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The methodology was developed by the Public Library of Chicago (USA) and the Public Libraries of Aarhus (Denmark) with the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2013-2014. Before that, there was a research conducted in 40 libraries in 10 countries.
The methodology shows how libraries should work together to discover what communities want and how they can experiment to create services, programs, and processes to implement those changes.
The Handbook of Design Thinking for Librarians has been translated into 16 languages.
Borisov Central District Library named after I. H. Kolodeeva (Republic of Belarus) launched an innovative service aimed at working with the families of convicts. ...
The Vasyl Zemlyak Central City Library of the Zhytomyr ATC (amalgated territorial community) Centralized Library System has created a theater workshop that will promote the development of children’s creative abilities and help them master their professional acting skills. ...
Volyn State Regional Universal Scientific Library named after Olena Pchilka opened an art marketing school, where Lutsk artists and musicians will be able to learn to promote their own cultural products. ...
The creative studio “From hobby to skill” has started its operation in the Library-branch for children #15 in Zaporizhia, which will help children to master new and interesting skills related to their hobbies. ...
Transcarpathian Regional Universal Scientific Library named after F. Potushnyak provides the service of printing literary quotes. With the help of this service, everyone is able to transform their favorite quote into their own, original drawing, as well as print it on a sticker or a T-shirt. ...
The Volyn Regional Library for Youth has launched an innovative service “Gamification: learning by playing” to increase the interest of adolescents in culture, as well as to ignite the desire to read through games. ...
A photo studio operates at the Central District Library named after F.M. Dostoevsky, where anyone can get their own photo portfolio or try themselves in the role of a model, photographer or cameraman. ...
A technical laboratory has been opened in the Central District Library named after M. Bogdanovich in Molodechno (Belarus), which is designed to develop schoolchildren’s creative skills. ...
The National Library of Belarus has launched remote learning classes that will teach users about book culture. ...
Velykooleksandrivka District Central Library has launched a service “We work miracles with Ukraine in our hearts”. With the help of the project, villagers will be introduced to the works of folk artists. ...
