The aspiration:
Auckland Central Library identified a need for an innovative outreach tool to connect with new residents, international students, children, young people, visitors and workers.
Considerations:
Over summer 2014-15 they successfully delivered a ‘pop up’ library in the central city but it was static and costly to run and resource.
Solution:
The Book Bike which could roll into public spaces, support events, offer core library services and provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and information.
Outcomes:
Wide community engagement
Created a vehicle for community consultation
Public private partnerships between the library and local businesses
#spokeandword Media support: breakfast TV and social media
Project partners:
Same Same But Different LGBTIQ writers festival, Waitemata Youth Collective, Q Theatre, Summer in the Square, Man Friday on High Street, International Women's Day Celebrations, The Pop-up Globe, Auckland Arts Festival's White Night and Auckland Writers Festival.