Programme

After you complete your registration you will have a chance to enjoy big breakfast.

How to use new tech such as AI, and IOT to make our collections and services more accessible and thereby save libraries and the world? What are the ethics that we need to consider and how do we not only inform, but also involve and engage our users in the technical development that is shaping our future? The Library of the 21st century is a place of, by and for all. A 3rd place and space that is often more than only a library, but a collaboration of institutes such as cinemas, museums, theaters and other partners. In this presentation we will talk about best practice examples from around the world and talk about vision, values and mission as well as what skills we need as librarians to make this work.

This lecture is about PLEA, a virtual being and a robot. We will talk about the vision of how PLEA was made and what the story behind it is.
PLEA uses the latest scientific knowledge on human-robot interaction, cognitive robotics, information visualization and artificial intelligence to create the foundation for the development of new robotic reasoning and interaction strategies through research.
PLEA analyzes and interprets various sources of social signals from the people around it to form its own hypotheses and beliefs through which it assesses how a person feels, and then through interaction shows its affection using non-verbal communication cues and information visualization techniques.
The computer architecture that drives PLEA can be thought of as an interpreter that turns context into data, giving the machine the ability to “infer” by taking into account constant changes in the environment. PLEA uses an AI-powered work environment that integrates data and different views of humans, robots and the environment, enabling it to adapt to changes in real time. It can operate in different environments, including virtual, real or mixed.
PLEA represents a different way of thinking about robots, moving away from data collected by sensors towards contextual understanding. Thus, it can interact and comfort or cheer someone up. It is used for proving concepts and has been presented at many festivals, including the British Science Festival and Art & AI Festival 2022 in the UK.
If we're lucky at the end of this lecture, PLEA will visit the audience using a screen or in person through a physical robot head.

“Trends, like horses, are easier to ride in the direction they are going”. – John Naisbitt

“A Trend is a Trend until it bends”. Matt Finch

Can we plan and design the future? Can we be as agile as we can be and see where the future takes us? Are we doomed? In this workshop we are looking into the future of libraries based on different themes. Rapid development tech and consequences, Librarian Skills, Age of the Amateur, SDG’s, Moral Compass. With the help of some worldwide library leaders we discuss our own outlook and think of our own library of the future and what it could be in our wildest dreams

Visual identity is much more than a logo, and you will find out what it encompasses at the “Basics of Visual Identity” workshop. The workshop goes through the process of creating a visual identity, the preparations that need to be made so that the final product is meaningful and meets the goals of communication, as well as concrete advice for those who embark on its creation themselves. The lecture will also give insight into what to look out for when hiring a designer.
With real examples from the library sector and a workshop task for the participants, participants without prior knowledge will not be able to design a visual identity by themselves, but they will certainly have a better insight into what a good visual identity means, what to expect from it and how to maintain it. Those with prior knowledge will receive useful tips in the field of typography, colors and the like. All participants will acquire the knowledge to create a good brief, which is the basis of creating a good visual identity, whether they do it themselves or hire a designer.

How can we inspire a love for reading?
In this workshop, we work on designing cozy reading nooks in the library. Using input from participants, we identify desires and needs and select relevant spots in the library that can be transformed. Using artificial intelligence prompts, we generate visual proposals for what such reading corners could look like.

Participation doesn’t require any prior knowledge of AI.
Please bring a laptop with internet access.

Following the model of Translate me around Zagreb, the quest Connect me to Koprivnica would be created, in the Actionbound application, which is used to create digital multimedia interactive quests.
Quest would be composed of about 10 locations that would form a short tour of Koprivnica using the application. This would give conference participants the opportunity to get to know the city by visiting nearby attractions and sights.
The creation of quests would be clarified at a workshop within the conference program lasting a maximum of 2 hours.
In the first part of the workshop, there would be a short presentation of the NIS working group and the activities it carries out, followed by a presentation and the creation of the quest itself using the geolocation tools that you would have the opportunity to try after the conference.
After the workshops, leaflets explaining the game and a qr code would be distributed, through which all interested parties can access the quest and try it out in their free time.

