By carrying out project activities, we wanted to enable employees to have a positive experience of international education, learning about library and educational activities, acquiring new knowledge, ways and methods of work from various fields (green, digital and reading literacy); promote the professional development of employees, teamwork, international networking and the transfer of knowledge and information; improve technological and digital skills for better educational and promotional work; improve language competence and confidence in communication in English. In addition, we also wanted to establish new contacts with partners from abroad, discover and get to know other cultures, strengthen the organizational and logistical skills of the employees, which allows the employees to further develop, learn to adapt to new developments, and successfully share the acquired knowledge, experience and competences with colleagues and contribute to further work, give a positive impression in the local environment and promote European citizenship. By participating in mobilities, we wanted to expand horizons, knowledge, promote the personal and professional development of employees, motivate them to work in a focused manner, think critically, and implement new ideas that respond to the needs of modern times.
Due to the development of Green Library projects, the Ormož library was recognized by the international library organization as a positive practice and included in the selection of the 4 best green libraries in the world. We want to improve and upgrade the non-formal adult education in the direction of green and digital literacy, so we are looking for opportunities for international employee education. We try to quickly and efficiently adapt to social conditions and manage them in so that the needs of employees and library users are met. We want the staff to carry out educational programs for adults in a professional, modern and motivated manner, to develop, improve and provide lifelong education. Participation in Erasmus+ projects enables us to do all this by implementing staff mobility in adult education. Employees return from mobility very satisfied, with new knowledge, competences, fresh ideas and very positive experiences. During mobilities, we establish important professional international contacts, acquire new knowledge from experts from all over the world, and keep in touch with modern world trends not only in education and librarianship, but also in life in general. Thus we are becoming the driving force of local development.