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CROATIAN MOBILE LIBRARIES

CROATIAN MOBILE LIBRARIES. by Spomenka Petrović. ZAGREB CITY LIBRARIES. Republic of Croatia. Population of 4 800 000. Area of 56 542 km 2. Coast long 5835 km. 21 districts. Hundreds islands. Historical review. Karlovac 1911. the Education committee organized

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CROATIAN MOBILE LIBRARIES

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  1. CROATIAN MOBILE LIBRARIES by Spomenka Petrović ZAGREB CITY LIBRARIES

  2. Republic of Croatia • Population of 4 800 000 • Area of 56 542 km2 • Coast long 5835 km • 21 districts • Hundreds islands

  3. Historical review Karlovac 1911 • the Education committee organized • mobile service by coach Rijeka 1935 • the books were delivered in the • villages and teachers borrowed them • to users

  4. Karlovac 1955 • the books were delivered • in wooden boxes • in 1964 the van was bought • Rijeka 1969 • a bus was adapted for book • transport • 2 employees • 53 towns and villages • 4000 books Bjelovar 1972 Split 1974 Šibenik 1975 • vans for transport of the books

  5. Founding a modern mobile library service Zagreb • At the end of 1976 the first bookmobile started in Zagreb • In 1978 the second shift was organized • This vihacle became a prototype for all Croatian bookmobiles

  6. 1980 another bookmobile was bought • 1981 the second shift started • 1982 Zagreb has: • 74 stops • 10 853 members • 176 000 loans

  7. 1977 - 1980 15 bookmobiles were made for Croatia (in Maribor, Slovenia) On bus chasses 3 types of vehicles A 11 m long, 5000 books B 8 m long, 3000 books C 5 m long, 2000 books Financed by The Ministary of culture and local government

  8. In 1978 bookmobiles started in Pula and Karlovac

  9. In 1979 - bookmobiles started in Čakovec, Đakovo, Koprivnica, Samobor, Slavonski Brod and in Delnice a van

  10. In 1980 - Bjelovar, Duga Resa, Glina, Knin, Rijeka as change for the adapted bus from 1969, in Split and second bokmobile in Zagreb

  11. 1986 • 15 mobile libraries • 504 stops • 30 000 members • 300 000 loans of books • 125 000 issues of books • staff of 41

  12. 1990 10 year old bookmobile in Rijeka and 14 year old bookmobile in Zagreb were replaced with new ones

  13. 1994 • war operations and devastations • finances • administrative reorganization Only 6 mobile libraries with 7 bookmobiles were remained (Bjelovar, Čakovec, Karlovac, Koprivnica, Rijeka, Zagreb)

  14. 1995 Zagreb – new bookmobile • made in Zagreb • on Volvo’s • chasses • 13 m long • financed by • municipal • government

  15. The interior of new bookmobile • 110 m book-shelves • 6000 books • air-condition for the first time

  16. 1996 - Section for public libraries • Situation after the war: • 4 of 7 bookmobiles are about 18 years old • many libraries are distroyed Conclusions: • bookmobiles would be good substitution for destroyed libraries • it is urgent to change these 4 old bookmobiles

  17. Round tables about mobile libraries • 1999 Koprivnica: Bookmobiles now and tomorrow • 2000 Karlovac: Who needs mobile library? • 2001 Čakovec: Mobile library: yes or no? • 2001 Working group for mobile libraries was founded

  18. It is time for new bookmobiles • 2002 Bookmobiles are 24 years old • 2002 The Ministry of culture and district governments finance 4 new buses • 2003-2004 New bookmobiles, made in Zagreb, started to work

  19. Čakovec December 5, 2003

  20. Karlovac December 17, 2003

  21. Koprivnica Ferbuary 27, 2004

  22. Bjelovar September 8, 2004

  23. 2001 Osijek, bookmobile started to work - Donation from Netherlands

  24. 2004 Rijeka, new bookmobile for District of Gorski kotar

  25. New bookmobiles - modern tehnology • Computers • CD & DVD players • CDs & DVDs • On-line catalogue • Internet access

  26. Working practice • 3-6 stops per day • 1-5 hours per stop • 2 weeks interval • 2-3 workers in bookmobile • Zagreb: 2 shifts; other: 1 shift

  27. Statistic for 2004 • 7 mobile libraries – 8 bookmobiles • 225 bookmobile stops • 11 904 members • 108 364 visits • 215 224 loans of books • 150 000 books • 25 employees

  28. Future and visions • Vinkovci – new bookmobile till the end of 2005 • Zagreb – new bookmobile insted of 15 years old one • Osijek – second bokmobile for The District of Baranja • Second shift for all bookmobiles • New mobile library services in districts without a good library network • Book-boats for islands

  29. Thank you for your attention Spomenka Petrović Head of Zagreb Mobile Library March, 2005

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