Active Library

Abstract

The article offers an analysis of the changes that have taken place in the Municipal Library in Gierałtowice since 2009, when the library engaged as one of the leading pioneers in the first round of the Library Development Program. The library, whose priority was the collection and access of materials, has transformed into the community information center, where a lot of interesting initiatives are taking place for the benefit of the local community, houses a municipal coalition, which supports and motivates the library, and digital library resources are so interesting that an author from Germany is willing to use them in her publication. The article also includes a memory of and an inspiration from a visit to the United States funded by the U.S. Department of State and the Information Society Development Foundation.