Learning, meeting, experience in the library – A guide to organizing library programmes
Abstract
Beyond being key players in the processing, preserving cultural heritage and providing related services, 21st century libraries are more and more becoming places of meeting, lifelong learning and creation. Libraries fulfil these functions through their various services, especially by organizing programmes, trainings and exhibitions. The aim of this paper is to help organize library events by synthesizing the theoretical background and practical knowledge related to the implementation of programmes. The article deals with the process of organizing events from the point of libraries, and gives an overview of the related marketing activities, new directions and trends. It also reviews the projects that took place in the past years with the topic of programme organization in Hungarian libraries, whose methods and results can help librarians in their work in organizing programmes and building communities. It also presents – for inspiration – web pages with programme ideas. The study is an edited text of the winning paper of the 2021 competition for the Young Librarian of the Year Award, founded by the Association of Hungarian Librarians and the Alliance of Libraries and Information Institutes.
