dana yaninska, sluntse 1879 public chitalishte in the town of ihtiman
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The Glob@l Libraries – Bulgaria Program as a Basis for Partnership
between the Library and the Municipal Pensioner’s Union in
IHTIMAN
TOGETHER WE CAN DO MORE
2008 – 2010 Please wait, there is
only one computer and it is occupied.
Please wait, because you are not computer literate and the librarian is busy.
Please wait: if we get approved under the Glob@l Libraries Program, things will change.
WE WAITEDand on 28 January
2011, the Glob@l Libraries Program, through the
equipment it provided,
transformed the library in Ihtiman into a modern center for
access to information and communication
for all.
We, the pensioners, were the first to make use of the new services provided by the modern library
Free of charge one-on-one
computer and internet skills
training: to date, 3 training
courses were conducted and 69 pensioners were trained
We organized a series of information
meetings at the pensioner’s clubs
to present the program and the
training opportunities for
pensioners it offers.
As a sign of our appreciationWe, the
pensioners, decided to look for unpublished
poems by citizens of
Ihtiman and submit them to
the library.
This is how the joint initiative “LITERARY WORKS BY CITIZENS OF IHTIMAN” was born
We searched, collected and
submitted them to the library.
We took part in the presentation of
authors and their works to the public
within the traditional “May
Days of Art” festival.
We applied for Tulip Foundation funding with the “Active throughout
Our Lives” projectAs recommended by
them, currently we are implementing project activities without their financial support but with the active participation of all project partners.
Sluntse Public Chitalishte
Municipal Pensioner’s
Union
Ihtiman Municipality
Municipal Museum of
History
We presented to the public the unpublished poems of Maria Stoyanova Stoykova
Pensioners, assisted by the trained librarians, delivered the presentation “CV in Pictures”; we organized a literary reading; we are about to organize a fundraising campaign to publish these poems.
The municipal administration is providing an office car
so that the presentation team could visit the program supported village libraries within the municipality where people will be able to meet the author and her poems.
The Municipality supports our joint activities with the library because
We organize meetings with authors who give great joy to the local people
The library prepares 200 invitations
The pensioners deliver the invitations in person to citizens
The pensioners take part in the organization of the meetings.
The Municipality supports our joint initiatives with the library because
Official guests to these meetings
include local authorities
representatives.
The Municipality supports our joint initiatives with the library because
the multimedia equipment provided by the Glob@l Libraries Program is lent to Zdravets or Eledzhik Pensioner’s Clubs on Midwives’ Day, Vine Growers Day, Midsummer Day; for the 10th anniversary of the club; meetings with authors, information meetings
The Municipality supports our joint activities with the library because
Pensioners volunteers
deliver books to the homes of ill and motion handicapped
citizens.
THE SNOWBALL EFFECT
Glob@l Libraries Program
IHTIMAN LIBRARY
Pensioners
Municipality
Museum
Libraries from the
municipality
Library staff respect pensioners and appreciate the
work we do.We were moved
and pleasantly surprised by the thank-you notes to all pensioners
who donated books to the
library in 2011.
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
For a year and a half, with the equipment provided under the Glob@l Libraries Program, the
Municipal Pensioner’s Union and the chitalishte library, as a result of our joint activities as partners,
provided benefits not only to their own organizations but also to the community in general.
PLEASE REMEMBER
Look for OUR SUPPORT
for YOUR LIBRARIES
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!