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Reading and literacy – a way to the social inclusive library.

Contemporary, information society affects libraries in both positive and negative ways. As a parallel process with computerization and technology growth, there is an ongoing process of inequalities, unemployment, social polarization, poverty and pauperization in both undeveloped and most developed countries as well. Public library activities in promoting and fostering reading and litaracy/literacies among social marginalised groups of citizes could be strong tools in supporting their inclusion in the local community and society in general. The aim of this paper is to present the practice of the Public Library in Koprivnica, Croatia in spreading equal opportunities in access to information and knowledge despite the handicaps and/or social position. The base of this concept lies in the library strategy expressed in slogans «Literacy for all» and «Library open to everyone», as well as cooperation, collaboration and partnership with numerous governmental and non-governmental organizations taking care about Roma people, the blind and the visualy impaired, persons with mental or physical hendicap, unemployed and elderly. The main feature of reading and literacy activities taking place in the library are an integrative approach that gather marginalised and non-marginalised, as well as raising local community awareness to the needs of socially marginalised.

reading; literacy; public library; socila inclusion

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