A book boXX for cultural exchange

The student project “Nachhaltige BücherboXX” ( Sustainable Book Box) at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences will launch the “WanderbücherboXX Europa” (Traveling Book Box Europe ) on September 1, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at Café Central on Berliner Straße in Görlitz.
After a semester of preparation, the time has come—the BücherboXX from the project of the same name, created by Social Work students, will be set up and inaugurated. The project group cordially invites everyone interested to the grand opening on September 1, 2017, starting at 11 a.m. You can look forward to a presentation of the project by its members, musical entertainment, and a craft station for children. Guests include the Mayor of Görlitz, Siegfried Deinege, and the Rector of the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, Professor Dr. Friedrich Albrecht.

The “WanderbücherboXX Europa” is a converted and visually redesigned phone booth that serves as a place for the free and open exchange of books. “Bring a book, take a book, read a book”—that’s the motto of the BücherboXX, which is accessible to everyone.
The mini-street library originated in Berlin and was developed by the Institute for Sustainability in Education, Work, and Culture (INBAK), the project partner. The BücherboXX will be on trial in Görlitz for a total of three months. During this time, the students will study its impact and how it is used by Görlitz residents and visitors so that they can pass on the original idea of a permanent BücherboXX for Görlitz to future students. For six weeks, the “WanderbücherboXX Europa” will initially be located at Café Central, on the corner of Berliner Straße and Hospitalstraße. On October 13, 2017, it will then move to Wilhelmsplatz.
Anyone interested in supporting the project or who has questions can contact the students by email at projekt-buecherboXX@hszg.de. Further information can be found on the project’s Facebook page under “Görlitzer BücherboXX.”
Since the project is run by students, it relies on donations. The students would greatly appreciate your support and have launched a fundraising campaign on their“Görlitzer BücherboXX” Facebook page.