In Chemnitz sinkt die Zahl der pädagogischen Einrichtungen parallel zur Einwohnerzahl. Trotzdem registriert die Stadtbibliothek steigende Zahlen bei jungen Benutzern, deren Entleihungen, Einführungen und Recherchetraining für Kinder- und Jugendgruppen. Alles dank Kooperationsvereinbarungen? Ja und nein, denn es gibt ein breites Spektrum an Aktivitäten, um Pädagogen, Eltern, Kindern und Jugendlichen die Stadtbibliothek Chemnitz als außerschulischen Lernort zu vermitteln. Kontinuierlich wurde an zielgruppengerechten medienpädagogischen Angeboten gearbeitet.

Swedish public libraries have offered writing courses and activities for decades. Despite that, writing doesn’t necessarily seem to have an obvious place at all public libraries. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the status of writing promotion at Swedish public libraries. The study is conducted using several methods. Firstly, official library statistics are used to map creative writing activities at public libraries. Secondly, library plans from Swedish regions are used to study how they define writing promotion related to public library. Thirdly, three interviews are conducted with people who have worked with writing promotion. The four-space model from 2012 is used to analyze the motives for writing promotion related to public libraries. The statistic results show that writing activities has a low priority in comparison with other activities at the public library. Moreover, the statistics show that public libraries vary in offering writing activities, both at a national and a regional level. The results based on the library plans show that public libraries in many regions work, or want to work, with writing promotion. In most of the regions the writing promotion can be connected to all four spaces and goals according to The four-space model. Through writing promotion public libraries can offer an inspiration space, a learning space, a meeting space and a performative space, consequently supporting experience, empowerment, involvement and innovation. The status of writing promotion seems, however, to vary among the regions. The interviews reveal, in accordance with the library plans, that writing promotion belongs in public libraries.  In conclusion, the thesis shows that writing promotion is overshadowed by reading promotion at Swedish public libraries. In addition, the thesis shows that the status of writing promotion has potential to increase at Swedish public libraries. This is a two years master ́s thesis in Library and Information Science.

This study examines a selection of library grant applications submitted to the Swedish Arts Council from two regions, Stockholm and Dalarna, during the period of 2018-2022. Employing content and document analysis, the essay investigates how the 20 applications for library grants address questions related to local needs, norm criticism, accessibility, and long-term impact. Through comparative analysis with relevant paragraphs from the Swedish library law, it becomes evident that the application responses closely align with the stipulations outlined in the law, and other governing documents. Additionally, this essay argues that the formulation of application questions restricts applicants from freely expressing their needs and ideas, potentially indicating control exerted by the Swedish government, specifically through the Swedish Arts Council, over local library operations and municipal cultural politics. This is a two-year master's thesis in Library and Information Science.

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Recent reports have confirmed that Swedish adolescents read less every year. Because of these reports, Swedish governments have implemented regulations to provide directions and emphasize the importance of reading promotion. However, how much these regulations have affected the curriculum for upper secondary schools in general, and the English syllabus specifically, is unclear. Therefore, this study aimed firstly to analyze the responsibilities of English teachers at upper secondary school regarding reading promotion, and secondly to take a closer look at the practice of reading promotion in the English classroom. This was conducted in a combined-methods study. Firstly, a close reading and analysis of what signals governments and governmental agencies have been sending out regarding reading promotion were carried out, and of how visible these signals are in the curriculum/syllabus. Secondly, a survey was conducted asking EFL teachers in upper secondary school how they look upon their responsibilities in this regard and what they practice in class.  The results show that the curriculum of upper secondary school does not reflect the governments’ emphasis on reading promotion. Some guidelines are provided, but they are vague, and it is unclear if they are part of the English teacher’s responsibility. Despite the lack of emphasis on reading in the curriculum, the survey results show that the participating English teachers believe reading is important and work with reading promotion. However, the respondents stress that more resources for school libraries are needed to improve their work.

