Conference programme
You can download the PDF version of programme HERE.
You can download the presentations from THIS PAGE.
Sunday, May 13 |
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| 6.30 pm | Welcome reception, cocktail dinner at restaurant Aeroklub | ||
Monday, May 14 |
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| 9.00 am – 10.00 am | Registration | ||
| 10.00 am – 10.45 am | Opening remarks (Representatives of the Ministry of Culture and City of Belgrade, Jasmina Ninkov – Belgrade City Library Director, Corrado di Tillio – IFLA MetLib Section Standing Committee Chair) | ||
| 10.45 am – 11.00 am | Coffee break | ||
| 11.00 am – 12.10 pm | Opening session
Dragana Milunovic, National Library of Serbia, Overview of public libraries in Serbia (20 min) Jasmina Ninkov, Belgrade City Library, Introduction to Belgrade City Library’s Network (20 min) Prof Andrew Smith, Emporia State University, Mutual Advocates: Public Libraries and their Communities (20 min) Discussion (10 min) |
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| 12.10 pm – 12.30 pm | Coffee break | ||
| 12.30 pm – 1.40 pm | Empowering the new generations – library services for children and youth
Theo Kemperman, Rotterdam Public Library, Help, the Millennial is in the Building (20 min) Maarja Pildre, Tallinn Central Library, Libraries – united in arts (20 min) Jasna Brkic, Violeta Djordjevic, Belgrade City Library, Downloading knowledge, uploading fun: innovative workshops for children and youth (20 min) Discussion (10 min) |
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| 1.40 pm – 2.00 pm | Short tour of the Belgrade City Library | ||
| 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm | Lunch | ||
| 3.00 pm – 4.15 pm | Tour of Kalemegdan Fortress | ||
| 4.15 pm – 5.00 pm | Tour of the City Center | ||
| 5.00 pm – 5.30 pm | Visit to the American Corner Belgrade and their Makerspace (presentation of Corner’s services and programs) | ||
Tuesday, May 15 |
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| 8.45 am – 10.15 am | Steering Committee meeting | ||
| 10.15 am – 10.30 am | Coffee break | ||
| 10.30 am – 11.30 am | Open to all? Public libraries and Social inclusion
Ton van Vlimmeren, Utrecht Public Library, Community engagement and social inclusion in libraries (20 min) Sanja Bunic, Zagreb City Libraries, A radically inclusive library for people experiencing homelessness (20 min) Cristina Garreta Girona, Municipal Library Service of Reus, Good morning, where’s the uniform? (20 min) |
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| 11.30 am – 11.50 am | Coffee break | ||
| 11.50 am – 1.00 pm | Open to all? Public libraries and Social inclusion
Sladjana Bratic, Central Library East Sarajevo, Library by Measures of All Users (20 min) Stanka Jovicic, Marina Nedjic, Belgrade City Library, BCL’s role in building an inclusive community – programs and services for persons with disabilities (20 min) Forum: Open to all? Public Libraries and Social inclusion (30 min) |
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| 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm | Lunch | ||
| 2.00 pm – 3.45 pm | Visit to the National Library of Serbia (Presentation, presentation of valuable books, tour of the library) | ||
| 3.45 pm – 4.00 pm | Short tour of the St. Sava Temple (located next to the NLS) | ||
| 5.00 pm – 6.30 pm | Belgrade River Cruise – Belgrade river boat tour | ||
Wednesday, May 16 |
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| All-day excursion | Sirmium archaeological site (Imperial Palace)
Zasavica – Special Nature Reserve Novi Sad; Matica Srpska, it’s Library and Gallery |
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Thursday, May 17 |
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| 9.30 am – 10.50 am | Libraries as cultural and educational centers of the community
Mariona Chavarria Domingo, Biblioteca Del Fondo, How to cook within a diversity of fellow cultures? (20 min) Virginija Svediene, Panevezys County Gabriele Petkevicaite – Bite Public Library, Library: a Whale on Which the Cultural Life of the City Rests (20 min) Gobinda Raj Dahal, Kathmandu Valley Public Library, Libraries promoting civil society values and fostering civic engagement (20 min) Discussion (20 min) |
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| 10.50 am – 11.20 am | Coffee break | ||
| 11.20 am – 12.30 pm | Best practices and vision of the future
Berendse Martin, Amsterdam Public Library, 99 years OBA Amsterdam: ready for the 21st century? (20 min) Colin Carter, Innovative Interfaces, Sharing Best Practice across library sectors ad across the world (20 min) Forum: Public Libraries and the Sustainable Development Goals: tell your story! (30 min) |
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| 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm | Lunch | ||
| 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm | IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short Film Award – Films projection | ||
| 6.00 pm – 7.15 pm | Visit to the Museum of Contemporary Art | ||
| 7.30 pm | Social evening – dinner party at restaurant Reka | ||
Friday, May 18 |
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| 9.00 am – 10.00 am | Panel discussion – Advocacy | ||
| 10.00 am – 10.20 am | Coffee break | ||
| 10.20 am – 11.50 am | IFLA’s Global Vision workshop meeting | ||
| 11.50 am – 12.00 pm | Coffee break | ||
| 12.00 pm – 12.20 pm | Reflections on the Conference | ||
| 12.20 pm – 12.35 pm | Presentation Hosting City 2019 | ||
| 12.35 pm | Lunchtime / Catering | ||
| 1.30 pm (approx.) | End of Conference | ||
METLIB 2018 