Herning Libraries

Whynew?

•Old library from 1970. Needed renovating

•Activities in the City centre•Visibility•Easier access•Better student facilities

Facts on the building process• Budgetary conciliation 2013 – decision on September, 2012• Programme presentation is prepared – on December, 2012• Programme presentation approved in KFU (Cultural and Recreation Committee) – January 2013• Project proposal is prepared – on April 11, 2013• Building put out to tender – on August 10, 2013•Groundbreaking – on September 5, 2013• Inauguration – on August 30, 2014

The Front septembe

r 2013

The Building seen from the Parking Space

Facts on the Library

In all 5.914 m²

Dybet/ The

Deep2.500

m²

Street level2.070

m²

First floor

672 m²

Second floor

672 m²

Budget DKK 80 mill.

Dybet (The Deep)The collection• About 450,000 materials• Fiction• Non-fiction• Music• Children’s books• Audio booksSorting machine with 55 bins. 41 in Dybet and 14 in Street level

Street Level• 200 m2 café Aroma• 200 m2 BøH-landet

(children’s department)• 82 m2 The Platform with

newspapers and magazines, and a scene for small events• Silent room with 22 reading

places.

First Floor Conference facilities• Conference rooms A-B-C• Project offices 1-2-3-4• Kørner 1-2• Canteen

65 staff members in open offices of min. 5 and max 13 people.

Second Floor Administration

Organisation•Management – head of library, deputy head of library and head of library learning services, head of development, head of mediation.

• Departments – EDU, EVENT, EXPO, FLOW, in-house service

• Functions – Purchase of materials, presentation for children, local libraries etc.

ServiceService Codex• Visibility

• Eye contact, distictness, appearance

• Courtesy• Helpful and professional

service• Inviting rooms

Service Points• Host• Info• Book-a-Librarian• BøH-landet (Children’s

Dep.)• Phone/mail

The Greatest Challenges• New organization• The daily opreation of the library contra development• Creating ownership of the process

Experiences so far• New surroundings – new habits

• Great interest - 186.000 visitors during the first 3 months

- 75.000 visitor in September- 4200 new users (1/9 – 1/3)- 313.000 from September to March- 1700 visitors daily