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H. Kağan KESKİN

Afyonkarahisar, TÜRKİYE

Location of Afyonkarahisar

The province, known also as Afyon, is located as a gateway between the Aegean sea and inner regions of Anatolia, locating at the crossroads of 3 different regions of TurkeyThe history of Afyon dates back to 3000 BC.

Historical Places & Phrygian Valley Primary cultural entities in

the city are the fairy chimneys in İscehisar,Seydiler regions, Phrygian stone monuments, tombs, Karahisar Castle and Ulu Mosque (1272) are places to visit in the city.

(http://www.frigvadisi.org/default-en.aspx)

Historical Library (İmaret Külliyesi) The Imaret Külliyesi in Afyon, with

a colored marble portal, is typical of a 15th century Ottoman stone building. Constructed in 1472, with a medrese and baths, it is also known as the Gedik AhmetPasa Külliyesi after its founder Mehmet.

There were alot of Manuscripts in The İmaret Külliyesi. TheManuscripts are protected byNational Library today.

Manuscripts These works of art that

constitute our nation's culture and knowledge are a major cultural heritage setting a bridge between the past and the future.

Manuscripts, common heritage of the mankind, are the most reliable resources in scientific, artistic and cultural research.

Gedik Ahmet Paşa Public Library

History of Public Library

Fatih’s grand vizier Mehmet Paşa donated 350 books to İmaret Külliye (complex of buildings).

Then Ahmet Paşa who was from Afyon donatedat about 400 books in 1473 and contribute thefoundation of the library.

The Library was moved to its new building in 1971. It’s used as a mosque and eating house forthe poor.

The Number Of BooksBooks

Turkish Books 90.642

Turkish and Arabic Old Books 3,813

Books Foreign Language 2,209

Juvenile Books 8,562

Total 105,226

There have been 24351 members of this library

Staff

The staff in the Public Library as the following:

Managerial services : 3

Technical services : 7

Assistant services : 2

Temporary staff : 3

Total :15

The Public library is supported finacially by The Ministryof Culture and Tourism.

The staffs in The Public Library work 40 hours per week.

They have specific training for the job. They had graduated from Documentation Department of the Universities.

Working Halls There are two halls for reading and working. Students can use

their computers. Internet connection is free and always readyfor users.

Biled Project in The Library Biled project is for blind people. Four computers are

designed for it. One reading machine, one is designed as a magnifying glass , four auditory screen readingprogramme and four screen magnification programmeinstalled on computers.

Mobile Library

This mobile library has been serving since 2003. Mobile library was opened for using for three days in a week in 17 villages in 2010

The mobile library has 1907 members. The most of themembers are students.

The Library of My School There are fifty-four deaf

students in my school. Myschool has a small library.

There is a reading club at our school.

The reading club organizesbooks and working of thelibrary.

There are many illustrated books and visual materials in the library.

Working Hours &Rules Weekdays 08:00 – 16:00

all users (students, parents, teachers, and staff) can borrow three books for a period of three weeks and audiovisual materials (DVD, CD, etc.) for a period of 5 days.

Students in grades 3-5 may borrow library materials for two weeks.

Students 1-2 may borrow library materials for one week.

Any user who loses or damages a borrowed book should inform the library and should procure a replacement copy or pay the value of the book.

Illustrated Books

Our students often make reading aloud in early yearsof school.

We usually use the illiustrated books for our students. Because they need to understand the relationshipbetween picture and text. These books areinterpreted easily by deaf children.

Staff

A teacher is responsible for the library. Two studentshelp him/her for organizing.

He/she helps students for book choosing.

Our teachers have special education for deafstudents.

They can use Turkish Sign Language.

Technical Services Tecnical Staff is a teacher. The teacher has the

education about the school library via in-service training.

He does the following.

Choose and provide books

Ordering, cataloguing and classification

Maintenance and repair of books

Extracting the outdated works

Choosing and Providing There is a commission in our schools for book

choosing and providing.

The commission consist of teachers, students andschool council (a teacher, parents and headmaster).

The books are provided;

by book donating,

by Buying,

Cataloguing and classification Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules is used for

cataloguing.

Dewey decimal system is used for classification

The teacher makes the registration process.

Reading is important ! Because;

Firstly, children learns to read,

Later, Children reads to learn.

(Vacca&Vacca,2006)

References1. http://www.eyuboglu.k12.tr/

2. Vacca, J. A. L., Vacca, R. T., Gove, M. K., Burkey, L. C., Lenhart, L. A., & McKeon, C. A. (2006). Reading and Learning to Read. Boston: Allynand Bacon.

3. http://www.afyonkarahisar.gov.tr/

4. http://www.frigvadisi.org/default-en.aspx

5. Republic of Turkey Ministry Of National Education - www.meb.gov.tr

Thank you !