Bhutan - LRP
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The document discusses plans to build libraries in Bhutan and expand to other Asian countries. It details that the first library will be built in Bhutan, providing over 30,000 books from the US to students. The goal is to partner with local organizations to establish over 10 libraries across Bhutan in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, and potentially expand to Northern India. The organization has already established over 150 libraries since 2010 across various community settings. The model involves community involvement, local government support, and private sector funding to establish public-private partnership libraries.
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Bhutan - LRP
- 1. • 1st library outside the Philippines • 30,000+ K-12 world class books from the US • Voluntourism Partnership: • 7 Degrees of Change, BuildYouth Bhutan, and Little Bhutan • Target: 10+ libraries across the country in cooperation with the Ministry of Education • Potential to expand to Northern India in cooperation with HH Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche LRP and the Kingdom of Bhutan
- 2. Vision | Partners | Objectives | Motivation | Successes | Future Projects
- 3. • 150+ libraries since 2010 – City, Municipal, Barangay, Farm, Hospital, Museum, Prison, etc. • Public Private Partnership Model – Community-driven – LGU support – Private sector resources (see next slide) • Expanding to Asia in 2016 – Bhutan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar ‘Oxford Under the Milky Way’, Yunli Song ©*Turned over/operational **Where would you like to build one?
- 4. Vision | Partners | Objectives | Motivation | Successes | Future Projects
- 6. Recognition
- 7. Expanding across Asia to build a regional oasis of hope and empowement
Hinweis der Redaktion
- In an age of deficits, inequality, and both short-term thinking and short-term solutions, libraries may seem out of place, and out of touch as we are seeing in other countries where libraries are the first to go in terms of budget cuts, or in this country where libraries, while being mandated by law, aren’t even an afterthought in most local government’s minds. But to paraphrase Mark Twain and Charles Darwin – both prolific users, and champions of public libraries -- those rumours of a library’s demise are grossly exaggerated, and we have libraries that not only survive, but thrive because of how they adapt to change. The pundits say that the Internet and ebooks have killed libraries, because their Content is superior. They totally miss the point: we’re not talking about Content, we’re talking about Context . As the paper, and parts of this discussion will show, libraries can: bridge inequality, which according to the OECD, is now as bad as in the 1820s. Catalyze Anchor communities not only in terms of democratic access to knowledge – both digital and print --- civic space, cooperation, and collaboration that is the building block of a nation. Both NSW and Victoria libraries in Australia, the National library system in South Korea, community libraries from Uganda to the United Kingdom, to the United States have seized the discourse from the naysayers and have put libraries back on the map. Beyond the traditional literacy and educational performance metrics, studies have shown: Libraries ROI in terms of multiplier economic benefits go as high as threefold – in terms of freed up savings, jobs and businesses generated, property values, and even economic growth as city attractions. A U Penn study (hence the Rocky photo) has shown property prices are, on average, about US$10k higher that in other areas without one, and have generated about US$ 700M in increased property values and over US$18M in property taxes. Brazil’s favelas have the highest increase in property prices because of gentrification and building of community institutions such as libraries. Kitangesa community library has not only provided business literacy for women entrepreneurs and traders, which resulted in an increase in enterprises and incomes, it also serves as a social enterprise with a mini-farm and solar charging stations for the community. And finally, the much awaited 240,000 sq. ft. Calgary lending library (twice the size of its predecessor), dubbed the “Apple Store of Libraries” -- designed and is positioned to serve as an event space and social hub apart from its core literacy functions. This presents itself as the best incarnation of future libraries which are already “no longer just about circulating books,” with library design becoming more “people-centric…creating appealing, comfortable gathering spaces where people want to hang out.”
- With the other new partners, this brings branding, resources, and volunteers --- and sustainability. With this, our governance and supply chain model, we can provide a core stock of books and educational materials for community libraries that need it, and our growth figures show it.