Mobile Libraries in Germany

Mobile Library Festival 11 13 August 2011 Susanne Stkl, Pln

Topics
Mobile libraries in
Germany

Schleswig-Holstein
District Pln

Public libraries in Germany

4,000 public libraries in Germany: including 96 mobile libraries run by - cities and municipalities - districts public libraries: - voluntarily paid - no library law

Mobile libraries in Germany

German library statistic 2010 and questionnaire: 96 mobile libraries with 110 bookmobiles

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Mobile libraries in Germany

77 % buses 11 % trucks

7 % short trucks

5 % this type

Mobile libraries in Germany

Age of book mobiles: - 45 younger than 15 years - 62 older than 15 years - 3 older than 30 years 27 new bookmobiles planned

Heilbronn, built 1981

Mobile libraries in Germany

Heilbronn, built 2011

Mobile libraries in Germany

Heilbronn, built 2011

Mobile libraries in Germany

Institutions
6%
17% cities / municipalities

districts 54% associations / donations mixture

23%

Mobile libraries in Germany

2/3 in cities 1/3 in districts

Topics
Mobile libraries in
Germany

Schleswig-Holstein
District Pln

Schleswig-Holstein
3 Million inhabitants
Capital: Kiel 240,000 inhabitants close connections to Scandinavia and to the Baltic States

Schleswig-Holstein (minorities)
Mobile library for German minority in Denmark (below)

Mobile library for Danish minority in Germany (above)

Schleswig-Holstein: big sky

Schleswig-Holstein: west coast

Schleswig-Holstein: Wadden Sea

Schleswig-Holstein: Kiel Canal

Schleswig-Holstein: lakes in the east

Schleswig-Holstein: fishing

Schleswig-Holstein: traditional houses

Schleswig-Holstein: library system

153 public libraries with 534 employees - 13 mobile libraries with 44 employees

- 4 Mio. media available

- 16 Mio. borrowed media one common classification

Bchereizentrale Schleswig-Holstein
Service center for public libraries in Schleswig-Holstein : lists with new media every 2 weeks centralized acquisation of new media: - cataloguing - laminating

www.bz-sh.de

Schleswig-Holstein: Bchereizentrale
Additional centralized services: common catalogue for inter-library-loan contracts with districts and municipalities staff and budget management training and conferences assistance in financial crisis

Mobile libraries in Schleswig-Holstein

13 mobile libraries in 11 districts - 44 employees - 345,000 media available - 1.2 Mio media borrowed in 2010
- part of the library system - all districts with mobile library

Standard mobile library (basics)

media: 25,000 media available 4,000 media in the mobile districts: about 40,000 inhabitants offline working, later updating in the office UMTS connection in the bookmobiles eOPAC for readers

Standard mobile library (tours)

stops every 3 weeks: - 12 up to 18 stops a day - 15 min. up to 120 min. (at schools)
Four tours per week: - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on tour - departure: 9-10 am, arrival about 6 pm - Wednesday: no tour

Standard mobile library (team)

team in a mobile library: - driver - librarian - person in office - cleaning person works holidays substitute driver or librarian (sent by the Bchereizentrale)

Standard mobile library (finances)

32,5%

35,0%

state

district

32,5%

municipalities

costs for municipalities: about 2 Euro per inhabitant date to cancel the contract: 30 June

Topics
Mobile libraries in
Germany

Schleswig-Holstein
District Pln

District Pln: bus or truck

District Pln: bus or truck

bus

truck

Truck: advantages and disadvantages

Advantages: Disadvantages:

+ less expensive + looks higher and bigger + better temperatures

in summer

loud while driving moves a lot at stops problems in winter

District Pln: cooperation with schools

stops at 18 primary schools stops every 3 weeks

District Pln: cooperation with schools

regular part of lessons 15 min. each class together with teacher

76 media boxes provided by the Bchereizentrale

District Pln: cooperation with schools

teaching to use a library teaching reading skills and enjoying books

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