DEVELOPING PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE FUTURE
September 10-12, 2009
Helsinki, FINLAND

This conference was organized in partnership with Finland’s Ministry of Education. Participants from France, Spain, and the UK were invited to join their Finnish counterparts in a three day conference, which included a brief tour of a number of public libraries in the capital region. In addition to hearing accounts of the current situation for libraries in each country, there were also reports given regarding future trends and other aspects related to the future of public libraries.

Many thanks are offered to all the speakers and participants. Below are links to some of the presentations that were made available to us.

María Antonia Carrato
Subdirectora General de Coordinación Bibliotecaria Ministerio de Cultura Spain

Barbro Wigell-Ryynänen
Senior Advisor, Libraries, Ministry of Education Finland

Cath Anley
Head of Libraries, Archives and Museums Kent County Council

Jorma Waldén
Government Counsellor, Ministry of Education Finland

Liz McGettigan
Head of Libraries in Edinburgh

Concha Vilariño
Head of Library Coordination and Cooperation / Subdirectorate for Library Coordination
Ministry of Culture Spain

Pirjo Sallmén
Coordinator, Finnish Library Association

Cécile Denier
Librarian, co-responsible for the Self Training Area
Public Reference Library (Bpi, Bibliothèque Publique d'Information)

Jane Mathieson
Regional Reader Development Co-ordinator Time to Read, the NW Reader Development Partnership

Susana Alegre Landáburu
Head of International Cooperation / Subdirectorate General for Libraries Coordination
Ministry of Culture Spain