1. Ülle Talihärm Ministry of Culture/ adviser for libraries 03.05.2017
ESTONIA
Ülle Talihärm
Ministry of Culture/ adviser for libraries

2. Local Government Reform in Estonia
2017:
15 counties
213 administrative units (incl.30 cities, 183 rural municipalities)
the future municipalities/towns must have at least 5,000 residents with some exceptions
reduces the number of municipalities
Area: km2
Population: ( ),
30 inhabitants per km2

3. Network of Libraries 2014-2016 2014 2015 2016 Libraries in Estonia 961
2014
2015  
2016  
Libraries in Estonia
961
947
942
public libraries (municipal)
549
( )
540
( )
536
( )
specialized and scientific libraries 44
school libraries
368
363
362

4. Ministry of Culture subsidy for public libraries – 2017 - 2 762 816 EUR
2014
2015
2016
2017
Grant programme “Development of libraries”
22 689
30 000
+7 311
35 000
Public libraries activity support - county libraries labour costs - for 15 county libraries (subsidy up to 4 employees )
876 842
Public libraries acquisition (subsidy)

5. Grant programme “Development of libraries”
An extra possibility to finance training and innovative projects in libraries
2016 annual project grants:
36 library projects provided grants

6. Legislation – Public Libraries legislation reform
General principles of the cultural policy up to 2020 (approved 2014)
Agenda of the Ministry of Culture strategic planning of library network activities
2017 – The Ministry of Culture is prepearing analysis of the current Public Libraries Act.
Problems
Solutions

7. Legislation – Legal Deposit
Legal Deposit Act
passed
latest ammendments from
+ off-line and web-publications
Legal Deposit Copy Act
passed
in force from
+ output-ready files of printed publications and film

8. How does the new Act affect libraries
The number of long term preservation libraries will be reduced from 10 to 4.
The number of printed publication will be reduced from 8 to 4 copies.
Depositing of output-ready files of printed publications and films - new responsibilities for - NLE, NAE.
Legal deposit centre – NLE.
Long term digital preservation – NLE, NAE.
No need to digitise digitally born publications and films that will be published from output-ready files will be handed over and preserved together with the completed publication.

9. How does the new Act affect publishers, issuers
For the publishers - in the number of compulsory legal deposit copies – it will fall from current 8 to 4.
Publishers, issuers will receive an additional secure digitale storage environment – reuse.
Cooperation between the state and the private sector - creates an opportunity to develop innovative future services.

10. How does the new Act affect users
The computer terminals provide the readers with an opportunity to study a majority of legal deposit copies of new publications in 5 libraries - without any assistance from the library worker
The availability of publications for visually impaired persons will improve in the nearest future – NLE, Web Library of the Estonian Library for the Blind

11. https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/5140920 16001/consolide
Legal Deposit Copy Act
/consolide

12. Estonian Librarians Assotiation’s activities
The Association is a trustworthy partner for the state, civil societies and the private sector.
Libraries vision document - in 2015:
Library in the 21st century : the future of Estonian librarianship in the winds of social and technological change : libraries and their mission, position and courses of development
Public libraries quality requirements - in 2016:
assess the level of library service
pilot project 2017
Co-operation project for libraries, museums and youth work organisations or centres – in 2017:
contribute to children's and young people's cultural theme years success

13. The Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 1. 7 – 31
2016
Netherlands
Slovakkia
2017
Malta
Estonia
2018
Bulgaria
Austria

14. Key focus areas: Economy – An open and innovative economies in Europe
single market, digital single market & smart economy, growth, jobs, Energy Union
Secure and protected Europe -terrorism, EU borders, neighbourhood policy, eastern partnership
Inclusive and sustainable Europe
Digital Europe and the free movement of data - digital dimension in every major policy area
Work in progress!

15. Cultural heritage conference
Cultural Heritage 3.0: Audience and Access in Digital Era Venue: Estonian National Museum City: Tartu

16. Conference will highlight
the changing role of cultural heritage institutions from gatekeepers to enablers of participation.
It will address the issues such as:
how to best reach different audiences in the digital era and
develop the innovation capacity of cultural heritage institutions.

17. European Heritage Label Days networking seminar 2017 (back-to-back)
to communicate the message about European dimension of heritage
encourage the MS’s who have not yet joined the initiative.

18. Thank you!