Library Cooperation in the Barents Region

Aud TågaLibrary Adviser

Troms County Library

Projects

• Literature Camp for Young Persons in the Barents Region (1997 – four countries)

• The Cloudberry Places in the Barents Region (Sweden - closed April 2002)

• Young Writers in the Barents Region (Sweden and Finland (EU) – 2002-2005)

• The Books Rainbow (Arkhangelsk 2002) Book Fair for Children each year• The books Wind (Komi 2006) Conference in Syktyvkar (2007)• Norwegian-Russian Literary Cooperation (2006-2009)

Norwegian-Russian Literary Cooperation

• Cooperation between Arkhangelsk Regional Children’s Library, National Library of Komi and Troms County Library

• 2006-2009• The Norwegian Barents Secretariat (NOK 230 000)

• Arts Council Norway (NOK 100 000)

• Troms County Library (NOK 336 600)

• The Cultural Rucksack (DKS) (30 000)

Participants• Leonora Davydova, librarian Komi• Elena Gabova, author Komi• Elena Kozlova, author Komi• Svetlana Medvedeva, librarian Arkhangelsk• Elena Antropova, author Arkhangelsk• Kari Lydersen, storyteller Tromsø• Vibeke Trønnes-Johannessen, storyteller Tromsø• Marianne Lund, translator Tromsø• Susanne Baumgartel, library adviser Tromsø• Aud Tåga, library adviser Tromsø, project-leader

Other participants

• Skjervøy Public Library and Skjervøy Primary School• Borgtun Primary School, Tromsø• Karlsøy Public Library and Hansnes Primary School• Lenangen Primary – and Secondary School• Tromsø Public Library and Archiv• Three schools in Arkhangelsk• The Pomor University, Department for Scandinavian

Languages• Arkhangelsk Regional Library

Activities in Troms

• Production of bilangual rollups presenting the authors (2006)

• Production of booklets on the participating authors: Russian authors translated into Norwegian – Norwegian authors translated into Russian (2006)

• Norwegian storytellers telling the Russian stories – Russian Authors reading in Russian – talking with the public in English, Russian or with help from a translator

Норвежско-российская сотрудничество по литературе

• Мероприятие в рамках «литературного кармана»

• Норвежская рассказчица представляет рассказ Елены Антроповой о китайской шляпе, которая не хочет быть подарком

Елена Габова на встрече со школьниками

• Рассказчик читает ученикам ”Двойку по поведению”

• Ученики разигрывают и иллюстрируют

• Чтение «Вчерашнее молоко с медем»

• Встреча Габовой с учениками

• Обсуждение• Чтение вслух

Elena Gabova meets the pupils

• ”2 in conduct” has been told by a storyteller

• The pupils dramatise and illustrate

• Reads ” Yesterday’s Milk and Honey”

• Gabova meets the pupils• Conversation• Reading

Инсценировка произведения Елены Габовой

Russian authors and librarians visiting Tromsø last week in September 2007

• Russians in Troms• Contact in historic times :

Viking-period, the Pomor-trade and World War Two

• Important to know about literature from the night-boring countries

• Translations• Passing on Literature

Ragnhild Nilstun visits Arkhangelsk

• Arkhangelsk Regional Library

• Secondary School at Mali Kareli

• Arkhangelsk Regional Children’s Library

• The Pomor University

Milestones

• Mai 2006 : meeting in Komi• June 2006: meeting in Arkhangelsk• Autumn 2006: Rollups and Booklets• Spring 2007: Planning activities Autumn same

year• Spring 2008: Planning activities Autumn same

year• Autumn 2008: Planning activities Winter 2010

The Project a Success

Know each other - several projects- internship (the President Programme)

Internship

• Host for Russian Librarians in – 2001– 2003– 2005

Internship in Arkhangelsk April 2009