1. Kari Lämsä Helsinki City Library

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

3. 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

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

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

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

7. 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

8. 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 %

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

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

11. 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

12. 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

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

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

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

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

17. 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

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

19. 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…

20. 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.

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

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

23. Library Radio
Demo Tower

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

25. 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

26. 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

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

28. 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

29. 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

30. Work how you want

31. Furnish as you need

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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.

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

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