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!)

A Sunlit Afternoon on the Wall

This is me standing on the old walls of Cork where I took this photo in Bishop Lucey Park yesterday afternoon. The sun had already started to head to the horizon and it wasn’t even 3pm, but it did light up the mural on the wall and placed the ground in front of me in shadow.

For many in Ireland, November is firmly in the winter months of the year. It seems to be a traditional Irish/Celtic thing because Met Éireann uses meteorological seasons which classify September, October and November as autumn.

#afternoonLight #architecture #autumn #bishopLuceyPark #civicPride #communitySpace #contemporaryArt #cork #culturalHeritage #culturalSpaces #historicWalls #ireland #irishCities #mural #openSpaces #photo #photography #publicArt #publicRealm #publicSpace #streetArt #streetPhotography #urbanRegeneration