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Creation of Quality Lending Libraries

Creation of Quality Lending Libraries
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GREEK BOOK CLUB

The Hellenic Book Club (ELBI) is a cultural, voluntary, non-profit organization for books. It was founded in 1977 in Athens and is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors. It is a member of OEMKOE (Federation of Voluntary Non-Governmental Organizations of Greece). Its objectives are, among others, the connection of the book with life, the promotion of true, quality books. During its existence, it has organised hundreds of cultural events, such as bibliophilic dialogues, book weeks in schools and book events.



Objective Action

The Hellenic Book Club is a cultural, voluntary, non-profit organization, since 1977, it has been spreading quality books, centered on people. The book with good energy! To become everyone's property!

Its multilateral project "from Readers to Readers" spreads and promotes the quality book as a tool and vehicle of culture and reading, as a means of shaping the Perfect Man. He works in the sensitive area of the book and in the complex field of Culture. Its highly complex work is based on the innovative and unique system of rating and allocating books by age and genre. The quality book is a means of access to knowledge and a window to the world. It expresses life for this reason and its concern is their connection in practice and the socialization of the Reader. The future of children passes through the area of knowledge, education and culture. And therefore from the area of the book.

It develops 30 programs. Indicative: ·870 Lending Libraries 95% readability, in schools and cultural institutions. Operation also in the area of ·425 "I talk with a book" ·150 Book Weeks in schools ·Network of bibliophiles-volunteers- Participation Groups ·Magazine "book & life" ·Dissemination and promotion of ideas through books, topics, forms and "Scattered Birds" ·Bibliophile action. Education, improvement of living standards. ·Implementation of 2 European programs of the YPAP·Approved "Digital Convergence - 4th NSRF" program

2020-2021 Grant from EEA GRANTS-Active Citizens Fund Program-Bodossaki Foundation, for the creation of 17 Lending Libraries in schools with Roma students and detention centers.

 

Target Audience

  • School communities: Students-Teachers
  • Cultural Associations - Members of Associations
  • Prisoners
 

Duration

Since 1977...


Description

The Hellenic Book Club, having 45 years of experience in the creation of Lending Libraries and having established 870 Lending Libraries to date, has the required know-how and based on the "BOOK SELECTION" system, makes a targeted study of book selection according to the specificities of its beneficiaries.

The high readability of the books is achieved by ELBI's innovative "Book Selection" program, which is a unique book evaluation system from Readers to Readers. The books are divided by reader age and genre and by 4 quality criteria in terms of content, art of speech, edition and illustration. By systematically operating the book selection, it has created an extensive register of books, resulting in the possibility of sending targeted books adapted to the needs and shortcomings of each institution.

These deficiencies are recorded with the program "Investigation of the creation of a Lending Library in institutions" and in this way, the mood, the particularities of the institutions are detected and material adapted to each target group is sent. Lists of the books that already exist in the institution are drawn up and, in combination with the ages and peculiarities of the target groups, a study is made of the required library material to cover the deficiencies. Thus, this program contributes to the creation of a functional, highly readable, qualitative, organized library that promotes reading. That is why the operation and organization material is also sent for the books that already exist in the organization and are suitable, which are integrated.


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Impact on Society

Creation of 870 Lending Libraries to date

580,000 beneficiaries



Initiative Location

Across Greece


Working with Organization


Workers Participation

  • 1 Employee
  • 50 Volunteers on a permanent basis
  • 100 Volunteers occasionally

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Benefits for Οrganization

Dissemination and promotion of the book and the reading.

870 Lending Libraries to date




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