Aarhus Public Libraries
Consortium Members
- MDR Partners
- Aarhus Public Libraries
- Cross Czech a.s.
- Acrosslimits
- Bulgarian Library and Information Association (BLIA)
- BVOE (Büchereiverband Österreichs)
- Cluj County Library “Octavian Goga”
- EBLIDA
- Helsinki City Library
- Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
- Libraries and Archives Department, Lisbon
- National and University Library of Slovenia (NUK)
- Publika MKK
- The European Schoolnet Partnership (EUN)
- Veria Central Public Library
Denmark
Aarhus Public Libraries, Denmark services a population of 300,000. The library system consists of a main library and 18 branch libraries.
Aarhus Public Libraries is a modern public institution with a high degree of decentralization and self-management, governed by politically adopted aims and goals. The City Council in Aarhus adopted a Library Policy in 2005. The policy consists of ten library political objectives attached by an action and is in force from 2006 - 2009. Work on a new policy for the libraries in Aarhus from 2010 – 2013 is under way.
View The Library Policy
Aarhus Public Libraries is a dynamic and development-oriented organization with a long tradition of project and development management, competence development and networking with other libraries, organisations and institutions, both nationally and internationally.
Aarhus Public Libraries have throughout the last years been manager of several projects funded by the Danish National Library Authority, the European Union and private companies.
As a consequence of the experiences with development projects, Aarhus Public Libraries drew up an innovation strategy in 2007. Furthermore, a project model has been organised, including a toolbox and templates for all documents needed throughout a project.
Aarhus Public Libraries was awarded the 2004 Access to Learning Award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its extensive training and technology programmes.