9:00 – 9:15

Welcome

Ton van Vlimmeren, EBLIDA President and Bruno Duarte Eiras, Ministery of Culture, Portugal

9:15 – 9:45

Keynote: Future(s) of Libraries and Librarianship

The keynote will frame the current situation for libraries by exploring trends impacting their role in society and outline important areas of leadership for the distinctive positioning of libraries in a societal context. It will provide the listeners with an understanding of the importance of real community engagement, of expanding library programs and events, and of library space as a service. By sketching various scenarios for the future of libraries, the keynote will provide awareness of the consequential competences needed among staff.

Rolf Hapel, Former professor at University of Washington Information School, USA and former Director Aarhus Public Library, Denmark

9:45 – 10:15

Keynote Reflection:

10:15 - 10:50

Plenary Session - Panel Discussion: What comes first: future libraries or future librarians?

In this session the common and different challenges of libraries across Europe and the strategies how in countries is dealt with these, are explored and elaborated.

• What strategies can be identified to charter for the future of libraries?
  Jannie van Vugt, Association Public Libraries: Educational platform for Dutch Library Network, Netherlands

• Bildung and culture as an essential competency for next generation librarians.
  Andrew Cranfield, Director, Helsingør Municipality Libraries, Denmark

• Why become a librarian of the 21st Century?
  Daniel Gonçalves, Librarian, Teresa and Alexandre Soares dos Santos Library, Nova School of Business & Economics, Lisbon, Portugal

Chair: Ton van Vlimmeren, EBLIDA President

10:50 - 11:00

Q&A

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 - 12:45

WORKSHOPS (Round 1)

Workshop 1.

[Sala de Conferências / Conference Room - 1st Floor]

Librarians’ skills: universal and specific, rather than core and additional

Introduction: Nicole Krüger, Zürich University of Applied Sciences, University Library, Switzerland

Looking back at the Library and Information Sciences curricula from 20 years ago and the library practice today, we see that subject specific library trainings at universities can set a basis – but cannot alone cover the needs of future librarians for a life span. Learning ability, social-, communication- and networking skills, as well as agile project management- and (self-)presentation skills have become vital for staying up to date on the job and for lifelong learning. These skills are important, too for the adaptation of services and the organization to technological and socio-economic developments.

In this interactive workshop we will use a “trend map” in order to match existing library services and skills with future demands and identify gaps that can and should be addressed in librarians’ trainings. (Read more)

Chair: Nicole Krüger, Zürich University of Applied Sciences, University Library, Switzerland

Rapporteur: Alicia Sellés Carot, Federación Española de Sociedades de Archivística, Biblioteconomía, Documentación y Museística - FESABID, Spain

Workshop 2.

[Sala de Formação / Training Room - 1st Floor]

Matching the demands of librarians

Introduction: Lucia Werder, Director, Bremen Public Library, Germany and and Nora Neuhaus de Laurel, HR Officer, Bremen Public Library, Germany

What do new staff members expect from the library? How to retain them? What culture in the library is beneficial? Are library qualifications a helpful demand or blocking career opportunities? Are there career opportunities in libraries? In this workshop, we dig deeper into the work environment and work offer of libraries regarding retaining a motivated library staff.

Chair: Lucia Werder, Director, Bremen Public Library

Rapporteur: Julie Calmus, ABF, French Association of Librarians, France

Workshop 3.

Sala do Relógio / Clock Room - 1st Floor]

The knowledge gap, the generation gap

The workshop steps on the first results of the project NEDLib "Digital competence and information literacy for librarians" offering pilot training activities for librarians in 5 European countries. As an introduction the goals of the project and the general content of the training modules covering 4 key areas: Information Literacy, Media Literacy, Disinformation and Fake News, and Gamification in Libraries, will be presented. Then the participants will be divided into groups, each taking two of the training modules, evaluating and rating the suggested topics. In the discussions attention will be paid to the questions if modern library knowledge is geographically diverse and if training in key areas can help to overcome the knowledge gaps of the experienced library staff and in the same time address the needs of unexperienced professionals in the libraries.

