Boo hiss! #Libraries should have more funding and support, not get closed down!

'A #library is more than a place with books, it is a lifeline'

Stephen Menon & Laurence CawleyBBC Investigations, London, 18 March 2025

"The UK is losing libraries at a rate of about 40 each year, BBC research has found. According to those who depend on them, local libraries are far more than a repository of books - they are community focal points and, for some, a vital lifeline to the outside world. What happens when one closes?"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg117gdky1o

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/8LgXZ

#LibariesRule #LibraryClosures #UKPol #LibraryOfThings #BuildingCommunity #CommunitySpace #MoreThanJustBooks

Route de l'Adret

📍 Chaussan, France

https://www.bookcorners.org/library/chaussan-route-de-ladret/

#BookCorners #FreeBooks #Books #StreetLibrary #Chaussan #France #streetart #bookexchange #communityspace #graffiti #france #chaussan #urbanart #publiclibrary #bookshelves #winter #publicspace

Rue des Portes Jacques

📍 Chevagny-les-Chevrières, France

https://www.bookcorners.org/library/chevagny-les-chevrieres-rue-des-portes-jacques/

#BookCorners #FreeBooks #Books #StreetLibrary #Chevagny-les-Chevrières #France #bookexchange #woodenbox #frenchvillage #stonewalls #communityspace #chevagny

#Demonstration zum queerfeministischen #Kampftag

Start um 13 Uhr auf dem Karlsplatz.

https://keinschrittnachrechts.de/event/extern-demonstration-zum-queerfeministischen-kampftag

🗓️ 8. März
🕐 ab 15:00 Uhr, open End
📍 Rabatz, John-Zenger-Str. 4, #Heidelberg

🍝 den ganzen Zeitraum über gibt es Snacks und kaltes Essen. Um 19:00 Uhr gibt es warme #Küfa (Küche für alle) gegen Spende.
🕠 17:30 Uhr: Input zum Thema „Mackerfrei kämpfen“
🎨📚 Büchertisch vom unromantischem Lesekreis
💜 Awareness-Team und Rückzugsraum

#queer
#Queerfeminismus
#CommunitySpace
#Feminismus

Rue du 9 Se…

📍 Miserey-Salines, France

https://www.bookcorners.org/library/miserey-salines-rue-du-9-septembre/

#BookCorners #FreeBooks #Books #StreetLibrary #Miserey-Salines #France #bookexchange #frenchvillage #communityspace #rurallife #greenery #stonearchitecture #sunnyday #france #booksharing

New Park Opens in City Center for Everyone to Enjoy

https://newsletter.tf/new-park-city-center-opens/

A new park is now open in the city center. It has green spaces and play areas for families and friends.

#NewPark, #CityCenter, #CommunitySpace, #OutdoorFun, #PublicPark

New Park Opens in City Center for Everyone to Enjoy

A new park has opened in the heart of the city. It offers a nice place for people to relax, play, and spend time outside.

https://newsletter.tf/new-park-city-center-opens/

#NewPark, #CityCenter, #CommunitySpace, #OutdoorFun, #PublicPark

Vermutlich ultra kurzfristig (Bewerbung bis 20. Januar 2026), aber sicherlich für Menschen/Organisationen/Kollektive etc. in #Berlin spannend: Der #OpenCall vom #bUm #bUmBerlin nach Co-Mieter:innen für alles was nach dem Jahr 2026 kommt.

> Ob #Podcast-Studio, #Beratungsraum, #Werkstatt, #CommunitySpace – unsere Räume warten darauf, von euch neu und kreativ gestaltet und genutzt zu werden.

https://www.bum.berlin/ab-2027

(da war ich letztens beim #DemoDay vom @PrototypeFund als Gast – sehr schön!)