Kari Lämsä Helsinki City Library Kari.lamsa@hel.fi www.lib.hel.fi/library10

Library 10 in a nutshell Opened April 1, 2005 Open 78 h/wk Customers 2 000/day Collection 50 000 Recorded works 40 000 Workstations 40 Floor space 1000 m² A Combination of Music and Information Technology Kuva Anssi ja Toss

Main Post Office building Landmark in downtown Helsinki A merging of public and private services At a main junction of public transport Numerous entrances Good logistics at standby Kuva kirjasto ulkoa

Töölö bay Music campus Opera -> Music institute-> Sibelius Academy -> Finlandia Hall -> Forthcoming Music Hall -> Library 10 ->

Public space Customer area 800 m² Service area Music and general info Studios Group work room Stage Customer area 800 m²

Collections Other collections: Music: IT and media CDs 40 000 DVDs Comic books Travel guides General periodicals and newspapers Bestsellers Music: CDs 40 000 Books 5500 Music notation 9000 Videos and DVDs 500 Vinyl LPs 1000 Music Periodicals 85

Staff Average age under 35 All together 28 Males 19 Library manager Staff manager IT planner IT specialist Media assistant Music librarians Library assistants Apprenticeship students Non-military service Students as covers and trainees

Customers Visitors per month app. 50 000 Ages 15-30 60 % Percentage of customers that are male 60 % Percentage of customers that check-out materials 50 %

Opening Hours Mon-Thu 10-22 Fri 10-18 Sat-Sun 12-18 Weekdays the lobby opens at 8

Lobby and service point Opens weekdays at 8 Newspapers Express workstations 12 Automatic return machine Pick-up of reservations Payment of fees

Service and info points Along the main avenue Visual contact with each other Easily approachable for customers Convenient for staff to exit Positioned for side by side guidance

Pop area Pop and rock –music Pop and rock –books and periodicals DVD –movies and music Film -books and periodicals Comics and graphic novels Listening sites Exhibitions

Classical music area Classical music DVDs and videos Classical music books Classical music periodicals Listening sites Exhibitions

World area World music Folk music Travel guides World music periodicals Travel magazines Travel DVDs

Listening to music Hi-fi listening points Playback room LP player Headphones for computers Wireless headphones portable CD-players Live music

Stage Concerts, performances and panel discussions Exhibitions Multimedia displays Mobile furnishings Acoustic interior PA-equipment Lighting system Online broadcasting

Library as a publisher Concerts, lectures, panel discussions, writer visits, interviews, story telling, and book talks are recorded Distribution channels: webcasts, podcasts, mp3, radio Sharing through web 2.0

Example: Voice of youth Young adults interview City’s decision makers such as council members

Group Work room Seats for 18 people 3M Super Close Projector Video conferencing Not for commercial use For associations and organizations: - Comic association - Helsinki cyclist - Ikebana association - Board game group - Traffic policy association - Finland-Eritrea society - etc…

Studios: recording, audio, video Customers can come to the library to play, record and edit their own music, spoken word and videos. Customers can save their recordings to their own Media Card for public use.

Recording, rehearsing and playback Electric piano Stereos Microphones Guitars and bass Booking times: ½ to 2 hrs Utilizations rate: 90%

Audio editing Recording software Editing software Mixer Keyboard Drum pad DJ record player Booking times: ½ to 4 hrs Utilizations rate: 80%

Library Radio Demo Tower

Demo of the month Staff selects the best demo once per month

Multimedia area @ Meeting Point Operating systems in different languages Scanners Image processing Publishing programs CD and DVD burner Memory card drive USB and Firewire port Workstation for the disabled customers IT information service

Video editing @ Meeting Point Editing software 3D animation software Recording software DV recorder S-VHS recorder Booking times: maximum 40 hrs in 2, 4 or 6 hour blocks Normally used for project work

Publishing aid @ Meeting Point Publishing courses for customers, associations and organizations Web 2.0 guidance for customers Editing, recording and multimedia programs

From living room to working room Space and equipment for creating, displaying and publishing media Wlan-connections to various databases Moveable tables and plugs for laptops

Do it yourself Numerous different peripheral devices are available for customers to borrow, which can aid the use of their laptops: DVD, CD-RW, USB, ZIP drives Memory card readers USB and Bluetooth sticks Headphones Portable CD and DVD-players Portable technology for recording

Work how you want

Furnish as you need

Library functions with a library card Workstations Studios Instruments, microphones, etc. Listening to music WLAN for laptops Do it yourself –devices Expanding the library card as a brand

In touch with the times : Eurovision karaoke 2007 Customer can sing favorite Eurovision song on to a CD and take part in an Internet Competition

In touch with the times: Festival Bus The bus is loaded with items that is relevant to the theme of the festival, e.g. CDs of the artists performing at the festival. The Festival Bus is a joint venture between Library 10 and the Mobile Library unit.

New tasks of staff Web 2.0 –trainer Media assistant Studio engineer Promoter Sound editor, camera-man, lighting technician Radio journalist Roadie

Library 10 is the library service point in the city center a place for creating, displaying and publishing culture a public city facility