Public Library Section Session in Gothenburg, August 12th 2010

Learning libraries, connected community. Powering an informed and
involved community through user-driven library innovation

• From institutions of the industrial
  age to change agents for the networked
  society - experiences from Denmark
  ROLF HAPEL (Citizens' Services and Libraries, Aarhus Kommune, Aarhus,
  Denmark)
• Unleashing the power of QUEST: two innovative
  projects to reap
  the rewards of reading
  N. VARAPRASAD (National Library Board, Singapore) and FELICIA CHAN
  (Public Libraries Singapore)
• Learning library: connected
  community and innovation
  MARIAN MORGAN-BINDON (Library Services and Cultural Development, Gold
  Coast City Council, Australia)
• Learning 2 teach - U.S.
  public libraries
  MARTIN GOMEZ (Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, California, USA)
• Oases of innovation: uncovering innovation in
  even the most unlikely places
  COLIN GUARD (Bibliomist, IREX, Global Libraries initiative by Bill
  & Melinda Gates Foundation, Ukraine) and ARI KATZ (IREX, Global
  Libraries initiative by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Washington
  DC, USA)
• The power of place: community
  engagement and collaboration at Vancouver Public Library
  PAUL WHITNEY (Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, British Columbia,
  Canada)