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CHILDREN VOLUNTEERS TRAIN ADULTS IN INFORMATION LITERACY
AT THE LIBRARY AT N.Y. VAPTSAROV 1924 PUBLIC CHITALISHTE IN
STAMBOLIYSKI
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As one of the 15 libraries that took part in the project, the library at N.Y. Vaptsarov 1924 Public Chitalishte in Stamboliyski prepared and implemented an independent initiative “Children Volunteers Train Adults in Information Literacy”.
Project duration: one-day information literacy training of senior citizens, 23 May 2012
Target audience: five citizens 1 man and 4 women; 1 with primary school education, 4 with secondary education; 1 aged up to 60 years, 4 aged 60+. Volunteers: five participants 2nd – 7th grade; two girls and three boys.
Project “Target Librarians’ Skills to Attract and Train Citizens as Volunteers in Support of Their Activities”
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Our participants in the one-day initiative
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…AND THE VOLUNTEERS
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Volunteer Neli Peykova, 4th grade
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Volunteer Verka Hristova, 6th grade
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Volunteer Miroslav Slavov, 2nd grade
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Volunteer Bozhidar Dobrev, 6th grade
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Volunteer Adrian Angelov, 7th grade
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Train citizens in independent usage of the abv e-mail domain Build new competencies for the volunteers – transfer effectively their
knowledge and experience to senior people Build a pool of library volunteers to support library activities Establish good contacts and build a bridge between generations.
OBJECTIVES
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Our partner in the one-day initiative is the Municipal Center for Working with Children in Stamboliyski (MCWC). It is a municipality-funded extra-school pedagogical institution employing highly qualified educators; one of them is Velichka Dragieva, IT teacher.
Partner
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1. Planning – specify project duration and participants: training participants and volunteers, training program and schedule
2. Training organization – distribute responsibilities among the librarian, MCWC IT teacher and volunteers
3. Preparation of resources – badges, consumables, etc. 4. Training delivery 5. Feedback from training participants and volunteers 6. Media coverage 7. Expected results.
ACTIVITIES
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Bridge between generations
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Satisfied with the achieved results
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Project Results
Five senior people trained in working with the abv e-mail domain
New volunteer competencies built: transfer effectively their knowledge and experience to adults
A pool of library volunteers built
Good contacts and a bridge between generations built
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Glob@l Libraries website Facebook account of N.Y. Vaptsarov 1924 Public Chitalishte in Stamboliyski “Library Volunteers” profile
INITIATIVE PROMOTION
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Dissemination of the volunteer idea among other community groups
Regular training of adults with the help of volunteer trainers
Mobilization of library training services among the community
Promotion of library activities and fostering its social role in the town.
Sustainability
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Thanks to the Glob@l Libraries – Bulgaria Program, the library at N.Y. Vaptsarov 1924 Public Chitalishte in Stamboliyski became a modern information center indispensable for users’ ever-growing cultural and information needs.
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Valya Stoyanova Librarian N.Y. Vaptsarov 1924 Public Chitalishte Stamboliyski [email protected]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!