Do you think libraries have no future? Nothing like this. If you properly modernize the work and introduce innovations, readers will certainly be drawn to the library. It is foolish to destroy what has borne fruit for many years. Moreover, it is necessary to develop the horizons of young people. Despite the fact that young people spend all their time on the Internet, they do not read anything useful. What innovations should be applied in the library in order for people to reach there? Read more about it below.
Conferences
What kind of mass work is being done in the library today? Tradition and innovation in the temple of knowledge must keep pace with each other. Today, libraries host conferences, but these are frankly boring events, at which even employees fall asleep. It is clear that with such an approach it is impossible to attract a large audience. But how canreorganize these activities? An example should be taken from foreign colleagues. Every year trainings and master classes become more and more popular in our country. Specially trained people are able to convey information to their listeners. Moreover, the audience closely follows the speech of the speaker and does not fall asleep. Why such a contrast? The trainer who conducts the master class is passionate about what he talks about. A person actively and daily practices what he conveys to his listeners. Participants of modern library conferences make presentations on topics that are of no interest to anyone. They cannot engage the audience. We need to modernize this process. This will help modern innovations. We need to train people to perform. Yes, it may take a long time, but the game will be worth the candle. The topics for the conference should be chosen so that they are of interest to people of different ages. And it is desirable to organize events with a different focus every week in order to interest a larger volume of potential readers.
Book clubs
We need to strive to introduce such innovations in the library that attract people who are not indifferent to reading to the temple of knowledge. And book clubs do the job best. Several sets of readers should be made, which will be supervised by library staff. Book clubs should be created according to interests. For example, one will specialize in science fiction, another in classical Russian literature, and in the third, people will read foreign classics. You can create mixed groups for beginners. In such clubs, everyone who wishes will be givenan interesting selection of books from different genres.
Foreign libraries, which innovate more often than in our country, have been organizing similar book clubs for a long time.
Such events are created in order to attract more readers to the temple of knowledge. People are happy to come to the library for books and then to meet like-minded people who are sometimes impossible to find on their own. The library will need to work out a book club plan in advance. You should discuss with readers when it is more convenient for someone to gather, who wants to read and discuss what books. Decisions on such matters must be made by voting.
In addition to adult book clubs, you can create a club for children based on the school library. Such an event can be supervised by a teacher of literature. At an extracurricular lesson, the children will get acquainted with interesting works that are not included in the school curriculum. Thanks to such events, schoolchildren will develop good taste, the ability to perceive information well and express their opinion.
Book Cafe
Innovation in the library is perceived by the reading generation as a necessity. Indeed, today many do not want to go to the temple of knowledge because of the too small range of services offered by the organization. So library directors need to think about expanding. For example, you can create a book cafe. It should be noted that the innovation in the mass work of the library will be thatA hall will open where you can not only eat, but also read. It makes no sense to open an ordinary dining room in the library. But the book cafe will be able to gain popularity. Coming to such an institution, you can have a hearty meal, for example, during lunch and enjoy reading books. Naturally, it is necessary to reduce the time for issuing paper products to customers as much as possible. If a person enters a cafe to drink coffee, he will not have a desire to walk around the building for 30 minutes to take and then take a book to the reading room. Cafés should have racks of the most sought-after classics and bestsellers.
Cafe should be arranged so that people can go to it not only alone, but also with friends. You should think in advance what customers can get from the institution, in addition to delicious food. For example, on the shelves, along with books, there can be board games. It is desirable that there be some connection between the games and the literary cafe. For example, you can create all sorts of quizzes about famous literary works.
Internet room
What does the standard library look like today? It's a building filled with shelving, narrow tables and chairs. Innovation in the work of libraries should be about redevelopment. It is necessary to allocate one of the halls in the building in order to make a room in which people can surf the Internet. Sometimes readers do not have enough information to write a doctoral or thesis work. And in order to get it, you have to return home. There will be no such problemif we carry out the implementation of innovations in the library. The Internet room can be divided into two zones. In one sector there will be static computers belonging to the library, and in another zone, readers who come with their laptops can be located. The work area needs to be comfortable. Everyone who comes to the hall should have their own personal space. You can make partitions between computers or arrange them at a great distance from each other. Not only those who need it to write a paper will be able to come to surf the Internet, but also those who want to relax and unwind, checking social networks or mail.
