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Model of public library in small district
The starting point
for creating the architectural concept of a model municipal public library was
the research carried out in 2010 by the Office for Readership Research of the
National Library and the Public Opinion Research Centre TNS OBOP. The research
shows that 56% Poles did not read a single book during the year. Thus we started
to think about how to make the citizens and the authorities of the municipality
(the latter will finance the project) interested with the idea of model public
libraries in spite of the poor readership. In the surveys carried out among
municipality citizens, which were used for planning long-term development
strategies, the citizens rarely indicated the need to build a new library. The
facilities that dominate their wish lists are public facilities such as
kindergartens, large self-service shops, or recreational facilities such as
sports halls or swimming pools. Therefore, in our concept we have combined the
facilities „desired” by the citizens with a the library, which is the basic
element with other facilities added to it (diagram).
The library project
was situated in Mosina, a town in Poznan
district 22 kilometres
from Poznan
itself. Thanks to being relatively near the metropolis of Wielkopolska province
it has been developing dynamically for the past few years, especially due to
large-scale property development investments. At first the town considered the
offered library project with reluctance, because in the building of Mosina
Cultural Centre in Dworcowa Street
there is already a municipal library, which has functioned for over 60 years.
However, the authorities expressed their interest in combining it with other
facilities necessary for the municipality (a new town hall or a swimming pool).
They indicated two parcels for the project, both in Strzelecka Street. The parcels in this
street are ideal for the concept of the project as it is the so-called exit
street, virtually on the border of Mosina and the village Krosinek. Around this
street, by 2016 according to the municipal authorities and developers, housing
estates consisting of detached and terraced houses for over 3.5 thousand
residents will have been built (they are under construction now). Yet despite
so many people coming to live there, the town does not plan any public
facilities in those areas. So, as it is usually the case in such areas, the
only buildings uniting the new community will be private self-service shops
such as Lidl or Tesco. A public library situated there and combined with an
attractive facility such as a swimming pool would not only allow the
integration (for activities and attractions for all age groups see the diagram)
of the new community (a phenomenon typical of small towns, the so-called city
bedrooms), but also make new social groups interested in books.
for creating the architectural concept of a model municipal public library was
the research carried out in 2010 by the Office for Readership Research of the
National Library and the Public Opinion Research Centre TNS OBOP. The research
shows that 56% Poles did not read a single book during the year. Thus we started
to think about how to make the citizens and the authorities of the municipality
(the latter will finance the project) interested with the idea of model public
libraries in spite of the poor readership. In the surveys carried out among
municipality citizens, which were used for planning long-term development
strategies, the citizens rarely indicated the need to build a new library. The
facilities that dominate their wish lists are public facilities such as
kindergartens, large self-service shops, or recreational facilities such as
sports halls or swimming pools. Therefore, in our concept we have combined the
facilities „desired” by the citizens with a the library, which is the basic
element with other facilities added to it (diagram).
The library project
was situated in Mosina, a town in Poznan
district 22 kilometres
from Poznan
itself. Thanks to being relatively near the metropolis of Wielkopolska province
it has been developing dynamically for the past few years, especially due to
large-scale property development investments. At first the town considered the
offered library project with reluctance, because in the building of Mosina
Cultural Centre in Dworcowa Street
there is already a municipal library, which has functioned for over 60 years.
However, the authorities expressed their interest in combining it with other
facilities necessary for the municipality (a new town hall or a swimming pool).
They indicated two parcels for the project, both in Strzelecka Street. The parcels in this
street are ideal for the concept of the project as it is the so-called exit
street, virtually on the border of Mosina and the village Krosinek. Around this
street, by 2016 according to the municipal authorities and developers, housing
estates consisting of detached and terraced houses for over 3.5 thousand
residents will have been built (they are under construction now). Yet despite
so many people coming to live there, the town does not plan any public
facilities in those areas. So, as it is usually the case in such areas, the
only buildings uniting the new community will be private self-service shops
such as Lidl or Tesco. A public library situated there and combined with an
attractive facility such as a swimming pool would not only allow the
integration (for activities and attractions for all age groups see the diagram)
of the new community (a phenomenon typical of small towns, the so-called city
bedrooms), but also make new social groups interested in books.
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