Bogdan Trifunović
btrifunovic@gmail.com

Marija Radulović
marijaradulovic3@gmail.com

Gradska biblioteka „Vladislav Petković Dis” Čačak

doi: 10.19090/cit.2020.37.74-81
No. 37 (November 2020), p. 74-81

Library on the Stage:
Development of the Vision of the Čačak City Library
as 2019 Community Gathering Place

Summary

The paper presents innovative programs and activities of the City Library Vladislav Petković Dis in Čačak that were realized through partnership with the wider community, as a basis for the development of a new vision of the library, whose motto is Library on the Stage. The new library building was opened in March 2019, in an effort to become a local community gathering center, and thus expand its capacity. It was promoted in an attractive and unusual way, with the programs Be Our Strongest Link: Let’s Move the Library Together, and As Once at Eight: The Home of the YPA and Entertainment in Čačak, which brought the building into the sphere of interest of individuals who had never used the library services before. The programs were organized in the function of developing a new vision of the library, as well as more intensive cooperation with individuals, associations, organizations, etc. This has led to an increase in the number of active members of the library, a larger audience on its other programs and a significantly greater presence of the institution in the public and media space of the local community.

Keywords:

City Library Vladislav Petković Dis, Čačak, public relations, cooperation, partnerships, local heritage, exhibitions, programs

Submitted: 1st October 2020
Correction to the manuscript: 26th October 2020
Accepted for publication: 2nd November 2020

Library on the Stage: Development of the Vision of the Čačak City Library as 2019 Community Gathering Place by Bogdan Trifunović, Marija Radulović is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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