Thursday, July 28th

The Role of libraries towards changing needs

Bringing the local music scene to the public libraries network of Strasbourg : a live collection

Speaker : Priscilla Winling, Strasbourg public libraries

Outline

• 1) Few words about Strasbourg and its public libraries 1.1 How the project came into being in the future A. Malraux library

• 2) Creation of the special collection 2.1 Objectives and aquisition policy 2.2 Valuing the collection 2.3 The collection today 2.4 The limits to the collection

• 3) Three examples of local musicians related events 3.1 L’heure Instrument 3.2 Orchestre sous écoute 3.3 «Scène locale des médiathèques de Strasbourg» festival

• Conclusion : «Cent fois sur le métier, il faut remettre l’ouvrage» (Nicolas Boileau, in «L’art poétique») or Any project can be improved by continuously re-evaluating it

Strasbourg city : - 276,000 inhabitants, - Multicultural population - capital of the Alsace region - capital of Europe (European Council, Parl iament, European Court of Human Rights etc.)

Strasbourg urban community : - composed by 28 cities (including Strasbourg) - 470 000 inhabitants

1) About Strasbourg

and its public libraries network

• Since december 2007, a unique «Pass’relle» member card gives access to the 13 libraries of Strasbourg and Urban community, and to 15 other libraries in the urban community.

• Blue & Yellow points are libraries that share common staff and organisation

• More than 1,000 000 documents available.

1.1 Médiathèque André Malraux

• 12,000m2 (129 166,92 square feet) with public access

• 1,500 to 3,000 visits daily, of which 23% are non subscribers

• Music & Cinema section :- 770m2 - 29,000 CD’s - 1,000 music DVD’s, - 14,000 fiction DVD’s, - 1,500 books (900 concerning music), - 50 periodicals - 40% of the total loans in the library

Music & Cinema section, Malraux Library

2) Creation of the collection : Acquisition policy, valuing the collection, the collection today, the limits

Entrance of the music section

latest acquisitions (waiting to be cataloged...)

local scene collection

3) Three examples of local musicians related events

Local perfomers demonstrate their instruments Public rehearsal

Chapel Hill, Mouest 18/1/11 © Arsène Ott

Bazbat soundcheck, Meinau 13/1/11

Thomas Kieffer, Hautepierre 22/1/11 © Christophe Miche

Dolls Can’t, Malraux 21/1/11 © Anna Guldner

«Scène locale des médiathèques de Strasbourg» festival

Thanks for your attention

priscilla.winling@strasbourg.eu