library 10 helsinki city library nadia lund [email protected]
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Library 10Helsinki City LibraryNadia Lund
[email protected] www.lib.hel.fi/library10
Library 10 in a nutshell
•Opened April 1, 2005•Open 78 h/wk•Customers 2 000/day•Collection 63 000•Recorded works 47 000•Workstations 40•Floor space 1000 m²
A Combination of Music and Information Technology
Main Post Office building
• Landmark in downtown Helsinki
• A merging of public and private services
• At a main junction of public transport
• Numerous entrances• Good logistics at
standby
Töölö Bay Music Campus
Forthcoming Music Hall ->
Library 10 ->
Finlandia Hall ->
Sibelius Academy ->
Opera -> Music institute->
• Service area • Music and general info• Studios• Group work room• Stage
Public space
Customer area 800 m²
Collections
Music:• CDs 47 000 • Books 5500 • Music notation
9000 • Videos and DVDs
500• Vinyl LPs 1000 • Music Periodicals
85
Other collections:• IT and media• DVDs• Comic books• Travel guides • General
periodicals and newspapers
• Bestsellers• Computer games
Staff
• Library manager• Staff manager• IT planner• IT specialist • Media assistant• Music librarians
Average age under 35
All together 28Males 19
• Events cordinator• Library assistants • Apprenticeship
students • Non-military service • Students as covers and
trainees
Customers
• Visitors per month app. 50 000
• Ages 15-30 60 %• Percentage of customers
that are male 60 %• Percentage of customers
that check-out materials 50 %
Opening Hours
Mon-Thu 10-22Fri 10-18
Sat-Sun 12-18
Weekdays the lobby opens at 8
Lobby and service point
• Opens weekdays at 8• Newspapers• Express workstations
12• Automatic return
machine• Pick-up of
reservations• Payment of fees
• Along the main avenue• Visual contact with each other• Easily approachable for
customers• Convenient for staff to exit• Positioned for side by side
guidance
Service and info points
Pop area
• Pop and rock –music• Pop and rock –books and
periodicals• DVD –movies and music• Film -books and
periodicals• Comics and graphic
novels• Listening sites• Exhibitions
Classical music area
• Classical music• DVDs and videos• Classical music books• Classical music
periodicals• Listening sites• Exhibitions
World area
• World music• Folk music• Travel guides• World music
periodicals• Travel
magazines• Travel DVDs
Listening to music
• Hi-fi listening points
• Playback room• LP player• Headphones for
computers• Wireless headphones• portable CD-players • Live music
Stage
• Concerts, performances and panel discussions
• Exhibitions• Multimedia displays• Mobile furnishings• Acoustic interior• PA-equipment• Lighting system• Online broadcasting
• Concerts, lectures, panel discussions, writer visits, interviews, story telling, and book talks are recorded
• Distribution channels: webcasts, podcasts, mp3, radio
• Sharing through web 2.0
Library as a publisher
Example: Voice of youth
Young adultsinterview City’sdecision makerssuch as council members
Mobile Events Technology
• Speakers
• Mixer
• Digital
receiver Box
• Microphones
• Digital
Recorder
• Screen 130”
• HD-Projector
• Playstation 3
• Nintendo Wii
• DJ-gear
• Video cameras
All kinds of events
• Movies
• Gigs
• DJ
• Discussion sessions
• Game-sessions
• Interviews
• Video recording
events
• Broadcasting video &
audio online
Customer can sing favorite
Eurovision song on to a CD
and take part in an Internet
Competition
In touch with the times :Eurovision karaoke 2007
The bus is loaded with items that is relevant to the theme of
the festival, e.g. CDs of the artists performing at the festival.
The Festival Bus is a joint venture between Library 10 and the
Mobile Library unit.
In touch with the times:
Festival Bus
Do you want to be something?
• Do you want to be musician?• Do you want to be actor?• Do you want to be TV host?
Co-operating with Job Centre
Library Radio
Voice for library services:• Library introductions• Author introductions• Interviews• Secrets of Helsinki• Present at the various events• Published & broadcasted through
radio & web.
Group Work room
• Seats for 18 people• 3M Super Close
Projector • Video conferencing• Not for commercial
use• For associations and
organizations:- Comic association - Helsinki cyclist- Ikebana association- Board game group- Traffic policy
association- Spanish literature group- etc…
Studios: recording, audio, video
Customers can come to the library to
play, record and edit their own music,
spoken word and videos.
Customers can save their recordings
to their own Media Card for public
use.
• Electric piano • Stereos • Microphones • Guitars and bass• E-drums
• Booking times: ½ to 2 hrs
• Utilizations rate: 90%
Recording, rehearsing and playback
Audio editing
• Recording software • Editing software• Mixer • Keyboard • Drum pad • DJ record player
• Booking times: ½ to 4 hrs • Utilizations rate: 80%
Multimedia area @ Meeting Point
• Operating systems in different languages
• Scanners• Image processing• Publishing programs• Workstation for the
disabled customers• IT information
service
Video editing @ Meeting Point
• Editing software• 3D animation software• Recording software• DV recorder • S-VHS recorder
• Booking times: maximum 40 hrs in 2, 4 or 6 hour blocks
• Normally used for project work