The document describes a library in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. It has over 105,000 books, including 90,000 Turkish books and 3,800 old Turkish and Arabic books. The library has a staff of 15 people and two reading halls. It also runs a mobile library program that serves 17 villages. The document then describes the library at the author's school for deaf students, which has illustrated books and materials to aid reading comprehension for deaf children.

1. 10/10/2011-14/10/2011
Mindelo and Vila do Conde, PORTUGAL
H. Kağan KESKİN
Afyonkarahisar, TÜRKİYE

2. Location of Afyonkarahisar
The province, known also
as Afyon, is located as a
gateway between the
Aegean sea and inner
regions of Anatolia, locating
at the crossroads of 3
different regions of Turkey
The history of Afyon dates
back to 3000 BC.

3. Historical Places & Phrygian Valley
 Primary cultural entities in
the city are the fairy
chimneys in İscehisar,
Seydiler regions, Phrygian
stone monuments, tombs,
Karahisar Castle and Ulu
Mosque (1272) are places
to visit in the city.
(http://www.frigvadisi.org/default-en.aspx)

4. Historical Library (İmaret Külliyesi)
 The Imaret Külliyesi in Afyon, with
a colored marble portal, is typical
of a 15th century Ottoman stone
building. Constructed in 1472,
with a medrese and baths, it is
also known as the Gedik Ahmet
Pasa Külliyesi after its founder
Mehmet.
 There were alot of Manuscripts in
The İmaret Külliyesi. The
Manuscripts are protected by
National Library today.

5. Manuscripts
 These works of art that
constitute our nation's
culture and knowledge are a
major cultural heritage
setting a bridge between the
past and the future.
 Manuscripts, common
heritage of the mankind, are
the most reliable resources
in scientific, artistic and
cultural research.

6. Gedik Ahmet Paşa Public Library

7. History of Public Library
 Fatih’s grand vizier Mehmet Paşa donated 350
books to İmaret Külliye (complex of buildings).
 Then Ahmet Paşa who was from Afyon donated
at about 400 books in 1473 and contribute the
foundation of the library.
 The Library was moved to its new building in
1971. It’s used as a mosque and eating house for
the poor.

8. The Number Of Books
Books
Turkish Books 90.642
Turkish and Arabic Old Books 3,813
Books Foreign Language 2,209
Juvenile Books 8,562
Total 105,226
There have been 24351 members of this library

9. Staff
 The staff in the Public Library as the following:
 Managerial services :3
 Technical services :7
 Assistant services :2
 Temporary staff :3
 Total :15

10.  The Public library is supported finacially by The Ministry
of Culture and Tourism.
 The staffs in The Public Library work 40 hours per week.
 They have specific training for the job. They had
graduated from Documentation Department of the
Universities.

11. Working Halls
 There are two halls for reading and working. Students can use
their computers. Internet connection is free and always ready
for users.

12. Biled Project in The Library
 Biled project is for blind people. Four computers are
designed for it. One reading machine, one is designed as
a magnifying glass , four auditory screen reading
programme and four screen magnification programme
installed on computers.

13. Mobile Library
 This mobile library has been serving since 2003. Mobile
library was opened for using for three days in a week in 17
villages in 2010
 The mobile library has 1907 members. The most of the
members are students.

14. The Library of My School
 There are fifty-four deaf
students in my school. My
school has a small library.
 There is a reading club at our
school.
 The reading club organizes
books and working of the
library.
 There are many illustrated books
and visual materials in the
library.

15. Working Hours &Rules
 Weekdays 08:00 – 16:00
 all users (students, parents, teachers, and staff) can
borrow three books for a period of three weeks and
audiovisual materials (DVD, CD, etc.) for a period of 5
days.
 Students in grades 3-5 may borrow library materials for
two weeks.
 Students 1-2 may borrow library materials for one week.
 Any user who loses or damages a borrowed book should
inform the library and should procure a replacement
copy or pay the value of the book.

16. Illustrated Books
 Our students often make reading aloud in early years
of school.
 We usually use the illiustrated books for our students.
Because they need to understand the relationship
between picture and text. These books are
interpreted easily by deaf children.

17. Staff
 A teacher is responsible for the library. Two students
help him/her for organizing.
 He/she helps students for book choosing.
 Our teachers have special education for deaf
students.
 They can use Turkish Sign Language.

18. Technical Services
 Tecnical Staff is a teacher. The teacher has the
education about the school library via in-service
training.
 He does the following.
 Choose and provide books
 Ordering, cataloguing and classification
 Maintenance and repair of books
 Extracting the outdated works

19. Choosing and Providing
 There is a commission in our schools for book
choosing and providing.
 The commission consist of teachers, students and
school council (a teacher, parents and headmaster).
 The books are provided;
 by book donating,
 by Buying,

20. Cataloguing and classification
 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules is used for
cataloguing.
 Dewey decimal system is used for classification
 The teacher makes the registration process.

21.  Reading is important ! Because;
 Firstly, children learns to read,
 Later, Children reads to learn.
(Vacca&Vacca,2006)

22. References
1. http://www.eyuboglu.k12.tr/
2. Vacca, J. A. L., Vacca, R. T., Gove, M. K., Burkey, L. C., Lenhart, L. A., &
McKeon, C. A. (2006). Reading and Learning to Read. Boston: Allyn
and Bacon.
3. http://www.afyonkarahisar.gov.tr/
4. http://www.frigvadisi.org/default-en.aspx
5. Republic of Turkey Ministry Of National Education - www.meb.gov.tr

23. Thank you !