1.
How to facilitate life long learning

2.
Welcome on the 1th floor
• 2007: cd’s and dvd’s
• 2016: open floor, “the 1e verdieping”
• Temporary infrastructure for new learning projects
• Focus on 21-th century skills

3.
Mission statement
• Inspire every citizen of Amsterdam to a life long learning

4.
facts
• 26 branches
• 180.000 members
• 3,7 million visitors
• 5000 to 6000 activities
• 3,2 million loans
• 1,5 million objects

5.
Every community its own library
• 22 regions in Amsterdam for social care / education:
• Every region its own library
• Library as a social and cultural centre of the community

6.
Education
• Learning to read and write for children and adults
• Lessons digital skils
• Digital skills for elderly people

7.
Programming
culture, science, debates

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• 21-th century skills
• 10 Makerspaces in Amsterdam
• Cooperation with Pakhuis de Zwijger, De Waag Society and
Hogeschool van Amsterdam
• Supported by local government