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An active library means:
a lot of fun, nice people, interesting acquaintances,
A library which does not fear to act.
An active library is our library.
Take part in the "Active Library Grant Contest"!
Where to look for inspiration?
Local Public Library in Rozdrazewo Project: "The cosmic adventure"
Buying a telescope, sky observation, creating an astronomical circle.
Mr. Irek was really a gift from the stars for us.
Within one hundred kilometers there is nothing like that:
no astronomers or astronomical institutes.
In 2010, Mr. Irek came to the library and said
that he retired and would live in Rozdrazewo.
We immediately thought that we should take advantage of it
and that it would be great to organize an astronomical circle,
but in order to do it, we need equipment, a telescope
as without a telescope it isn't astronomy.
Sure, you can do theory on computer but equipment is equipment.
We got the grant, we bought a telescope and we can act further.
To encourage youth to astronomy I had meetings about various topics
both in the school year and during the summer holidays.
The meetings involved slideshows, discussions, drawing, other things.
This made them interested in astronomy.
Many people participated in the workshops,
from 7-year old children to people 60 or more years old.
I started myself this way when I was a teenager.
My father bought me a refractor - a telescope for observing the Sun.
They start now in a similar way,
I hope that some of them will become astronomers.
I heard that people take holidays at their jobs
in order to see this live.
- Others get up at 4 a.m. to come. - 4 a.m. is too late.
How too late? Only get dressed and here I am.
We have to diagnose, check, as we do not know the social needs,
we have to ask people about their expectations.
We have to think what we want to happen in the library,
to what events we would come, from the viewpoint of an inhabitant.
In small towns we know one another well enough to see
from the conversations what some of the needs are.
We should talk to friends, listen to people
e.g. mothers on the playground. We draw information from everywhere.
There will be a screen we made at home
and on the screen you will see the spots on the surface of the Sun.
These activities were included in our library development plan:
astronomical circle and photography workshops.
The astronomical circle continues to function and develops
the 15th Department of Polish Astronomy-Lovers Association
was established here thanks to it.
Set your clocks and we meet at 4.30 near the St. Florian's figure.
If we do not meet, the next occassion to see it in Poland is in 200 years
and in the world - in 100 years.
Each environment has its pearls which can be used,
people with interesting passions, with whom you can organize meetings
or some kind of workshops, who can be invited to the library
and for a little money, such as 5000 zl of the "Active Library" grant
it is possible to do something really great for the inhabitants.
Local Library in Rozdrazewo did a project "The cosmic adventure"
out of 10603 zl spent, 4490 was from the Grant Contest "Active Library"
The project joined young people from the circle, and adults.
The idea came from a retired astronomer who wanted to share his passion.
Translated by: Anna KierbedŸ