Don't go too far the dinner is coming to you and after that...

Ivica Barać was born in Koprivnica, where - he hopes - in the very distant future, he will end his worldly story. In the meantime, he tries to write down everything that happens around him and be a chronicler of the important and the unimportant. As a hobbyist, he tries to educate and confuse the many knowledge-hungry men and women of Koprivnica through fun and games on increasingly popular pub quizzes.

Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. Ljiljana and Ana really do believe Erasmus is enriching lives and opening minds and they are going to show you how it works in Obrtnička škola Koprivnica. They hope to inspire you to do something similar in your institutions (if you haven't already) and help you to make some new partners and connections.
Ljiljana Mraz is a school librarian in Obrtnička škola Koprivnica since 2007 and since 2009 she has been working on EU mobility projects in her school. She was named Erasmus ambassador for 2022 by the Croatian national agency AMPEU. Since 2023 she is a part of Croatian Erasmus+ vocational education team whose job is to improve the quality of Erasmus+ projects.
Ana Borko is a teacher of vocational subjects in Obrtnička škola Koprivnica. Since 2022 she also works as an Erasmus school coordinator in this school that has over 25 Erasmus partners in more than 10 European countries.

Erasmus+ je program Europske unije za potporu obrazovanju, osposobljavanju, mladima i sportu u Europi. Ljiljana i Ana doista vjeruju da Erasmus obogaćuje živote i otvara umove te će vam pokazati kako to funkcionira u Obrtničkoj školi Koprivnica. Nadaju se da će vas inspirirati da napravite nešto slično u svojim ustanovama (ako već niste) i pomoći vam da steknete nove partnere i veze.

If you were late for registration and came on the second day just register and eat some breakfast.

The residential area Gellerup in Aarhus, Denmark is part of an ongoing urban transformation. From a low-income area with low education, the agenda from the City Council has been to make Gellerup a more connected part of Aarhus and to open up the neighbourhood.

The Sports and Culture Campus where the library is situated has been established as part of this transformation. From the beginning, local involvement has been key to establish and maintain a successful library.

In this presentation, we will talk about which measures we have used in Gellerup to create a library together with the residents of the local area.
We will discuss what have been the wishes of the library users, how do we involve the users in the development of the library and what is the result of this in daily life.

We describe public libraries in the professional community as a "local information center that provides its users with access to all types of knowledge" and their mission is related to "informing, promoting literacy, education, inclusion, civic participation and culture" (Manifesto, 2022). It is unquestionable that public librarians have a responsible role in society today, but it is precisely because of this responsible role in society that there is a need to discuss the position that public librarians represent and occupy during the social and political changes taking place in the country and the world. The ethical codes of a number of library societies indicate the importance of conducting services and building collections based on the principles of neutrality and impartiality. Without question, as responsible librarians, we stand behind these principles and refer to them in acquisitions guidelines, library missions, and advocacy materials. This lecture will attempt to open a discussion about how librarians approach the principle of neutrality today and why it is more necessary than ever to discuss these issues. At its meeting in 2018, the American Library Association asked the question "Are libraries neutral?" Anderson (2022) replies with the counter-question "From what?" and points to the theoretical and practical problems we encounter if we want to get a simple and one-sided answer. Public libraries must constantly review their services, activities and funds from the aspect of neutrality and think about how the boundaries are determined according to the events in society in which they want or do not want to participate, to which we pay or do not pay enough attention.
All of the above is based on the principle of critical librarianship, which emphasizes critical thinking about the role of libraries in society, the right to access information and the openness of knowledge. In this context, librarians are encouraged to actively advocate for the promotion of social justice, inclusiveness and equality. If public libraries want to be active actors in the processes of community empowerment, it is necessary to encourage the education of community members in various types of literacy - from information and media literacy to political literacy. In this lecture, the principle of neutrality will be reexamined using the example of the public library's role in promoting political literacy and the relationship of public libraries to current events in Croatian society such as the migrant issue, minority rights and election processes.

