"Culture 2000" partners search for the EU project EU-BOOKS. PROMOTING BOOKS
AND READING AMONG YOUNG EUROPEANS (Italy)
We are a group of few Italian public & national libraries in the Region of
Veneto. We are looking for co-organizers from other European countries who
are interested to contribute to our draft project on a history of the book
and the practice of reading among young readers.
This project will be submitted to the European Commission in the frame of
the current call of the programme "Culture 2000" (deadline 30 October 2003).
Aims of the project
The purpose of the project is to establish a network among European public
libraries in order to enhance and promote, especially among young readers,
the prior role that books and reading played and still play in the modern
society of information, and their contribution to the access to knowledge of
all citizens.
Project's contents
A cultural itinerary about the history of the European book devoted to
introduce young people to the knowledge of the shapes the book has taken
throughout the ages.
The use of new technologies in order to favour the widest and most direct
access to the books.
An opportunity of formative opportunities to the professionals of the
various fields (librarians, authors, editors, educators).
Foreseen actions
Multimedia publications, a travelling exhibition and workshops especially
designed for young readers; exchanges among cultural operators and
institutions, a final symposium addressed both to European professionals and
citizens.
The project will also make use of new technologies in order to favour the
widest and most direct access to the books, also granting publicity,
transparency, and the largest diffusion of the contents and of the results
of the project. An Internet site will ensure the presence of resources,
information and formative services addressed to the targeted public.
Timing
The project will last about one year, starting in the second semester of
2004.
Interested organizations should contact us no later than 6 October 2003
(submission deadline is 30 October 2003).
Co-organizers' expected profile
1. European public libraries at national and international level with a
particular experience and aim to:
a)develop, study, exhibit, or contribute to the history of the book
from incunabulum to e-book
b)target a young audience (mainly primary and secondary school)
with specific actions, and interest in sharing experience and skills.
2. Any other public or private institution/organization in the educational
and cultural fields that can positively contribute to project best
completion.
Contact
Elisabetta Lazzaro
Region of Veneto - Brussels Office
Rue de l'Industrie, 22 - B 1040 Brussels (Belgium)
Tel +32 2 551 0010 - Fax +32 2 551 0019
GSM +32 476 852193