Program

Conference days: 17 – 18 June

Optional sitevisits, social events and un-conference day: 14 - 16 June + 19 June

 

Friday 14 June

Optional: Sitevisits to libraries in Copenhagen

 

Saturday 15 June

Optional:
9:00 - 17:30 Sitevisit to Hjørring Library and Aalborg Main Library

Lunch is provided in Hjoerring, and there will be coffee and a bite to eat at Aalborg Library. The bus leaves from Hotel Scandic Plaza in Aarhus at 9:00. There will be a guide on the tour.

Max 60 participants

Fee: 600 DKK / 60 EUR including lunch and coffee /tea & snacks

 

Sunday 16 June

19:00 – 22:00: Get2Gether at the Main Library
Buffet, wine and beer. Meet conference participants, speakers, sponsors and staff from Aarhus Public Libraries, and the Next Library Crew.
Surprises, games and interactive gadgets.

 

Two optional site visits Sunday Afternoon:

14:00 - 16:30 Re-imagination: New Forms of Literature
The Literature Spot at Aaby Branch Library
A trend in today’s literature is that it is of the performative kind, taking place outside the framework of the book. We experience it on at the literary stage , hear it beep into our mobile phones, experience it on the internet as digital/electronic literature, pass  it on the streets as street art, download it as an app and experience it mixed with other art forms such as music.
The new forms of literature challenge the library in new ways, but also open up a long range of exciting possibilities – Literature must be rethought. At The Literature Spot at Aaby Library, the new forms of literature have been staged and mediated for some time. We invite you to experience the new forms of literature and hear about our experiences mediating it.
With Lise Kloster Gram, literary consultant, and Dorthe Larsen, team leader for Culture&Experience
Max 60 participants
Fee: 150 DKK / 20 EUR including coffee/tea, water & snacks

 

13:30 - 16:30 CAVI & PIT, IT City Aarhus
PIT  - Participatory Information Technology Centre
CAVI   - Centre for Advanced Visualization and Interaction
Max 30 participants
Fee: 150 DKK / 20 EUR including coffee/tea, water & snacks

Monday 17 June  - Conference Program
8:30 Check-in and Coffee
9.30 Opening of Next Library 2013

9:40 Warm-up and introduction to Next Library 2013 / Next Library Crew

10:20 Keynote Speaker

11:00 Interactive Sessions

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Interactive Sessions

16:15 Keynote Speaker

17:00 End of Conference Day One

Shuttle busses from hotels to Varna Mansion and return to hotels

19:00 - 01:00 Networking Dinner Party and Dance at Varna Mansion. All inclusive

 

Tuesday 18 June
07:30 – 08:30 Optional: Run & Experience (5 km run in the City)
Fee: 150 DKK / 20 EUR

Conference program

8:30 Coffee at Conference location
9:00 Keynote speaker

9:45 Interactive Sessions

12:30 Next Library revisited & summary by Jens Thorhauge

13:00 Lunch and Departure

- lunch to-go or to-stay

 

Three Optional sitevisits Tuesday Afternoon:
14:00 - 16:00 Re-imagination: Civic Engagement and Collaborative Innovation of Multicultural Library Services

The library in the Hasle district is an integrated part of the community centre Herredsvang in the western part of Aarhus. In the residential area of Herredsvang many of the residents face social challenges, and some come from a minority background. A few years ago there were massive problems with young people in the area vandalizing property  and committing other forms of crime, and the area was considered unsafe. Today the library and the social housing effort as well as volunteer organisations have collaborated in innovative ways to take the area into another direction. This development will be the pivotal point for the study where we will look into the close collaboration between the local partners, we will talk about civic involvement and empowerment as the focus points in daily operations and about intercultural library services in an Aarhus context. Among other things, the initiatives include Nethood IT-cafes, parent- and homework-cafes, as well as initiatives aimed specifically at young people.
Staff from both the library and the community centre will show us around and explain.
Max 50 participants
Fee: 150 DKK / 20 EUR including coffee/tea, water & snacks

 

14:00 - 17:00 Re-imagination and Collaborative Innovation in 3 Branch Libraries in Aarhus
Visit 3 local libraries on the outskirts of Aarhus.
The development of Danish libraries continues on several levels simultaneously. About 8 years ago the first ”kombi-bibliotek” was born in Aarhus; a library that functions as both a public library and a school library. This is part of a strategy and re-thinking of the public library in relation to maintaining the service in smaller local areas, and a better utilization of the local ressources and civic involvement. Skødstrup Kombi-bibliotek is an example of this development, and it also, at the same time, shows new library facilities in a local community, having moved into brand new premises a couple of years ago.
Lystrup Library was one of the first libraries offering citizens service to the local community, and the staff have been closely involved in the development and implementation of this service in other libraries. They will tell us about their experiences in relation to how the citizens have accepted this service, and what it means for the local community to have a public service close by.
The study will end with a visit at Risskov Library, where the concept of ”Open Libraries” has been a huge success. A member of staff from Risskov Library will tell us about this library concept, which includes opening hours without staff present, which opportunities for civic involvement it offers, and the challenges it poses.
Max 40 participants
Fee: 150 DKK / 20 EUR including coffee/tea, water & snacks

 

14:00 - 16:00 The waterfront of Aarhus and Urban Media Space Aarhus
Urban Media Space Aarhus Mediaspace is expected to open in 2014. Besides becoming a new public library and the City of Aarhus' largest building project ever, it will be one of the main drivers of the transformation of the waterfront of Aarhus.
Max 30 participants
Fee: 150 DKK / 20 EUR including coffee/tea, water & snacks

 
Wednesday 19 June
Optional:

07:30 – 08:30 Run & Experience (5 km run in the City)
Fee:150 DKK / 20 EUR

 

10:00 - 16:00 Post-un-conference day at the Main Library, only for Next Library participants
Use the opportunity to go further into creating and sharing ideas, contacts, network and partnerships.
Facilitated by Next Library Crew
Fee: 150 DKK / 20 EUR including lunch and coffee/tea

 

10:00 - 11:00 Site visit to The waterfront of Aarhus and Urban Media Space Aarhus
Urban Media Space Aarhus Mediaspace is expected to open in 2014. Besides becoming a new public library and the City of Aarhus' largest building project ever, it will be one of the main drivers of the transformation of the waterfront of Aarhus.
Max 30 participats
Fee: 150 DKK / 20 EUR including cofee/tea and snacks

 

We reserve the right for surprises and alterations

 

Next Library 2013 is organized by Aarhus Public Libraries in co-operation with conference partners & sponsors:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, EBLIDA, Danish Library Association and Danish Agency for Culture/Tilskud og Støtte til internationale bibliotekskonferencer i Danmark
DBC is Main Sponsor for Next Library 2013