TITLE Preparing works for movement of the Public Library Kranj in a new building
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 PLAN - WHAT DID YOU SET OUT TO DO? |
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| Summary/ Description of Activity |
| Senior volunteers help with different activities to prepare half a million items to move in a new building. All the items (books, newspapers and other library material) have to be fitted with new labels and wrapped - this is the work which volunteers do. They also help in a procedure of writing off the stock, they arrange books on the shelves and they do the repair work on damaged books. |
| Learning objectives: |
| This work is very important for socializing the seniors, because all the time they work in a team. They also become more familiar with books and newspapers which encourages them to read more in their spare time. They are also invited in a reading group and they are well informed about the events in library. |
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DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY |
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| Date [dd/mm/yyyy] |
year 2008 and 2009 |
| Length of activity |
1,5 year |
| Frequency |
4 hours every day average, at least 4 hours a week |
| Organiser |
Osrednja knjižnica Kranj (Public Library Kranj) |
| Tutor |
library staff |
| Group Size |
one or two volunteers in a team group, 4 groups |
| Venue |
library |
| Location |
Kranj, SI |
| Environment |
urban |
| Location Factors |
no |
| Partnerships |
no external partners |
| Target group |
seniors 60+ |
| Contact |
dani@kr.sik.si |
| Marketing |
posters, library web site |
| Method of delivery |
tutor for every volunteer |
| Equipment required |
no special equipment is required |
| Other Factors |
difficult for the people, who are not prepared to work in a team |
| Tasks |
(Task2) Involving seniors as volunteers |
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EVALUATION OF ACTIVITY
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| Evaluation of the Learning Objectives |
| Learning objectives are achieved in all parts, specially the socialization of the volunteers. They enjoy the team work very much. Their activity in all day life increased, specially communication. Their interest for reading and joining the library events has grown up, they became friends and they meet in their spare time. |
| Evaluation of the activity |
| The activity has overcome the expectations of the staff, because the volunteers make a big contribution to library work. It is very important that every volunteer has his own tutor, so the staff is always prepared to give the instructions for work and to supervise the team work. |
| Evaluation of what was learned by the participants |
| The participants learned how the library functions and what actions are necessary for the good library work. They also learned about new and old books. They improved their technical skills. They could learn about some other activities in library. |
| Evaluation of what staff have learned |
| The staff learned how to work with volunteers and to respect their volunteer work. They learned some skills which volunteers knew from their previous work. They also learned how to help in socializing senior and unemployed people. |
| Keywords |
| library work, socialization, technical skills, team work |
ANALYSIS OF EVALUATION |
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| What would you change to improve activity? |
| More cooperation and communication between tutors and volunteers. |
| What particular circumstance could affect a change in the activity? |
| This kind of activity can be organized in different public organizations and is specially suitable for some activities which need a lot of extra help (movements, special actions, projects etc.) It is very important to make a good plan of work and to make good team groups. |
| Other possible Activities |
| Helping other seniors while they visit library, entertain children while their parents use the library service, helping library visitors with special needs. |
| Best practice |
| This is the best practice activity, it can be improved all the time, specially with cooperation and suggestion of seniors. |
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