Congrès ABF 2017 Vendredi 16 juin - 14h30 Intervention de Zoinul Abidin, directeur de réseau des bibliothèques de Barking, banlieue de Londres Version originale anglaise

2. Libraries Differently
Paris 2017
Name Zoinul Abidin
Job title Group Manager Libraries
(now Head of Universal Services)
Date 15 June 2017

3. Who am I (what's in my blood)
• Creative / Problem solving
• Spending money
• Football – lifeline
• Politics
• New Ideas / Improving Ideas
• Social Entrepreneur
• Public speaking – love the stage
• Humor / LOL
• Being the Best
• 23 years working in libraries

4. The Big Question
What product or service in this world do people
value very highly, yet hardly ever use?
WHY?

5. Vision
“Barking and Dagenham Libraries will be at the
heart of the community where exciting and
surprising things happen”

6. Values
Empower
Inspire
Engage

7. Traditional Services
• Computer Access
• Magazines / Newspapers
• Study desks
• Information
• Events and Activities
• Children's Library
• Adult Library
• Café

8. Approach
A new vision for public libraries – a holistic
approach to leading a social change.
• New Vision
• New Services
• New Partnerships
• New Thinking
• New Spaces

9. New Services
• Digilab Lab
• Sauna
• Pen to Print – Publishing books
• Home from Home
• Eyebrow raising events
• Comic Con
• No Smoking Clinic
• Job Shop
• Conference Centre

10. New Partnerships
• Barking & Dagenham College
• University of East London
• Barking Bath Haus Spa
• Nursery – full time for 51 Children
• Victim Support
• Police Station
• Margaret Hodge MP office
• Healthy Lifestyle
• Ageing Well
• Children Centre

11. New Thinking – how I make this happen
• Thinking differently – mindsets
• Challenging the Status quo
• Taking Risks
• Being Entrepreneurial - Run it like a business
• Believing in People
• Power of Ideas
• Competitive Advantage – focus

12. New Spaces
• Space Planning – linked to data
• Observing Space
• Regular changes
• All libraries refurbished
• Interior Design Consultant
• Inspired by Retail

13. Vision – ‘exciting and surprising’
• Sauna
• Bouncy Castle
• Astro Turf
• Robot Wars
• Dance Group
• 3D Printing

14. Empowering and Inspiring staff
• Experiential Learning
• Observe
• Learn
• Reflect
• Implement

15. Finance (£)
• Spend
• Spend
• Spend

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