As 2022 is the Year of Libraries, Ilmatsalu Youth Centre has made it a priority to collaborate even more closely with the Ilmatsalu branch of the Tartu O. Lutsu City Library. The aim of this cooperation is to develop a sense of community among young people and residents of the area. At the first meeting, we planned activities for the entire year 2022.
However, let's start by organizing an information day for the community on crisis preparedness at Ilmatsalu Library on April 21st. We invited a safety expert from the Tartu district of Naiskodukaitse (Women's Voluntary Defence Organization) to speak about this topical issue. It turned out that, given the current situation, people are still unclear about how to act if there is no electricity for an extended period, what household crisis supplies should consist of, or more broadly – what is generally meant by a crisis.
Other activities related to the Year of Libraries focus on bringing children and young people closer to books, meaning we offer exciting activities for children and young people that help generate greater interest in reading. For example, together with young people, we create escape games based on children's or youth books, read books together, and interpret their content through various games. On May 13th, the head of the Ilmatsalu Youth Center will also participate in the Living Library discussion held as part of the Prima Vista Literature Festival, introducing both youth work and the youth center. For June, we planned a large pancake-making event in a non-traditional way, using a camping stove, a mess kit, and a campfire, with an adventure game workshop and a reading of the book 'The Great Cake Bake' as a backdrop. Additionally, this autumn we look forward to welcoming writer Kersti Kivirüüt to speak on youth topics and present her book.
This is a brief overview of what is planned for Ilmatsalu during the Year of Libraries. Let's keep some things a secret too 😊
Additional information:
Jaanika Palm
+372 58 803 271
Jaanika.Palm@raad.tartu.ee
