Evaluation of phase 2 of LPYL
Appendix B

Appendix B consists of a short information of who took part of the study tours to Sweden or South Africa and what areas they visited.

The goal of their own project, which they were working on or were given idea to is also mentioned. The Swedes had already before going to South Africa been expected to develop project proposals, which could be of interest to their South African colleagues. The result of these projects will be available at the project website, with some exception

The South African project ideas were formulated when visiting Sweden. Only a few reports have arrived by the time of closure of the project. The opinion of the Swedish participants on the implications of the study tour to South Africa has been taken from oral interviews during May and July 2002. The comments and the quotations concerning the travels of the South Africans are based on the travel reports I have read.

Beside a written report, the travellers to Sweden should - according to the Business Plan - report their experiences on the workshop that was taking place on the different project schools during the third and last visit to the school by the Project Manager.

Maria Bergstrand
Public librarian
Visited North West Province and Gauteng
Project; Networking for library development at a local level
Overall objective: Establish networking at al local level as a way to accomplish library development goals
Maria on lessons learnt by LPYL:
"Having participated in this project has strengthened my view of the library as a democratic institution. Working consciously with library plans has been an important way of developing knowledge. The knowledge and engagement I got through LPYL is concretised in my daily work."

Anna Birgitta Eriksson
School librarian
Visited Gauteng
Project:Working with the science profile of Knutbyskolan
Goal: The idea of the project is to collaborate with the teachers involved in the direction of the science room to show a way to work with the library in the teaching process.
Anna Birgitta on lessons learnt by LPYL:
"LPYL has made me aware of the importance of planning and structuring. I have also realised the importance of describing and marketing my own work and learnt that small things too are important to enhance. And the power of true enthusiasm! "

Cecila Flodström
Head of branch department
Visited Northern Province and Mpumalanga
Project: Library Plan for the municipality of Umeå
(with great emphasis on school libraries)
Cecilia on lessons learnt by LPYL:
"The living and tireless engagement of those we met was very impressive. The will to improve, develop and stubbornly work for a change to the best of the country"

Tina Haglund
School librarian
Visited Kwa Zulu Natal and Eastern Cape Province
Project: Making a Media Plan
Goal: Formulate media plans for some subjects in order to make the media in the library correspond better to these subjects.
Tina on lessons learnt by LPYL:
"LPYL has made me realise how much could be achieved even with small resources if you work purposefully and focused. I was also impressed by the enthusiasm, joy and the feeling of being here and now. And the positive belief in a future!"

Maud Hell
School librarian
Visited Northern Province and Mpumalanga
Project: Searching for information in the school library
A project at Vikingaskolan, Lund, grades 5 and 6
Goals:

• To increase awareness of the information process and the resources of the school library
• To make the library a natural place to go to when the learners begin with a new subject and should need to search for information
• To make the different media resources of the school library more known to the learners, the teachers and the parents

Maud on lessons learnt by LPYL:
"The out-turned attitude of the school was impressing to me. The links to business and community as well as the co-operation between parents and teachers. The work to give the school library a place in school as well as the work to formulate different goals and plans learnt me a lot."

Eva Petri
Children´s librarian
Visited Northern Province and Mpumalanga
Project: The making of a school library
Goal: The project is to be considered as a first step in a development strategy in regard to working methods at the school. The main goal in this step is to establish a school library. The project is based on the continued support from the public library and aims at develop and find new ways of co-operation between the school and the public library.
Eva on lessons learnt by LPYL:
"The participation of parents and the way schools tried to gather all good forces for the best of the school library made an impression on me as well as how visions and conscious planning can result in change. The trust in your own capacity: 'This is what we want to do, Let's do it!' was an attitude that impressed me."

Helene Swenne
School librarian
Visited North West Province and Gauteng
Project: Ljusdals Gymnasieskola – working in project
Project in the Upper Secondary School
Goal: The aim is to develop and educate a resource team that can prepare and introduce a procedure for working in Project in the Upper Secondary School, to the rest of the staff. An intermedial goal is to describe and observe how this training will comprise the librarian’s role.
Helene on lessons learnt by LPYL:
"I always carry parts of the journey inside. It's always there. Something I have thought of after the tour to South Africa is the forcing necessity of not letting libraries become a 'private sphere' the way they sometimes tend to do in Sweden. Libraries are invaluable sites for information and campaigns of different kinds. I was impressed by the careful way of working with campaigns, the striking pictures. Sometimes we use too much text in our country."

Karin Westberg
School librarian
Visited KwaZuluNatal and Eastern Cape Province
Project: Library Democracy
A study at the Östra Funkabo School in Kalmar.
Main Goal: To stimulate the learners to take more interest and participation in library development and library activities
Karin on lessons learnt by LPYL:
"I was impressed by the reflected and pedagogical spirit, the positive and hopeful attitude. That they consider everything possible."