The library can organize movie screenings in the internet room. Topics should be literary. You need to alternate documentaries with feature films to reach the entire diverse audience of the library.
Resting place
Innovation in how libraries work should be about more than just work. Be sure to think about the rest of the readers. One of the steps to create a comfortable environment in the library will be a literary cafe. What else can you think of? Innovation in public libraries may include the creation of recreational spaces. There are such rooms in large office buildings, where employees are forced to engage in active brain activity. What should a modern lounge look like? This room is of two types. The first variation is a room with dark walls, sofas, armchairs and poufs. Such a room makes a person drowsy, andhe can sleep lying on a pouffe for 20-30 minutes. Short breaks help the body recover, and the person will be ready for further work. The second variation of the rest room is a gym. A change of activity is the most productive rest. Scientists think so. After a long mental load, the reader can play a game of table tennis or run on a treadmill. A well-equipped gym in the library is not needed, but a room with a small amount of exercise machines would be nice.
People can relax in the library on the roof of the building, on the terrace or on the balcony. Fresh air helps a person to quickly recuperate and cheer up.
Shop
Have you ever walked into a library, borrowed a book, and liked it so much that you wanted to buy it? An example of an innovation in a library is a store. Readers can buy any book they like. You will no longer need to travel all over the city in search of the necessary literature. In the temple of knowledge, you can choose what you need. Naturally, the prices should be reasonable, as the library is visited by people whose salaries are far from the governor's.
Also, qualified employees will be a big advantage of the store. Sellers in bookstores often cannot give good advice. Their maximum is to show the client what is on which shelf. Library staff not only know the content of the book, but can also give personal recommendations on what is better to read, what moreis bought and what is in demand among each age segment of readers. The advantage of buying book gifts can be the fact that you can purchase literature in the library that you yourself have already read.
Order Department
Traditions and innovations in the work of libraries should merge into a single whole. What is worth doing? You can organize an order department. In this department, people will be able to make a request to the library management. Readers will only visit the temple of knowledge when the bookshelves are stocked with fresh editions and not hundred-year-old volumes. Young people want to read not only the classics, but also the books of their contemporaries. An example of an innovation in a library is the filing of electronic requests. For example, every week librarians can rank the most requested books and, based on this, post an open vote on the library website. Thanks to this survey method, the library director will be aware of all the most popular bestsellers and will be able to replenish the shelves with popular novelties in a timely manner.
The library can work directly with vendors and purchase books from them. Moreover, in case of need and requests from the store, the temple of science can supply its customers with rare copies of books, for example, collector's editions. Such an individual approach to each client cannot go unnoticed. Readers will stop looking for alternatives online if ordering a book from a library is quick and cheap.
Meeting writers
How to matchtraditions and innovations in libraries? You can arrange meetings with writers. The temple of knowledge is the place where modern recognized geniuses will be able to present their new products. At such an event, authors can read excerpts from their famous books and answer all the questions of their fans. To meet your literary idol and find out his true idea will be interesting for every fan. After all, it often happens that the reader takes out of the book something completely different from what the author put into it. So meetings in the library will be mutually beneficial for both the creators of masterpieces and admirers of creativity.
You can invite authors to the library who will be able to tell everyone the story of their success. After all, people always like to hear inspiring stories. At such meetings, writers will be able to warn young talents from all the pitfalls that they had to overcome. Authors of well-known works can share their worldview and ask readers what topic they will be most in demand with.
Book authors can be invited to book club meetings held at the library. Many writers will be interested in hearing a detailed discussion, critique, and praise of their novel.
Meetings with publishers
Tradition and innovation in libraries can be easily combined. So, for example, modernized conferences will be relevant. Publishers and readers can meet at such an event. What can be the topic of conversation? Today, cities are home to many talented people. Some of them write novels, otherspoems, the third - stories for children. Most of these creations are written on the table. The world will never be able to see the work of a person who has no connections and does not know how to print and then sell his own work. Publishers will be able to tell what books are popular today, what kind of work can be published at the expense of the printing house, and what requirements the publishing house has regarding works. The publisher can use the example of one book to show what is good and what is bad in it. The opinion of an expert will be interesting to hear not only for beginners, but also for amateurs who have already printed their creations more than once.
At these meetings, you can raise the issue of selling. To whom to sell, how to do it and for how much. The publisher will be able to give detailed answers and each point of the story will be illustrated with practical examples.