Last year, the Valvasor Library Krško was a finalist for the prestigious International Library of the Year award, bestowed annually by IFLA to the best public library newly built in the previous year. In the company of the competition from Barcelona, Shanghai, and Sydney, which are just slightly bigger then Krško, home to about 10.000 residents.
That said, the journey to alleviate the spatial constraints of the main library spanned over twenty-five years, during which the library was confined to monastic quarters within a monument-protected part of the town. These limitations posed significant challenges for constructing a new, modern, and user-friendly library, affecting decisions and finances, and requiring careful deliberation by the Monument Protection Institute on the extent of acceptable alterations.

The architects envisioned a building that flows in curves like the Sava River, with windows that echo those of the old Capuchin library. The builders and suppliers, however, found themselves navigating the architectural choreography of twists and turns that surely had them wondering if the blueprints were drawn after a wine tasting. But, in the end, the result is surprisingly magnificent, proving that a little headache is worth it for a slice of architectural heaven.

The new central library spaces, nestling beside the Capuchin monastery, are larger, brighter, and more welcoming to users with various disabilities, offering easier access to materials and new opportunities for learning, leisure, exploration, wanderings, and gatherings for individuals, families, and groups of all ages. This piece highlights the significance, benefits, and added value of these new spaces for the local community, including a noticeable spike in library usage and user-generated content. In the near future, plans are afoot to renovate the monastic spaces to add a larger event hall, a creative workshop, and improved spaces for the local history section. Post-renovation, both buildings will be connected by a corridor, harmonizing the past with the present.

For the panel back in 2022, we conducted a survey about problems in librarianship that bother you, and for this year we looked for inspiration among the kcConnect evaluations from that long ago year in 2022. We quote: "How to prepare future librarians (students) for the workplace? What to add to the teaching? Comparison of previous courses and programs and today's tasks and necessary knowledge of librarians." For this topic, we brought interlocutors from different sizes and types of libraries to the panel - Martina educates future librarians, Vedrana is the director of a new and large library, Natalija worked in the hallway for a long time as a school librarian, and Iva is a long-time creator from the smaller Pazin library. When we list all these names, we are sure that the conversation on the topic of librarian education will be very interesting, but also PROVOCATIVE.

The biggest pressure today is to "be the best version of yourself" - a productive worker, a passionate lover, a calm parent, a caring friend, an authentic self. The image of the "best version of yourself" is often difficult to achieve and leaves us disappointed on a daily basis. Can we be okay if that keeps happening? Let go of this ideal image of yourself, the expectations of others about what kind of person you should be. Connect with yourself. Connect with others.

At this green workshop in the library garden you can discuss books, libraries and aromatic herbs. Not only will you relax with plants and planting, but you will also do something useful for our community. With Nataša Njegovac, an engineer of horticulture from Komunalac in charge of all the greenery and colorful flowers of the city, you will learn everything you want to know about aromatic herbs and improve our library garden. Later on, our fellow citizens will have the chance to harvest and use these aromatic herbs.

After the workshop, take the tour of the Library and have coffee or tea with the librarians. Do you agree?

Try painting on glass in the naive style of "Hlebine School of painting". The famous painter from Koprivnica, Ivan Andrašić, will introduce you to the technique, peculiarities and situations that painters encounter in the moments of artistic expression and help you realize your masterpiece. At the interactive workshop, in the inspiring environment of the Mijo Kovačić Gallery dedicated to the famous giant of naive painting, he will guide you through the process from a sketch on paper to details on glass.

Would you like to experience real gastronomic pleasure and try your hand at preparing healthy food yourself? All the necessary ingredients are local, from my grandmother's garden and the surrounding forests, purchased on the Koprivnica market. The workshop is run by two friends, Ena and Izabela, who will help you become aware of all the goodness of food and the effort invested in its cultivation and preparation. The workshop will be held at Koprivnica's Bašća (old city fortification), and in case of rain at the pavilion in the city park.

Tour guide Ljiljana Vugrinec