Malin Ögland
School librarian
Visited Kwa Zulu Natal and Eastern Cape Province
Project: Joy of reading depends on reading environment?
Finding out different ways how to make uneasy boys willing to read
Malin on lessons learnt by LPYL:
"The visit to South Africa made me aware of the resources I actually have back home. About the personal responsibility for doing things. That it is up to me to mediate my experiences. I also felt it was a good insight to realise that we share so many problems and aspirations. And that we all make a difference. That the world is not so big - and that you are not so tiny"

Sarie Baadjies
Public Librarian
Borwa/Twee spruit Public Library,
Free State (BodiBaBeng is the project school in the province)
Visited Eva Petri, Arboga,; Malin Ögland, Bålsta; Anna Birgitta Eriksson, Rinkeby
Project idea: Lobbying for free access of information.
No travel or project report has been forwarded.
A well functioning co-operation has been developed between the public library and the project school in including training of library monitors, according to the reports by the Project Manager (Appendix A) Sarie is also reported by the Project Manager to have been working on free membership for the school library at the public library, inspired by her visit to Sweden.

Rose Damon

Western Cape Library Advisor
(Percy Mdala High School project school)
Visited Eva Petri, Arboga,;Malin Ögland, Bålsta;Anna Birgitta Eriksson, Rinkeby
Project idea: Investigate whether it is possible to find a way to get access to articles from papers and magazines.
There is a travel report where Rose reports - as well as at the workshop at school - about her tour to Sweden. She describes the educational system, how Swedish libraries are organised; how the co-operation between teachers and school librarians is working following the curriculum.
I have no written project report from her.

Zukie Jafta
Media advisor
Easter Cape Province
(Project school: Kwa Ntshunge Junior Secondary School)
Visited Karin Westberg, Mörbylånga; Catharina Engström, Kalmar
Project idea: i) Collaborate with other Media Advisors to spread the idea of the project ii) Lobbying together with public librarians
Extensive travel report, which really shows that Ms Jafta has been influenced by and reflected from the tour and the different visits. A project plan is described in the travel report, but I have not seen any project report. At the workshop during the third visit to the school by the Project Manager she is reporting about the developed links between public and school libraries, the pupil's council in schools, the early and intense work on informing parents.

Meisie Komane
Deputy Chief Education Specialist
Department of Education North West
(Project school: E. P Lekhela Primary School)
Visited Helene Swenne, Ljusdal
Project idea: i) Collaborate with other Media Advisors to spread the idea of the project ii) Educate teachers in story telling to promote reading iii) Lobbying together with public librarians
There is an extensive travel report with reflections and comments. A well structured and carefully prepared project plan, but no project report has reached me. Meisie has been clearly influenced by the co-operation between public and school libraries and the promotion of reading. She gives concrete suggestions in her project plan on how this model could be used.

Susan Masenge
School librarian
Paballelo Senior Secondary School
Northern Cape
Visited Tina Haglund, Tranemo
Project idea: i) Increase the library related resources ii) Lobbying for funding iii) Develop a library policy
No travel report, nor project report
Susan has only been working a short period before going to Sweden. No presentation at the workshop is mentioned.

Mathandi Mokumo
Teacher Librarian
Mehlwana Secondary School, Mpumalanga
(originally Mayibuye High School was the project school)
Visited Maud Hell, Lund
Project idea: i) Production of a book written by learners ii) Lobbying for school libraries amongst local business. Maybe use the book in the lobbying.
Mathandi has made a well worked-out travel report and included a project plan. She has also been influenced by the links between school and public libraries in Sweden as well as the work to promote reading. No presentation at the workshop out of lack of time. No project report..

Whisky Monama
Public Librarian
Orlando Public Library, Gauteng
(Project school: AB Xuma Primary School)
Visited Helene Swenne, Ljusdal.
Project idea i) Lobby together with Mpumi showing how they collaborate as public library and school library ii) Find way to use human resources in a more effective way.
Inspiring travel report including project plan. Whisky is also stressing the necessity of school and public libraries working together in South Africa.
" The co-operation between school libraries and public libraries could be the only answer to South Africans."

RT Sikhosana/Rodgers
Media Advisor
Kwa Zulu Natal Education Library Services
(Project school Msinga High School)
Visited Tina Haglund, Tranemo
Project idea: i) Invite Teachers and public librarians to the Readathon in September 2001 ii) Find some space in public libraries budget to buy books to school libraries iii) Collaborate with libraries in the three neighbour municipalities
No travel or project report available, but from the documentation in the reports of the Project Manager you can see that Sikhosana strongly emphasis the good co-operation between public and school libraries, how Swedish children are introduced to books almost as soon as they are born and the value placed on reading and education in Sweden.

Motlalepula Teffo
Provincial School Libraries Co-ordinator,
Department of Education, Northern Provincial
(Project school; Makhuva Information Centre)
Visited Maud Hell, Lund
Project idea: i) Internet connection in the college library ii) Empower the learners to write books, especially about their own culture.
No travel or project report available. From the reporting of the Project Manager you can find that she reported at the school workshop about her experiences in Sweden, but the report does not mention details.

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