, new building end 2004.
Middelburg
Public Library, Provincial Library, Provincial library Centre, Technical library Vlissingen, Music Library, Zeeuws Documentation Centre.
One building, one program, one director.Slogan: Enterprise in knowledge, culture
and meeting place
Ommen
Library, Child care, Theatre, Sports facilities, Youth Centre
One building, different organisations, different directors.
Remark: Only buildings knotted together,
no cooperation. Missed chance!!
Oss
Library, Music School, Creative Centre,Cultural Centre (theatre- 600 places, film, music) pop music centre) and Cultural services for education
Status: in use from 1997One building, one organisation, one
dynamic director
Soest
Library, Cultural centre, theatre, Art Gallery, Bowling, Sports, Church
One building, one organisation for the building, one director
Slogan: towards a broad library.
Tilburg
Library, Adult education Centre, IB Group
Different buildings, different organisations, one program
Zwartewaterland
Library, Child care, local Radio Station, Welfare desk, housing elderly people, housing handicapped people, expo room, cafe corner, cultural program
Status: in use 2003One building, one board for the building, different
director
Remarkable: the first Overijssel Kulturhus
Zwolle
Archive of the cityProvincial ArchiveAudiovisual Documentation Centre of the
Province of OverijsselDocumentation Centre World War 2 of
Overijssel
Status: in use from 2001One building, one organisation, one director
… the Swedish Kulturhus
We discover:
Kulturhus
1 organisation1 management
1 building
1 high value package of services1 dynamic program
Customizing is essential
KulturhusBig is
powerful
small is beautiful
Only the combination is successful
Slogan
Kulturhusconcept of 1990
In 2000
Local community
Broadband Digital highway
Backoffice / Bigger scale
kulturhus
Education plaza
Cultureplaza
LIBRARY PLAZA
Sportplaza
Care plaza
Selfservice
Reception and clientservice
Pop. collecttons/ databases
Information
Read and workspace
Advice
Cafe (Reading)
Cultural and educational activities.
theater, gallery, postoffice, Tourist office, police
Runshoppen
Fun shoppen
Physical
acces
Digital
acces
Run and fun
More information
My book about
Kulturhus,
In Dutch.
Conclusions
Big libraries > 500.000 inhabitants will survive as stand-alone
Smaller libraries will have to establish all kinds of cooperation
The Kulturhusconcept is suitable for libraries in villages, smaller cities and suburbs of the big cities.
Use your imagination
imagination