The Collective Library is a self-managed collection with a wide range of printed materials on social and political movements. The main language of the library is German with much content also in English and Spanish. However there can also be found literature in other languages, such as Italian, French, Catalan or Greek.
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Neighborhood and urban policy
Services
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Library
Description
Due to the networks built up over the years with other groups and individuals, we speak of our project as a „living library“. For us this concept is the result of the exchange that arises from all the people who enrich it through their visits, contributions and knowledge. For this reason, the stock of leaflets, posters, pamphlets and self-printed materials is growing every day. At the same time the library also aims to be an open space for research, making history accessible and offering people the opportunity to rewrite it – a difficult task for our organized movements.
German,
English,
Spanish,
French,
Italian,
Greek
Without membership,
Without papers,
Animal friendly,
For free / donation
Self-organized,
Unfunded,
Grass-roots democratic,
Critical of power
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Archive
Description
Currently we are trying to complete various specific archives and collections of periodical magazines from all over the world, as well as creating new collections through materials that we obtain, receive as donations or buy. One of our goals is to be able to catalogue all the material in the library in order that people can have easy access to it. Another special feature is our collection of posters on various social and political issues spanning the last decades, which comprises several thousand copies; we also have a small collection of stickers.
German,
English,
Spanish,
French,
Italian,
Greek
Without membership,
Without papers,
Animal friendly,
For free / donation
Self-organized,
Unfunded,
Grass-roots democratic,
Critical of power