INELI -IPLM Project Achivements

1. Overall objective
Build a network of community trailblazers with leadership, innovative capabilities and skills to transform
public libraries as lifelong knowledge learning centres, providing need-based innovative services for
socio, economic & environmental development, co-creating through localised partnerships
2015 - 2020
International Network of Emerging Library Innovators(INELI India and South Asia)
MSSRF spearheads repositioning public libraries as lifelong learning centres, capacitating public librarians as
Community Innovative Trailblazers through INELI and IPLM across India and South Asia
Village Knowledge Centres concept scaled up through public libraries, by empowering their librarians to contribute
through innovative services in community development

2. Facts
 81 Public Librarians are “Community Innovative Trailblazers” from 22 States and Union Territories of India & six
South Asian Countries (Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka, )
 Integration of relevant PAN MSSRF programmes such as Plant Clinic, Soil Health, Tele Health, Clean Energy,
Biodiversity, Nutrition, Climate Action Literacy as Innovative Services in Public Libraries.
 Aligning with UN-SDGs and National Priorities
Approach
Participatory, inclusive and bottoms-up approach
Strengthening to local stakeholder management, network and partnerships (local and global)
Capacity building through online and offline programmes using ICTs
Building evidence of change and policy advocacy

3. INELI India & South Asia Model and Stakeholders
Mentors (8 for India and South Asia)
Interdisciplinary Facilitators
MSSRF CORE Team
INELI Global Peer Network
INELI Regional Networks across 8 regions
IFLA and other Stakeholders
Enhancing
leadership
abilities
Allowing
Innovative
thinking
Exchange of ideas
and cross learning
Peer reviews and
networking
Community need
based knowledge
services (ICTs)
INELI India and South Asia model
INELI India
Key Players
INELI
Regional
Networks

4. “Knowledge empowerment to the last mile” ~
Transforming public libraries as lifelong knowledge learning centres
Public Libraries fostering Innovative Community need based Thematic Services
Total Outreach 126862 (Male:69843 - Female:57019)
April-March (2017-2019)
Education
(44.52%) 56478
Skill Development
(30.40%) 38562
Health & Nutrition (7.46%)
9469
Culture & Heritage
(7.25%) 9193
Agriculture
(1.58%%) 1999
Women Empowerment (1.31%)
1660
Disaster Relief (0.03%) 37
Employment Opportunities
(0.03%) 41
Pro Nature
( 5%) 4920
Building Inclusive Spaces (3.55%)
4503
Major Achievements

5. Key Milestones of INELI
INELI India and South Asia
 61 public librarians selected and capacitated from INELI India initiative
 20 public librarians selected and undergoing online INELI South Asia curriculum from 8 South Asian Countries
 13 modules developed on innovative leadership skills for the INELI online course curriculum specifically for public librarians,
including key aspects on social development
 50 public libraries selected and 42 libraries transformed as lifelong knowledge learning centres in partnership with the local
government
 Capturing evidence of change on the transformation of public libraries
 Formalising regional INELI regional network – Asia Network of Library Innovators’ Foundation (ANLiF)

6. Key Milestones of INELI
Indian public libraries transforming to lifelong knowledge learning centres
 50 public librarians capacitated through interactive blended learning.
 15 peer learning convenings organised (4 national, 4 international convenings and 7 interactive blended
learnings on relevance of community development in public libraries)
 Target group expanded to children, adults, youth, women, farmers, jail inmates, physically challenged,
juveniles, senior citizens.
 284 innovative awareness and knowledge-based services rendered in 2 years
 Innovative knowledge services through public libraries reached 126,862 communities
 Developed and piloted public library app –connecting communities tested across 25 Tamil Nadu public
libraries
 7 policy recommendations conceived and presented in the 1st Regional Public Library Conference of south India