Filipe Leal

ACADEMIC DEGREE: Master

POSITION: PhD student

AREA: Library and Information Science

TEAM: INFORMATION SCIENCE: libraries, archives, museums and Information Science

CIÊNCIAVITAE: Open link

EMAIL: filipe.leal.1966@gmail.com

I have thirty-five years of experience in the field of culture, mainly in public libraries. For the last twenty years I have worked in the Municipality of Oeiras (Lisbon, Portugal): Head of Municipal Libraries Division; Director of the Department of Culture; Member of the Oeiras’27 Candidacy Team (ECoC 2027). As a librarian I have always focused on developing innovative programs, based on: Community-centered library approach; Priority given to the development of literacies; Technology as a tool for innovation; Participated management philosophy. In 2019 I started a transformation program in Bibliotecas Municipais Oeiras (BMO): Visit public libraries in different countries; Conducting design thinking workshops; Developing a Strategic Plan to Transform BMO; Implementing innovative services and activities. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Cultural Studies at the School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon. My research project focuses on the dynamics of change in Portuguese public libraries between 2016 and 2025.