‘Post-COVID Public Library Variants’ - panel discussion on permanent changes in public libraries resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic

Panel organized by the EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme at the Occupy Library 2022 conference in Romania

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ABOUT THE RESOURCE

TYPE:
Presentation
PRESENTER:
Jeff Nyoka, South Africa; Mustafa M. Tuhami, Egypt; Triinu Seppam, Estonia; Stuart Hamilton, Ireland; Marcela PoirierPeru; Pierre Ruprecht, Brazil
DATE:
June 2022
DOCUMENT LANGUAGE:
English
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Recording (1h 45 min) of presentations by a panel of international speakers organized by EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) at the Occupy Library 2022 conference in Bucharest, Romania (2 - 3 June 2022).

Titled ‘Post-Covid Public Library Variants’, the presentations and discussion focused on permanent changes and innovation in public library service models, operations and procedures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The panel comprised speakers from Africa, Europe and Latin America:

  • Jeff Nyoka – Manager of eLearning-Library Services, City of Johannesburg Public Libraries, South Africa;
  • Mustafa M. Tuhami - Senior Librarian and Branch Manager, Zeitoun Branch of Misr Public Library, Egypt;
  • Triinu Seppam – Director of Library Services, Tallinn Central Library, Estonia;
  • Stuart Hamilton – Head of Libraries Development, the Local Government Management Agency, Ireland;
  • Marcela Poirier – Cultural and Education Management Coordinator, Main Public Library of Lima/National Library of Peru, and
  • Pierre Ruprecht – Director of SP Leituras, Sao Pablo, Brazil.