DIGI-BREAKER PLUS: Breaking Barriers and Building Community for an Effective, Sustainable and Inclusive Digitalization of Adult Guidance Services
In December 2022, Global Libraries Bulgaria Foundation as part of a cooperation partnership began implementation of the DIGI BREAKER + project, funded under the European Union’s Erasmus+ program, Action KA220-ADU – Cooperation partnerships in adult education. The project is led by Alphabet Formation in Belgium, and is being implemented by an alliance of adult education […]
Join us at the ADELE tool launch!
Data from the European Commission shows us that only 54% of Europeans have at least basic digital skills yet modern interactions and our ways of working rely on digital skills. Through the ADELE (Advancing Digital Empowerment of Libraries in Europe) project, we’re aiming to boost the digital readiness of public libraries by equipping them with […]
YouLab Pistoia: the place to develop your skills!
This December, the San Giorgio Library in Pistoia hosted the inauguration of the YouLab Pistoia, that was recently renovated and equipped with new seats and tables. Spaces have been redefined so that people can have more room and move around easily and there is also more space for new innovative equipment. YouLab Pistoia, An American […]
EU Code Week in Bulgarian Libraries
From 8 to 23 October, libraries across Bulgaria put on programmes of events as part of EU Code Week 2022. Activities were led by Sofia City Library and regional libraries in Targovishte, Dobrich, Yambol, Blagoevgrad, Gabrovo, Rousse and Vratsa. Many libraries organised sessions with Bee-Bot robots, in which young children take their first steps in […]
ICCU and ALPHABETICA: the new portal to explore the cultural heritage of Italian Libraries
The Central Institute for the Union Catalogue of Italian Libraries (ICCU), Ministry of Culture (MiC), one of the ADELE project partners, has a deep expertise in digital resources management and launched last December the Alphabetica portal (www.alphabetica.it), a new digital ecosystem of national bibliographic services. Alphabetica is a new research tool that integrates all the […]
Online Training for Library Professionals in Ireland
Public library staff in Ireland have been participating in a very popular programme of online training workshops and skills-share events since early 2020. The topics for these online workshops and events are based on areas which emerged from a skills’ audit with library staff across all library services. Interactive training workshops are provided on a […]
ADELE Partner Meeting in Dublin, Ireland
On 20th and 21st of September 2022, the ADELE partnership travelled to Dublin, Ireland for the second in-person meeting, which was preceded by the training session held in Brussels back in March 2022. The project partners coming from Italy (EGInA Srl and ICCU), Belgium (PL2030) and Bulgaria (GLBF) have been wonderfully hosted by the project […]