Libraries Live Journal - Journal - Page 1
The Project
Responding to change requires a leap of
faith and risk taking.
Libraries Live is a collaboration between
artists and newly community managed
libraries to creatively explore & respond
to the theme of CHANGE; investigating
the impact on volunteers now running
libraries & the relationship between
them & the communities they serve.
The project was led by a close working
partnership between 3 county library
services, 3 community managed
libraries, 3 artists and 3 communities
across the three counties.
As a group, we decided to take a ‘live
action research’ approach to the project,
founded upon the potential to take risks,
innovate and share knowledge, skills
and ideas as the project developed.
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To encourage community managed
libraries to take a ‘leap of faith’ in the
project, we embarked upon a process
of creatively engaging local residents
through an ambitious artist in residence
programme.
Artists embedded creative activity in
each library over 8 weeks to inspire and
engage communities and volunteers to
get involved. In response, new art work
has been created which will continue
to live within the heart of the library
to celebrate their achievements and
encourage newcomers.