The Department of Lot invited the region's professional and volunteer librarians, elected officials responsible for culture and directors of cultural affairs to a departmental day dedicated to public reading on Friday November 29, 2024 at the Grange de Soulomès.
Public reading is a skill shared between municipalities, intermunicipalities and the Department. With this annual meeting, the Department wishes to offer a time for meetings and discussions on developments and the challenges of a public reading policy. It is also an opportunity to thank the 600 professionals and volunteers who work daily in the Lot libraries.
Today, libraries are at the forefront with regard to the dematerialization of media, participatory approaches, the fight against disinformation, awareness of the ecological transition, the development of social bonds, cultural rights… book stakeholders adapt and innovate to respond to new public practices.
Thanks to the Departmental Library, the Department supports libraries in their transformation, by providing them with a constantly updated documentary and digital offering and by ensuring its mission of training, animation and advice for communities, elected officials and book stakeholders.
Presentation of the departmental public reading plan
This departmental public reading day was punctuated by the presentation of the broad outlines of the departmental public reading plan.
As a result of the “Lot A Venir” mandate project, the Department has defined the priorities for action of the Departmental Library for six years: promoting the modernization and structuring of the departmental public reading network; adapt, distribute and promote the documentary and digital offering; support the offer of cultural action in favor of books and reading and develop proposals for the Department's priority audiences
During the day, Yves-Armel Martin, expert in collaborative innovation and member of the Bureau des possibilities, spoke on the notion of “cultural rights” and its impact for libraries.
Three workshops led by specialists addressed the themes of ecological transition, citizen participation and inclusion.
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