Chair: Marina Encheva, NEDLIB project / Bulgarian Library and Information Association and
Gabriela Angelova, National Library "St. St. Cyril and Methodius", and University of Library Studies and Information Technologies – ULSIT, Bulgaria

Rapporteur: Spaska Tarandova, Global Libraries Foundation, Bulgaria

12:45 – 13:00

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch

13:00 – 14:15

Escape Room (by OCLC)

[Sala de Conferências / Conference Room - 1st Floor]

Join this interactive session during either the lunch break or the workshop slot later in the afternoon at 15:55 - 17:05.

Recognize misinformation, crack the code!
Free yourself from misinformation! Take part in a fun and challenging escape room game that your library can use to make your community more resilient against misinformation.

Pre-registration is required. Read more

14:15 - 15:15

Plenary Session: Digital literacy for digital libraries

In this session we explore the role of libraries in digital literacy and what skills and competencies are needed for library staff to enable this role.

• What skills do library staff needs in the digital age?
  Eloy Rodrigues, Director of University Libraries at University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

• What the Council of Europe Recommendation on Library Legislation and Policy says in terms of digital technologies and AI: Implications for library staff
  Mikkel Christoffersen, EBLIDA Director

• What is digital literacy? A matter of indicators and a vision for the future
  Jasenka Pleško, President of the Croatian Library Association and Dunja Marija Gabriel, National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia

Chair: Mairead Owens, City Library of Dublin, Ireland

15:15 – 15:25

Discussion and Q&A

15:25 - 15:55

Coffee break

15:55 - 17:05

WORKSHOPS (Round 2)

Workshop 4.

[Sala de Formação / Training Room - 1st Floor]

Charting the future: a challenge for library Directors

Library directors face many challenges: seeking course in an uncertain world, developing new services, finding support among staff, politicians, and funders, dealing with unions, exploring new audiences, and dealing with old ones and much more.

Chair: Marie Østergaard, Director, Public Libraries of Aarhus and DOKK 1, Denmark

Rapporteur: Rauha Maarno, Celia Library for the Visually Impaired, Finland

Workshop 5.

[Sala de Conferências / Conference Room - 1st Floor]

AI: strengths and opportunities for libraries, librarians, and users

This workshop will explore the transformative potential of AI in libraries. We’ll try to uncover AI’s strengths, learn to leverage its capabilities for improved library services, and discover opportunities it presents for librarians and users alike.

Chair: Teresa Pombo, Ministry of Education and Science, Portugal
Rapporteur: Katrīna Kukaine, National Library of Latvia

Workshop 6.

Sala do Relógio / Clock Room - 1st Floor]

Recruiting practices of Libraries

How do libraries nowadays recruit their staff? What is the image of libraries in the labor market? What makes libraries attractive?  Which competitors are there? Is the economic offer of libraries competitive? What is the role of qualifications and library academies? Can everyone work in the library?

In this workshop, we will explore the experiences and good practices in the different contexts that libraries in Europe are confronted with. Together we (hope to) identify positive strands.

Introduction: Lucia Werder, Director, Bremen Public Library, Germany and and Nora Neuhaus de Laurel, HR Officer, Bremen Public Library, Germany

Chair & Rapporteur: Ton van Vlimmeren, EBLIDA President

Escape Room

by OCLC

Recognize misinformation, crack the code!
Free yourself from misinformation! Take part in a fun and challenging escape room game that your library can use to make your community more resilient against misinformation.

Pre-registration is required. Read more

17:05 – 17:20

Workshop wrap ups and Q&A

Hella Klauser, Bibliothek & Information Deutschland – BID, Germany

17:20 – 17:30

Conclusions – New EBLIDA President

19:30 -

Conference Dinner: Zambeze Restaurant - Rooftop Bar (Calçada Marquês de Tancos, Mercado Chão do Loureiro)

Public Transportation: Rossio subway station (blue line) [450m from the restaurant]