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CROATIAN MOBILE LIBRARIES
by Spomenka Petrović
ZAGREB CITY LIBRARIES
Republic of Croatia
Population of 4 800 000
Area of 56 542 km2
Coast long 5835 km
21 districts
Hundreds islands
Historical review
the Education committee organizedmobile service by coach
Rijeka 1935
the books were delivered in thevillages and teachers borrowed themto users
Karlovac 1911
Karlovac 1955
the books were deliveredin wooden boxesin 1964 the van was bought
Rijeka 1969
a bus was adapted for booktransport2 employees53 towns and villages4000 books
Bjelovar 1972Split 1974Šibenik 1975
vans for transport of the books
Founding a modern mobile library service
Zagreb
At the end of 1976 the first bookmobile started in ZagrebIn 1978 the second shift was organized This vihacle became a prototype for all Croatian bookmobiles
1980 another bookmobile was bought1981 the second shift started
1982 Zagreb has:
- 74 stops- 10 853 members- 176 000 loans
1977 - 1980
15 bookmobiles were made for Croatia (in Maribor, Slovenia)
On bus chasses
3 types of vehiclesA 11 m long, 5000 booksB 8 m long, 3000 booksC 5 m long, 2000 books
Financed by The Ministary of culture and local government
In 1978 bookmobiles started in Pula and Karlovac
In 1979 - bookmobiles started in Čakovec, Đakovo, Koprivnica, Samobor, Slavonski Brod and in Delnice a van
In 1980 - Bjelovar, Duga Resa, Glina, Knin, Rijeka as change for the adapted bus from 1969, in Split and second bokmobile in Zagreb
15 mobile libraries504 stops30 000 members300 000 loans of books125 000 issues of booksstaff of 41
1986
1990
10 year old bookmobile in Rijeka and 14 year old bookmobile in Zagreb were replaced with new ones
war operations and devastationsfinancesadministrative reorganization
1994
Only 6 mobile libraries with 7 bookmobiles were remained (Bjelovar, Čakovec, Karlovac, Koprivnica, Rijeka, Zagreb)
1995 Zagreb – new bookmobile
made in Zagreb
on Volvo’s chasses
13 m long
financed bymunicipal government
The interior of new bookmobile
110 m book-shelves
6000 books
air-condition forthe first time
1996 - Section for public libraries
Situation after the war:
4 of 7 bookmobiles are about 18 years old
many libraries are distroyed
Conclusions:
bookmobiles would be good substitution for destroyed libraries
it is urgent to change these 4 old bookmobiles
Round tables about mobile libraries
1999 Koprivnica: Bookmobiles now and tomorrow
2000 Karlovac: Who needs mobile library?
2001 Čakovec: Mobile library: yes or no?
2001 Working group for mobile libraries wasfounded
It is time for new bookmobiles
2002 Bookmobiles are 24 years old
2002 The Ministry of culture and district governments finance 4 new buses
2003-2004 New bookmobiles, made in Zagreb, started to work
Čakovec December 5, 2003
Karlovac December 17, 2003
Koprivnica Ferbuary 27, 2004
Bjelovar September 8, 2004
2001 Osijek, bookmobile started to work - Donation from Netherlands
2004 Rijeka, new bookmobile forDistrict of Gorski kotar
New bookmobiles - modern tehnology
Computers
CD & DVD players
CDs & DVDs
On-line catalogue
Internet access
Working practice
3-6 stops per day
1-5 hours per stop
2 weeks interval
2-3 workers in bookmobile
Zagreb: 2 shifts; other: 1 shift
Statistic for 2004
7 mobile libraries – 8 bookmobiles225 bookmobile stops11 904 members108 364 visits215 224 loans of books150 000 books25 employees
Future and visions
Vinkovci – new bookmobile till the end of 2005
Zagreb – new bookmobile insted of 15 years old one
Osijek – second bokmobile for The District of Baranja
Second shift for all bookmobiles
New mobile library services in districts without a good library network
Book-boats for islands
Thank you for your attention
Spomenka PetrovićHead of Zagreb Mobile Library
March, 2005
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