Regional workshop “Digital technologies in libraries’ activities as part of implementing Reading School Project”

On 26-27 January, 2023, Shygys Regional Center of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region, jointly with Oralkhan Bokey Centralized Library System of Akimat of Ust-Kamenogorsk city, held a workshop called “Digital technologies in libraries’ activities as part of implementing Reading School Project” for school librarians of Glubokoe and Ulan districts.

The goal of the workshop is to provide methodological and practical assistance to librarians of rural schools of the region.

K.M. Akzhigitova - chief librarian of Oralkhan Bokey Library, library specialists introduced and conducted practical trainings with the participants of the workshop on how to use new technologies in their work: 3D modeling, robotics, prototyping, VR locations for education. School librarians were especially interested in the children's department that presented to their attention an animation studio, 3D pens, and a touch table.

The participants liked the tour around Oralkhan Bokey Literary Hall, they visited the electronic library Bokey.kz and the Reading Room with the VR Yurt “Virtual Reality Glasses”.

During the event, the participants received expert advice on creating animation, podcasts for schoolchildren and teachers.

Library specialists provided traditional literature reviews and screenings using an interactive format between them and school librarians.

Following the event, the participants received answers to their questions, consultations of the library specialists and methodologists of Shygys Regional Center of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region, thanked the organizers and the library staff of O. Bokey Library and noted the innovative form of the workshop.

Moderators: A.A. Isayev, head of Educational Work Unit of Shygys Regional Center of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region, E.A. Nurmukhamedova, a methodologist of the Unit.