The list of users of the Library System for Children in Dnipropetrovsk:

The whole number of readers at the beginning of 2009: 41 430
Children of age from 3 to 6 (child-bearings) 4213 (10,2%)
Children of age from 6 to 9 (from 1 to 4 form) 8030 (19,4%)
Children of age from 9 to 11 (from 5 to 6 form) 12725 (30,7%)
Children of age from 11 to 14 (from 7 to 9 form) 9093 (21,9%)
Children of age from 14 to 17 (from 10 to 11 form) 5063 (12,3%)
Teachers, parents and others 2306 (5,5%)

It is very important to joint children to libraries, knowledge, cultural values on the basis of the activity of city libraries for children. The priorities are the following:

  • the inculcation of new information technologies for provision of wide access to information;
  • the support of subculture of childhood through unities, competitions, festivals of creative works of young readers.

The most important moments of everyday activity of Libraries for children are:

  • to develop reading skills from the early childhood, to make children understand the importance of reading as a basis of development of intelligence and spirituality;
  • to help young users in education and self-education, in gaining knowledge and skills to search and use information.

The search and approbation of effective forms of work with children is fulfilled through the following programmes:

  • "Media-Centre for Children: knowledge and information without limits" (2001-2003)
  • "Creation of electronic products to help in education of schoolboys and schoolgirls" (from 2001)
  • "Developing / meaningful / family readings" (from 1993)

 

 

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