[pt] Essa Dissertação de Mestrado, que traz como título Para Além dos Muros da Escola: Memória Crítica de Práticas e Experiências Pedagógicas, traz como temática experiências ligadas à promoção de leitura em escolas. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de natureza qualitativa, fundamentada na experiência da autora, apoiando-se em autores como Le Goff, Walter Benjamim, Foucault, Didi Huberman, Paulo Freire, Alan da Rosa, que se encontram envolvidos em escritas que versam sobre memórias coletivas e individuais. A pesquisa examina as memórias formadas pela vivência cultural dos alunos que participaram de projetos e eventos criados e desenvolvidos para a promoção da leitura, numa abertura de novos caminhos para o mundo da escrita. Ela parte, assim, de descrições de imagens e relatos dessas práticas que renovaram as diferentes modalidades de ensino da Educação Básica nas escolas municipais Panaro Figueira, localizada em Seropédica - RJ, e no Colégio Municipal Doutor Aurelino Gonçalves Barbosa, localizado em Piraí - Rio de Janeiro. Essas práticas foram desenvolvidas na maioria das vezes com a Educação de Jovens e Adultos; com o apoio da Educação Infantil, Ensino Fundamental e Ensino Médio entre os anos 2000 a 2018. Tiveram como objetivo fortalecer a interação, a interdisciplinaridade e a interlocução entre os envolvidos. Os objetivos foram desenvolvidos de maneira exploratória com apresentação de dados e relatos próprios, e outros coletados com os indivíduos que fizeram parte desse processo. Nesse processo a interação e os laços de amizade foram o ápice desse trabalho interdisciplinar. / [en] This master s dissertation, entitled Beyond the School Walls: Critical Memory of Practices and Pedagogical Experiences, brings as theme experiences related to the promotion of reading in schools. It a research of a qualitative nature, based on the author s experience, supported by author s such as Le Goff, Walter Benjamin, Foucault, Didi Huberman, Paulo Freire, Alan da Rosa who are involved in writings dealing with collective and individual. The research examines the memories formed by the cultural experiences of students who participated in projects and events created are developed for the promotion of reading, opening new paths to the world of writing. It starts with description of images and relates of these practices that renewed the different modalities of education of basic education in municipal school Panaro Figueira, located in Seropédica – Rio de Janeiro, and in the Municipal School Dr. Aurelino Gonçalves Barbosa, located in Piraí – Rio de Janeiro. These practices were mostly developed with the Youth and Adult Education, with the support of Children s Education, Elementary Education and Secondary Education between the years 2000 and 2018. They aimed to strengthen interaction, interdisciplinary and interlocution among those involved. The objectives were developed in a exploratory way with the preservation of data and own reports, and others collected with the individuals who were part of this process. In this process the interaction and the bonds of friendship were consolidated, becoming thus the apice of this interdisciplinary work.

Problemställning och syfte: Undersökningen rör vilken roll skolbiblioteket spelar för elevers läsvanor och vilka förutsättningar som krävs för att bidra till elevers medborgerliga bildning. Syftet är att skapa förståelse för skolbibliotekets verksamhet, som institution inom det svenska skolsystemet, och dess roll för bildning genom utveckling och etablering av gymnasieelevers läsvanor. Metod och teori: Studien är en fallstudie där datamaterialet samlats in via kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer. Natasha Gerolamis teori om biblioteket som ett arrangemang utgör den teoretiska grunden i denna studie där begrepp är hämtade från Gilles Deleuze och Félix Guattaris posthumanistiska teori. Material och resultat: Genom kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer med en lärare och två skolbibliotekarier framkom det att skolbiblioteket spelar en viktig roll för elevernas kunskapsutveckling men också för en mängd alternativa roller. I det läsfrämjande utvecklingsarbetet framkom det att samarbete och samverkan mellan olika aktörer är centralt. Slutsatser: I den analys av skolbibliotekets roll för elevers läsvanor som genomförts framträder det spänningsfält som verkar råda mellan att betrakta skolbiblioteket som en målstyrd institution i förhållande till att betrakta det som ett arrangemang. När skolbiblioteket som i denna studie betraktas som ett institutionellt arrangemang framträder bilden av en skapande och produktiv plats, en plats för ’blivande’, som därmed belyser dess sociala roll. Från denna utgångpunkt syns också en omsorgsroll som även inbegriper omsorg om elevernas medborgerliga bildning, och att utvecklingsarbete kan förstås som inriktat mot skapande, och inte primärt mot ekonomi och effektivitet gentemot uppsatta mål. / Problem and purpose: The study concern what role the school library play for students reading habits, and which conditions are required to contribute to students' civic education. The purpose is to create an understanding of the school library's activities, as an institution within the Swedish school system, and its role for education through the development and establishment of high school students' reading habits. Method and theory: The study is a case study where the data material was collected via qualitative semistructured interviews. Natasha Gerolami's theory of the library as an arrangement forms the theoretical basis of this study where concepts are taken from Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's posthumanist theory. Materials and results: Through qualitative semi-structured interviews with a teacher and two school librarians, it is shown that the school library plays an important role for students' knowledge development but also for a number of alternative roles. In the reading promotion developmental work, it emerged that cooperation and collaboration between different actors is important. Conclusions: In the analysis of the school library's role in students' reading habits that has been carried out, a tension emerges between considering the school library as a goal-oriented institution in relation to considering it as an assemblage. When the school library, which in this study is regarded as an institutional arrangement, the image of a creative and productive place emerges, a place for ‘becoming’, which thus highlights its social role. From this point of view, there is also a caring role that also includes care for the students' civic ‘bildung’, and that development work can be understood as focused on creation, and not primarily on finances and efficiency towards pre-defined goals.

Zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts ist in Spanien eine Leseförderungsoffensive gestartet worden, deren primäres Ziel es ist, die großen Schwächen der Lesegewohnheiten in der spanischen Bevölkerung zu beheben, und somit allen Bürgern den Zugang zur Informations- und Wissensgesellschaft zu ermöglichen. Im ersten Teil der Arbeit werden die historischen Hintergründe für die heutigen Defizite erläutert und eine Reihe von aktuellen Studien zum Leseverhalten der Spanier analysiert. Eine Untersuchung über das Verlagswesen und dessen Auswirkung auf die Lesehaltung der Gesellschaft, sowie eine genaue Darstellung des im Jahre 2007 erlassenen Gesetzes zur Buch-, Lektüre- und Bibliothekspolitik dienen dazu, einen Rahmen für die unternommenen Schritte zu bilden. In dem zweiten Teil richtet sich der Fokus auf die seit Beginn des Jahrhunderts gestarteten Maßnahmen zur Leseförderung, darunter, als integrativer Mittelpunkt den Leseförderungsplan der zentralen Regierung und weiter die Projekte der Landesregierungen und der Kommunen, sowie Aktionen die zum größten Teil auf private Initiative zurückgehen. Die öffentliche Präsentation des vom Bundeskulturministerium entwickelten, ersten, nationalen Leseförderungsplanes im Jahr 2001 markierte den Anfang für einen Wandelprozess in der Lesekultur des Landes. Im letzten Teil der Dissertation wird, angesichts der basalen Funktion der Bibliotheken als Zentren der Leseanimation, auf die Entwicklung des spanischen Bibliotheksystems in den letzten drei Dekaden und insbesondere der Öffentlichen und der Schulbibliotheken eingegangen. / At the beginning of the 21st century the Spanish government launched the most important reading promotion campaign in the history of the country. The objective campaign, that still continues, is to correct the important deficiencies of the reading habits of the Spaniards and to guarantee the access to the information and knowledge society for every citizen. In the first part of the thesis, the author describes the historical reasons for the present reading deficiencies in the population. He also analyzes the most important studies about the reading habits in Spain. An investigation about the situation of the publishing world and its effects on the reading culture, and an account oft the law on Books, Reading and Libraries from 2007 helped to create the context in which the new efforts to improve the reading competence are taking place. In the second part of the work the author analyzes the most representative projects of reading promotion, that have been started from the central, but also from regional and municipal administrations, as well as from private initiators. The most important among these projects is the National Reading Promotion Plan. It was developed from the Spanish Ministry of Culture and has the function of an integration and reference point for all the local reading promotion actions in the country. The public presentation of this Plan in 2001 represented the beginning of a deep transformation process of the reading culture of the nation. As the libraries have always been indispensable centres for reading promotion, the last part of the thesis describes the development of the Spanish librarian system in the three last decades focusing special interest on the school and public libraries. I

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the literacy environment at home, at school and in the community and the development of voluntary reading and thus a reading habit. This research is relevant as there is an alarming drop out rate, poor matriculation results and low scores in reading performance tests in South African schools. Many factors and possible causes can contribute to this, but a major problem is the lack of a reading habit, low literacy levels and an environment that is not supportive of literacy. As a result, many children are still leaving school functionally illiterate. In order to develop a reading habit, learners must get maximum support and encouragement from their literacy environment, as children learn from what is going on around them. The major role players in the learner's literacy environment, are the home and family (microstructure), the school and teachers, and his community which includes libraries (macrostructure). A literature study on the foundations, contexts and practices of literacy, voluntary reading and environmental factors that affect reading provides the theoretical basis and a conceptual framework for this study. The research method used is a case study with the focus on a sample of learners from Grade 3 - 7 from schools in the Highveld Ridge and Gauteng East area. Due to budgetary and logistical constraints, rural areas are not included. The empirical survey investigates various aspects of the literacy environment. The survey method, with questionnaires for learners, teachers and headmasters, was used. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are used to generate data. The findings are that many learners experience difficulties which hinder the development of a reading habit, for example: schools and communities do not have libraries, or access to them is limited; appropriate reading materials are not available; or learners do not have access to them; multilingualism is a major problem in a country with eleven official languages, as many learners have to learn and teachers have to teach in a language other than their mother tongue; parents are not literate and cannot help their children; socio-economic conditions are not conductive to reading; there is a lack of support from governmental at various levels. Although findings in a case study cannot be generalised, certain conclusions and suggestions can guide teachers, parents and librarians to create a more supportive literacy environment to encourage voluntary reading. / Information Science / M.A. (Information Science)

