The Libre Libre project, promoted by the Córdoba cooperative El Alambre, will organize a discussion group this Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the Assembly Hall of the Grupo Cántico Public Library (focus group) to know the state of the Libre Libre Network on a human level, in relation to the sociocultural impact that Libro Libre is generating in the different communities and neighborhoods where it cohabits.
This action is carried out within the diagnosis street gatherings, a broader study to better understand reality with the ultimate objective of drawing lines of action based on the needs and motivations of the groups, associations and communities that are part of Libro Libre. The project includes other diagnostic actions, such as in-depth interviews with identified key agents, both from the book sector, as well as institutions and members of the community itself.
Likewise, currently and until the end of July, a team of facilitators carries out face-to-face (F2F) surveys in the surroundings of the Libro Libre points to learn about and observe the behavior and responses of the users of these street libraries. These surveys can also be completed online at this link. The interventions will be active until the end of July and the results will be shown at a project fair at the Amsterdam Public Library OBA Oosterdok next September.
The project street gatherings It is co-financed by the European Culture Foundation thanks to its programme The Europe Challenge for Libraries. Libre Libre participates, along with 59 other initiatives, where public libraries and the community collaborate in social transformation projects.
Libro Libre is a citizen initiative that promotes an urban network of book exchange points that are installed in the streets of Córdoba, mainly in parks, gardens and public squares. The objective of this network is to generate and multiply the person-to-person exchange of books in these spaces, thereby bringing books and reading (as knowledge and as entertainment) closer to all citizens, while at the same time demanding an act of occupation, participation and use of public space.
These exchange points operate mainly in a self-managed manner, so participation and care by citizens and other social agents, such as associations, educational centres, groups, companies, etc., is essential.