Reading for kids
The introduction of innovation into the activities of the library should occur gradually and in stages. One of these stages should be the introduction of readings for children. Parents of the younger generation entertain children in various ways. They take children to master classes, order animators and send kids to complete quests. But there is no intellectual development in most of these events. The library can fill this gap. Children's readings can be held every week. At such events, one of the librarians will read children's works, and then discuss what they have read with the children. Children will learn to formulate their thoughts and express them. Such activities will help kids expand theiroutlook and loosen up.
Similar innovations in the children's library will also resonate. Employees of the temple of knowledge will be able to read with children not only classical charities, but also the school curriculum. Thanks to such activities, schoolchildren will improve academic performance in literature, as they will analyze some works more than once. But the main task of such children's activities is to instill in the child a love of reading. After all, children who read are the hope for a happy future for our country.
Performances
Library innovation in libraries can be related to related activities. For example, with the theater. Someone may think such an idea is too bold, but if the space of the library allows, you can open a theater group in it. It will stage plays not only by classics, but also by contemporary writers. Talented young people will be able to offer their vision of the modern bestseller. Having made a play out of the work, it will be possible to start rehearsals. In order for such activities to somehow help people develop, acting teachers can lead such amateur activities. They will be able to teach everyone to behave properly on stage, speak beautifully and memorize large amounts of text.
Such events will be popular not only among adults, but also among children and adolescents. The children will be interested in playing in their own written play. Through the synthesis of the arts, the library will be able to simultaneously raise the prestige of literature and theater. Reporting concerts of groups can be held both in the buildinglibraries. Interested viewers will be able to get to know the temple of science and join the ranks of readers.
Literary workshops
Want to innovate your school library but don't know how? Pay attention to literary master classes. What it is? Children's creativity, unlike adults, does not know any prohibitions. The child writes because he wants to do it, because the activity gives him pleasure. An experienced adult can guide the aspirations of children in the right direction. At literary workshops, librarians or invited people will talk about how a work is built, that any book consists of parts. Children will get acquainted with the laws of writing, which they may already follow, but so far thoughtlessly. At such events with children, you can analyze in detail some separate fragment from the work. Using the example of a part of the text, one should explain the essence of the metaphor or the role of proverbs in the work. A library, even a school one, should not force children to attend such events. Work on master classes will go to the quality of education of interested persons. It is clear that it is desirable to find at least 5 people so that it would make sense to innovate.
Poetry nights
You can get people interested in different ways. For example, one of the innovations in the activities of the library may be the creation of poetry evenings. People who are not indifferent to poetry will come to the events. The library administration may invite famous poets to raise interest in the event. People will read their poems, andhelp listeners to better understand the essence of poetic lines. Young poets will be able to read their own creations in front of an audience as part of evenings held in the library. Presentations of new editions and popularization of the old collection, inexperienced listeners will like any option.
At every poetry evening, time can be set aside for young beginnings to come forward. Thanks to sound criticism, people will be able to improve their creativity and choose the right direction for development.
You can organize meetings of poets and musicians. After all, in essence, a song is poetry set to music. Composers will tell you how you can profitably beat your creativity and how to find a companion who will agree to write a melody for poetry. At events like this, live performances by musicians can be encouraged to showcase their poetry through song.
Love clubs
What modern library innovations are being used? Yes, practically none. Temples of knowledge, unfortunately, are empty today. They store a lot of books, but finding something fresh on the shelves is sometimes problematic. What should libraries do in order to win the former love of their readers? You can organize various clubs in the temple of knowledge. But clubs should not be confused with what can sometimes be observed in our country. The library rents out unnecessary space. This should not be allowed. Each of the clubs should be headed by a librarian and the club itself should be associated with literature in one area or another. As mentioned above, you can organize a literary club, a poetry club, a club of loverstheater with the subsequent organization of the performance. You can also read lectures in the library. The topics of these lectures will change weekly. For example, these can be reports on the life of writers, stories about unknown facts from the lives of famous people.
Quests
Young people are very fond of solving logic puzzles. The library can provide people with this opportunity. Writing a script for a quest based on literary works is not difficult for an experienced specialist. Decorations for such an event can be made by the efforts of employees or you can call on the help of students. Advertise the event well in advance. Each department of the library must prepare its own task. In the reading room, general questions can be asked, in the local history department, the task should be related to famous personalities and native land, and in the music department, readers will have to answer using a musical recording.
