Second step/September 2011 New meeting in Milan

Les 13 partenaires de la plate-forme MEDiakitab sont réuni à Milan du 26 au 30 septembre pour développer des projets de formation et de création en commun. Un an après la fondation de cette plate forme collaborative, des projets se construisent.

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First Step /2010: Put in place and formalize the network in the Euro Med area

Set up the MEDiakitab network consists in launching it through the organization of a five days seminar that will take place in Marseille and Aix en Provence. This meeting will be structured in three clear stages: • The main objectives of the seminar are the following : • Put together a professional community around one of the most important issues of our societies: access to culture and knowledge • Strengthen links between participants • Identify good practices and needs in order to determine a relevant project typology • Build sustainable projects axed on advantages, skills and complementary participants. • Meanings and methodology

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Assuring the monitoring: Since June 2010, ZINC/ECM and the COBIAC assure the monitoring of projects and the tracking of information by mailing list such as the ANIMANET’s mailing list, in addition to websites and blog resources set up by ZINC over several years. • The partners of MEDiakitab network : • Algeria: The « Oran Little Reader » • Lebanon : « La Maison du Livre association », Beirut, Lebanon   Cultural Animation and Reading book Center in Tyr – South Lebanon • Egypt : Bibliotheca Alexandrina Youth libraries, CEAlex/ Alexandrina Studies Center • Palestine: The Qattan Foundation, the Tamer Institute • France: COBIAC, ZINC and Library of Marseille with a Regional Vocation (BMVR) • Italy: Milan Public Libraries • The Netherlands: Gelderland Biblioservice “Bibliothèque Départemental de Prêt des Bouches-du-Rhône” and “Association le Port a jauni ” became members of MEDiakitab network..