CONSUMER OF GENERATION Z
IN MODERN LIBRARY:
WE DEVELOP PATRIOTISM AND ENCOURAGE READING
RITA BOŽIENĖ – THE HEAD OF „ŠALTINELIS“ BRANCH IN ŠIAULIAI CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
BIRŠTONAS, 28-29 APRIL, 2016
„SALTINĖLIS“ LIBRARY - IS THE OLDEST CHILDREN'S
LIBRARY IN SIAULIAI
AIMS AND GOALS OF THE LIBRARY:
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ensure quick and wide access to information.
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implement new technologies and to better supply users with computerized workstations.
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give an opportunity to freely access internet, electronic catalogues and databases.
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render special services to purpose user groups.
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organize book, author, reading and other cultural events, educational activities, preserve local lore
and cultural heritag.
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cooperate with cultural and educational institutions of the city .
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reading promotion.
Z GENERATION IN SIAULIAI: FACTS AND FIGURES
At the beginning of the year 2016 the population in Siauliai – 102983
z generation members – 63509
22 % of them are visitors of „Saltinelis“ library
CONSUMER OF GENERATION Z
Main features:
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expressed individuality
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impulsiveness
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not knowing how to organize time
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focused on use
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social identity is modeled virtually
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loop reading
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lack of critical thinking
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innovation
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values shaped by the Internet
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active and time-consuming involvement in the virtual life
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pragmatic
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scatterbrain,
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technologically literate
WHAT IS THE PLACE OF PATRIOTISM AND THE NEED TO
READ IN THE SCALE OF VALUES OF GENERATION Z
THE PROJECT "TRADITION AND MODERNITY:
INTERACTIVE MAKING OF THE HISTORY OF SIAULIAI"
Logo designer Dalia Brazlauskienė
WORKSHOP „WE CREATE STORIES AND LEGENDS“
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WORKSHOP „CREATIVE TEXT INPUT, THE CREATION
OF LEGENDS“
WORKSHOP „ WE CREATE A SHADOW THEATER“
WORKSHOP „SHADOW THEATRE IN THE LIBRARY: WE CREATE
TOGETHER
THE PROJECT INVOLVED MORE THAN 250 STUDENTS
FROM 10 CITY AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS
DURING THE PROJECT THE STUDENTS HAVE CREATED
OVER 100 LEGENDS
EXHIBITING STORIES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT STOPS
THE STUDENTS HAVE CREATED 14 SHADOW THEATER
PERFORMANCES
THEY HAVE RELEASED TWO CDS WITH SHADOW
THEATRE RECORDINGS
THE MAIN HOST OF SIAULIAI TV CHILDREN‘S SHOW
"BUMCE TRICKS"
2016 CALENDAR „CHILDREN‘S STORIES FOR SIAULIAI“
RESULTS
 Increased students‘ interest in home town history and architecture
 The students remembered the folklore traditions in legend creation process
 The students‘ desire to read legends has become stronger
 Positive approach to explore most visited objects of the city has been aroused
 The students got to know shadow theater technique
 Sense of communion and responsibility for the hometown has become stronger
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM AURIMAS NAUSĖDA, JONAS TUMULIS,
VILIUS PURONAS AND „ŠALTINĖLIS“ LIBRARY ARCHIVES
ARE USED IN THE PRESENTATION