CROATIAN MOBILE LIBRARIES by Spomenka Petrović ZAGREB CITY LIBRARIES.
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Transcript of CROATIAN MOBILE LIBRARIES by Spomenka Petrović ZAGREB CITY LIBRARIES.
CROATIAN MOBILE LIBRARIES
by Spomenka Petrović
ZAGREB CITY LIBRARIES
Republic of Croatia
Population of 4 800 000
Area of 56 542 km2
Coast long 5835 km
21 districts
Hundreds islands
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
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 1972Split 1974Šibenik 1975
vans for transport of the books
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
Founding a modern mobile library service
Zagreb
1980 another bookmobile was bought 1981 the second shift started
1982 Zagreb has:
- 74 stops- 10 853 members- 176 000 loans
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
In 1978 bookmobiles started in Pula and Karlovac
In 1979 - bookmobiles started in Čakovec, Đakovo, Koprivnica, Samobor, Slavonski Brod and in Delnice a van
In 1980 - Bjelovar, Duga Resa, Glina, Knin, Rijeka as change for the adapted bus from 1969, in Split and second bokmobile in Zagreb
15 mobile libraries 504 stops 30 000 members 300 000 loans of books 125 000 issues of books staff of 41
1986
10 year old bookmobile in Rijeka and 14 year old bookmobile in Zagreb were replaced with new ones
1990
Only 6 mobile libraries with 7 bookmobiles were remained (Bjelovar, Čakovec, Karlovac, Koprivnica, Rijeka, Zagreb)
war operations and devastations finances administrative reorganization
1994
1995 Zagreb – new bookmobile
made in Zagreb
on Volvo’s chasses
13 m long
financed by municipal government
The interior of new bookmobile
110 m book-shelves
6000 books
air-condition for the first time
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
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
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
Čakovec December 5, 2003
Karlovac December 17, 2003
Koprivnica Ferbuary 27, 2004
Bjelovar September 8, 2004
2001 Osijek, bookmobile started to work - Donation from Netherlands
2004 Rijeka, new bookmobile for District of Gorski kotar
New bookmobiles - modern tehnology
Computers
CD & DVD players
CDs & DVDs
On-line catalogue
Internet access
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
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
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
Thank you for your attention
Spomenka Petrović
Head of Zagreb Mobile Library
March, 2005