Libraries for All European Strategy of the Multicultural Education

About Project European project 2008 2010 Partners: Sweden, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic Aim: changing the local libraries to the integretion places of the community - developing of the new service for foreigners

International Activities Setting up of the websites www.librariesforall.cz Manual for libraries and librarians International work group Austria - Social Architecture Team Three okay.zusammen leben/advice Center for Migration and Integration Sweden Immigrant Institute Czech Republic Multicultural Centre of Prague Germany - The Public Library of Frankfurt am Main

Local Activities - Austria Libraries: ie Lustenau and Götzis Acquisition: new books in Turkish, Serbian, Croatian, Spanish New language courses for women Deutsch zum Frühstück Reading for children in Turkish and consultancy for women Book translation to German language and bilingual editions (Sprich mit mir und hör mir zu!)

Deutsch zum Frühstück

Local Activities - Sweden Library: Biskopsgarden Language and Book Café (Swedish, Kurdish) PC courses English language courses Help with homework for students and children Workshops Acquisition of literature in foreign languages g

Language Course

Local Activities - Germany Libraries: Internationale Bibliothek in Gallus and Sindlingen Supporting students t of the German language New activities for the whole family

Workshop

Migrant Situation in the Czech Republic 42 4.2 % foreigners in the whole population 432 000 legally work, study National structure: Ukrainians 13 % Russians 6 % Poles 5 % Slovaks 17 % Vietnamese 14 % Obligatory Czech language exam 1.1. 2009

Municipal Library of Prague Public library 43 branch libraries, 3 mobile libraries 2.2 mil volumes, 200 000 readers 500 employees Events for children and adults concerts, workshops, discussions, courses, theatre performances

Local Activities May 2009 Low-threshold Czech language g course PC courses 2 info points Information materials in foreign languages Continuative education of librarians Cooperation with Berkat organization

Low-threshold Czech Language Course Central Library (since January 2010) 50 60 participants/lesson Lectors: 2 Insufficient Smíchov library (February 2010) 15 20 participants/lesson Lector: 1 Intensity: 2x90 minutes Fee: 50 CZK Organizer: Centre for Integration of Foreigners special method (Winner of European Language Award LABEL 2009)

Low-threshold Czech Language Course

Low-threshold Czech Language Course

PC Course October 2009 May 2010 Opatov library Participants: 5 15 Basic knowledge of the Czech language g required Basic PC skills Intensity: 1x120 minutes Exchang hanging the lector Fee: 50 CZK

PC Course

PC Course

Info points Central Library and Opatov important information and relevant materials from NGOs, administrative departments and private and state institution E-learning English Magazines and newspaper p in foreign languages Library materials in following languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Mongolian, Vietnamese, Chinese, English and German

Berkat Organization Foreigners children at the library

Educating Librarians October 2009 seminar introduced for the employees: situation of migrants, barriers in communication with them, the project itself February 2010 two workshops More practical - communication with foreigners

Education of Librarians

www.mlp.cz/libraries

Plans for Autumn 2010 Exhibition My home September (Opatov) Continuing in the current courses Opening new Czech courses for housewives at Opatov

Libraries for All Thank you for your attention Veronika Chruščová veronika.chruscova@mlp.cz Municipal Library of Prague Barbora Loudová Stralczynská czechmade@mkc.cz Multicultural Centre of Prague