The Helsingborg City Library's mission is to provide free access to information and knowledge through its digital and physical spaces to promote democracy. The library supports smart cities by ensuring digital inclusion and literacy through four key aspects of its work: freedom of expression, access to information, community meeting spaces, and services for all citizens. By combining analog and digital services, collaborating with other organizations, and connecting with citizens directly, the library aims to develop smart citizens who can engage with their city's smart technologies and initiatives.

1. Smart cities needs smart
citizens
– how the library connects the two
Catharina Isberg Eva Hveem
Library Director Librarian
Helsingborg City Libraries

2. Mission The Helsingborg City Library's mission is
to give everyone free access to information and
knowledge, create inspiring meeting places, work
with reading promotion and work with digital
inclusion to promote freedom of opinion and
expression and development in the democratic
society.

3. Four parts of the library business:
• Freedom of opinion and expression and free

4. Library + Smart City =
True
• Strong legitimacy within the community
• For all!
• Many initiatives already in place

5. Subject / Roboto light 20
Headline
Roboto Light/bold 40

6. F2F

7. Method development

8. Analog + Digital =
True

9. Other cites as
partners

10. Walk and talk
• How can we use the library to
connect smart cities with smart
citizens?
• How can we in collaboration ensure
smart citizens?

11. Smart cities needs smart
citizens
– how the library connects the two
Catharina Isberg Eva Hveem
Library Director Librarian
Helsingborg City Libraries