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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
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
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
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
The Portuguese Public Libraries Network
Total DGLB investment by the end of the programme …………………………..………€ 170 000 000
DGLB investment until now………………….. € 67 000 000
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
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
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
Library typology 1
Biblioteca de Sátãoarch. Cândido Miguel Mota
Biblioteca de Aljustrelarch. António Quaresma
The Portuguese Public Libraries Network
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
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
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
Library typology 2
Biblioteca de Portalegrearch. Fernando Pinto
Biblioteca de Pombalarch. Pedro Potier
The Portuguese Public Libraries Network
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
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
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
Biblioteca de Almadaarch. João Lucas
Biblioteca de Matosinhosarch. Alcino Soutinho
The Portuguese Public Libraries Network
Library typology 3
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
Biblioteca de Bejaarch. Maria Francisca Romão
Biblioteca Municipal de Lagoaarch. João Durão
The Portuguese Public Libraries Network
Standard programmesPublic areas – lobby
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
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
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
Biblioteca de Almadaarch. João Lucas
Biblioteca do Cratoarch. Fernando Sequeira Mendes
Standard programmesPublic areas – children’s area
The Portugueses Public Libraries Network
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
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/
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
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
Paula Morão – DGLBMay 15th, 2008
www.dglb.pt
