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Presented by Johannes Magoro Director Library
Policy and Systems 01July 2009
Presentation on TSHWANE COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION SERVICE (TCLIS)
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AGENDA

• Vision
• Mission
• KPAs
• Introduction
• Types of Library services
• Events and Programmes
• Community Interractions

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Agenda continued

• Socio-economy Technology
• Promotional activities
• Challenges
• Tshwane Libraries the future
• Acronyms

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VISION

• To provide Community Library and Information
  Services that contribute meaningfully to the
  improvement of the quality of life of the
  citizens of Tshwane.

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MISSION

• Community Libraries and Information Service shall
  act as an agent for community development and
  education by providing services to all people in
  Tshwane in their need for life long learning,
  cultural expression and recreation.

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KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Information Provision
• Support to education
• Development and maintenance of a reading culture
• Development and maintenance of electronic network
• Presentation of outreach and development
  programmes
• Development and maintenance of existing
  facilities
• Development of new facilities in underdeveloped
  areas
• Ensure equal distribution of facilities, services
  and programmes.

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Introduction

• Unfunded mandate (LIS)

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TYPES OF LIBRARY SERVICES

• Established library structures
• Community/School libraries
• Travelling/Mobile library
• Depot service

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EVENTS AND PROGRAMMES

• Following is a list of main events and programmes
  of
• which some of them might change according to
• needs of communities.
• The SA library week celebrated annually. The
  main event is being arranged in one of the
  community libraries, while all community
  libraries in Tshwane (CoT) celebrate it on a
  smaller scale.
• Reading awareness programme this is an annual
  programme aimed at Primary and High school
  learners to incalculate the culture of reading.

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To be continued

• Take a Girl Child to workplace an annual event
  partnered with Cell C. Eskia Mphahlele library
  hosts learners from one of the high school Cell C
  aims to expose girls to different working
  environment and allow them to make indivual
  decisions on career paths.
• ABET Training to youth for skills training
  (pottery, cooking, entrepreneurship). The
  programme is done in partnership with SABINET

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To be continued

• Online, and skills may change from time to time.
  CoT library service is currently discussing the
  possibility of extending the programme to
  Mabopane/Winterveldt area.
• Extra Mathematics classes - these classes are
  focussed on Grades 6 and 7 learners in one high
  school in Soshanguve and it is a pilot project.
  Extra classes are being held everyday afternoon,
  and on Saturdays.

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To be continued

• World Book Day - the event is annually being
  celebrated in conjunction with the University of
  Pretoria, showcasing our activities that attract
  the attention of learners.
• Celebration of International School Library Day
  is in October.

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COMMUNITY INTERRACTIONS

• Mayors izimbizo/roadshows
• National/Provincial roadshows
• MMCs roadshows
• Public participation
• Petitions
• Mayoral activities (fun run, etc)
• Cots internal events Programs

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SOCIO-ECONOMY TECHNOLOGY

• Use of technology in around CoT
• Broadband problems
• Smart city project
• Wireless Hotspot
• Free access to internet
• Accommodated in LIS Customer Care
• Improves service delivery in city
• City of Tshwane wireless city in future

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COTs PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Commemorative Days/Events
• Exhibitions/Displays
• Facilitation Support/contribution

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CHALLENGES

• Funding for reading programs other areas
• Inadequate resources IT Infrastructure
• Staff inadequacy
• Slow network

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TSHWANE LIBRARIES THE FUTURE

• Balance between e-World poverty stricken
  communities
• Integrate socially marginalized communities
• Role in literacy and learning
• Service delivery prescriptions
• Digital literacy
• One stop shop

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ACRONYMS

• EM Executive Mayor
• CM City Manager
• MMC Member of Mayoral Committee
• CLR Councillor
• SED - Strategic Executive Director
• ED - Executive Director
• D - Director
• CoT - City of Tshwane

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• A Library should be the delivery room for the
  birth of ideas a place where history comes to
  life Norman Cousins
• THANK YOU