The document summarizes information about Medellin's public library network and its role in community building. It notes that Medellin has established a network of 35 interconnected libraries across the city and surrounding municipalities, creating an integrated knowledge sharing platform. The library network has received international recognition, including an award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for using information and communication technologies to enhance library services, reduce costs, and help bring communities together in the formerly violent city.

1. 1 San Antonio Mayor´s Summit

2. 2 City of Medellín, Background: Government Policy Library Parks Library Network Awards: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation EPM EPM Foundation

3. 3 Plaza Botero Medellín - Colombia

4. 4 Medellin Skyline

5. 5 Metro of Medellín

6. 6 1700 en total 1700 en total Christmas Lighting – Medellín River

7. 7 Medellín

8. 8 Background Education - Security - Transparency - Coexistence Keywords: Educating City Citizens Participation Social Inequalities Violence Knowledge Social Responsibility Sergio Fajardo Valderrama

9. 9 “Medellin la másEducada”. Transforming Medellin into the most educated city in the country “Medellin Solidaria y Competitiva” Preparing for competitiveness with social responsibility.

10. 10 Education Plan Medellín 2004 - 2008 Initial Education Educational stimuli to allow access and reduce number of drop-outs. No one excluded Educational facilities to offer quality coverage. Elementary and secondary education. available to everyone, respect of diversity. Right to high quality education access. Financing to allow access and reduce number drop-outs. Higher education More high quality and relevant opportunities The road to higher education. Network for technical and technological training and institutional strengthening. “Sergio Fajardo Valderrama 2004 – 2008”

11. 11 Development Plan 2008 - 2012 Líne 3 Líne 1 Líne 2 Economic development and innovation. Medellin, a solidary and fair city. Development and welfare for citizens. Líne 6 Líne 4 Líne 5 Democratic institutions and citizen participation. Spaces and environment for people City with regional and global projection. “Alonso Salazar Jaramillo 2008 – 2012”

12. 12 Library Parks 5 in operation (Visited by 9.611.782 people average monthly attendance for library park: 54.999) 2 designed 3 in design process 5 other

13. 13 Library Parks

14. 14 San JavierLibrary Park

15. 15 España Library Park

16. 16 La Quintana Library Park

17. 17 La Ladera Library Park

18. 18 Belén Library Park

19. 19 San Cristóbal Library Park

20. 20 Doce de Octubre Library Park

21. Library Parks, Centres of Integration and Services. Concept is generating a service integration space: park, library, information center, cultural events, entrepreneurship and more. Sustainable development Cultural diversity Knowledge, information and reading Technological platform and connectivity Citizen and community participation Communication for development and networking Entrepreneurship communities ( CEDEZO) 21

22. 22 ICT La Quintana Library Park

23. 23 ICT EPM Library

24. 24 ICT EPM Library

25. 25 IDB Assembly Medellín 2009

26. 26 Virtual Information

27. 27 www.reddebibliotecas.org.co

28. 28 Municipal libraries and the metropolitan library network Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá

29. 29 The public libraries network 35 interconnected libraries creating a collaborative knowledge network. The use of ICT as a learning resource to enhance library management, human capacity and services, and to reduce costs. The network integrates resources and services from: The Pilot Public Library and it’s 6 branches 5 new Library Parks 8 municipal Libraries (City of Medellín) 12 municipal Libraries (other cities un the Metropolitan Area) The EPM library The library from Centro Colombo Americano

30. 30 Central node Pilot Public Library Coordinator of the Medellin library network, Metropolitan Area Santo Domingo La Ladera La Quintana San Javier Belén La Piloto

31. 31 Medellín Pilot Public Library Founded in 1952 by UNESCO

32. 32 www.reddebibliotecas.org.coMedellín library network website total registered users : 15.629yearly hits: 1.285.5251.700 computers connected to Internet

33. 33 Special Events

34. Public catalog 34 Integrated Catalog MARC format Digital library Loan renewals Address changes Due date reminders Fines

35. 35 Libraries events calendar

36. 36 Virtual Communities Cinema lovers Librarians

37. 37 Multimedia Area

38. 38 Tell me a story

39. 39 Virtual Library

40. 40 Received Award Global knowledge partnership award (GKP) received in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,2007. Is an international recognition given to institutions such as the network of libraries Medellín Metropolitan Area promote multi-sector partnerships for TIC projects. challenger final in Stockholm 2008 Network portalwww.reddebibliotecas.org.cowas nominated for the awards online Colombia in 2009

42. 42 The eight strategic areas of investment are: 1.Retrieval of content from historical records social use. 2.Creation and promotion of new and relevant content for the community. Creation of collective memory. 3.Homologation of public libraries’ digital catalogs and creation of learning objects. 4.Expand's technology platform in network libraries. 5.Develop an online program for the teaching of basic English. 6.Expand the public catalog. 7.Develop an appropriation and divulgation plan. 8.Implement a series of indicators to evaluate performance

43. 43 Heritage Fernando GonzálezPhotographer: Gabriel Carvajal José HoracioBetancur Photographer: Gabriel Carvajal

44. 44 Medellín historical file

45. 45 THANK YOU! Clara Patricia Restrepo de Toro Foundation Manager EPM crestrep@fundacionepm.org.co