Study Tour/
New Study Tour: Hjørring Library and Nordkraft Culture Centre in Aalborg
9:00 - 17:30
Study tour to Hjoerring Public Library and the Nordkraft Centre of Culture in Aalborg.
10:00 - 16:30 Visit Silkeborg Library and the Museum Jorn
VISIT SILKEBORG LIBRARY AND THE MUSEUM JORN
Silkeborg is located approximately 40 km west of Aarhus, beautifully situated among some of the largest lakes and forest areas in Denmark. The tour starts with a visit to Silkeborg Library, where there will be a lecture on the democratic aspects of partnerships and initiatives.
After lunch, the next library 2011 participants will visit the Silkeborg Museum of Art which is also the museum for the internationally known avant-garde painter Asger Jorn. Afterwards, we drive back to Aarhus.
14:00 - 16:30 Branch Libraries and Community Centres in Aarhus
BRANCH LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY CENTRES IN AARHUS
This study tour will present examples of how outstanding branch libraries in Aarhus work with innovation, partnerships and democracy.
Åby Library
Åby library is one of the largest libraries in Aarhus, where focus is placed on the innovation of the communication of literature. At Åby, they work with developing forms of communication, and literature in non-literary media.
Mediaspace –A visit to the waterfront in Aarhus - optional
Registration for this events is closed.
Study Tour: Shared Reading as a cognitive tool
Shared Reading as Social Inclusion
Back in 2004, The Reader Organization in the UK started a project called "Get Into Reading". The project aims at making literature available to everybody, and has – as a beneficiary side effect – shown to advance the social integration of socially vulnerable groups. Inspired by this, Læseforeningen(the Danish Reading Association, http://www.laeseforeningen.dk/) is implementing this reading practice in Aarhus and other cities in Denmark.