Barn, bok og boller: Fra frivillig lokalsamfunnsarbeid med boksamling og formidling til offentlig bibliotekfilial i bydelen

Abstract

This chapter is about the collective mobilization and cooperation that emerged through the voluntary organization Initiativ:Laksevåg (I:L) and the establishment of the library and dissemination arena Barn, Bok & Boller (Children, Books and Buns) (BBB). How did I:L and BBB play alongside the area initiative for indre Laksevåg, the local cultural office and other cultural institutions, private actors, organizations and arenas in the local community, as well as partners in neighboring municipalities, in promoting the re-establishment of a public library through collective mobilization and community development?

The chapter highlights how grassroots mobilization can create lasting systemic change and contribute to increased participation and activity in a community. Ripple effects have led to the establishment of several arenas, which in turn have reached new groups in the population.