國內公共圖書館近年來致力充實館內電子資源，提供豐富的資料庫資源給予大眾閱讀分享與選擇。北市圖擁有豐富的中文繪本資料庫，但林老師說故事團隊鮮有使用電子繪本進行說故事活動。因此，本研究為探討電子繪本融入林老師說故事活動的可行性與實施方式，採用行動研究方法，進行二階段十場次的行動研究，兒童參與活動共有89人次，從行動研究的實施來評估電子繪本說故事活動是否提升兒童閱讀興趣、改善紙本說故事的限制，並提出活動實施程序，以利活動設計與實施。 為能讓行動方案的實施更符合說故事活動需求，本研究提出「電子繪本選擇的原則」，協助說故事人進行繪本的選擇，並發展「電子繪本說故事行動方案」從活動目的、活動資源取用、活動作業程序、活動方式與獎勵、活動實施注意事項等要點來說明行動方案，提供給林老師執行活動的參考，並邀請林老師實施活動，藉由訪談方式了解林老師對於活動實施的看法與建議。 研究結果歸納：(1)行動方案可以幫助林老師實施活動以及選擇電子繪本；(2)電子繪本的特性可以改善紙本說故事的限制；(3)兒童參加電子繪本說故事活動興趣提升；(4)非線性閱讀的選擇自由之特性適合中年級以上兒童；(5)電子繪本適合應用在林老師說故事活動並值得推廣；(6)電子繪本的優勢使得說故事活動更具豐富性。 最後，本研究提出研究建議，供相關單位參考：(1)增購中文繪本資料庫；(2)辦理電子繪本利用教育研習，招募林老師加入；(3)開放權限，協助林老師取用電子資源；(4)解決線上閱讀數位版權數問題；(5)增購電子白板設備以促進林老師說故事效益；(6)辦理電子繪本的說故事活動觀摩會；(7)善用資料庫介面特性以進行活動設計；(8)要了解電子繪本內容才能進行活動設計。 / Rapid developments in digital information technology and Internet communication have changed the ways to retrieve information, and increased the demand for information. For modern Digital Natives, the establishment of reading promotion for children in a library should adopt diverse methods to promote reading. Aside from printed books, public libraries in our nation have recently been devoted to enriching their electronic recourses to provide diverse reading databases for the public to choose from. In Taipei Public Library, there are rich databases of Chinese picture books; however, these books are rarely used by the storytelling team, Teacher Lin. The present study therefore aimed at exploring the feasibility and execution of the adoption of electronic picture books in Teacher Lin’s storytelling. The study adopted the action research to investigate whether electronic picture books storytelling would arouse children’s interests in reading and improve the limitations in printed books storytelling, and to offer advice for designs and procedures of electronic picture books storytelling. The present study provides criteria for selections of electronic picture books, and guidelines for electronic picture books storytelling, including objectives, available recourses, procedures, and ways of rewards of storytelling activities. Teacher Lin thus may follow these criteria and guidelines when carrying out storytelling activities. Feedback from Teacher Lin then was collected via interviews. The results of the study were addressed as follows. First, the action research was helpful in Teacher Lin’s storytelling and selections of electronic picture books. Second, features of electronic picture books could improve the limitations in printed books storytelling. Third, children’s motivation was enhanced in electronic picture books storytelling. Fourth, nonlinear reading was more suitable for children of intermediate grades. Fifth, it was worthwhile to promote electronic picture books storytelling in Teacher Lin’s storytelling activities. Sixth, in terms of storytelling, electronic picture books were more beneficial than hardcopy books. Lastly, the following were some suggestions. First, it is essential to purchase more databases of Chinese picture books. Second, workshops about the adoption of electronic picture books may be held, and members in Teacher Lin are recruited. Third, members in Teacher Lin should be allowed to access to these databases. Fourth, issues on intellectual property rights of online reading need to be solved. Fifth, purchases of electronic white boards can promote effectiveness of Teacher Lin’s storytelling. Sixth, demonstrations of electronic picture books storytelling need to be held. Seventh, features of interface of databases need to be well used to design activities. Eighth, understanding of content of electronic picture books is essential for activity design.