Creative contest: New public library was opened at the Ruhr promenade
30.04.2015
Meschede | Germany. The winners of the Meschede city youth creative contest "We improve our city" saw their idea become reality: The young women Annalena, Anna und Ilka opened the new public library which was created together with ITH Bolting Technology.
In the following section we would like to quote an article from the local Meschede newspaper "Westfalenpost". We translated the text into English and added some parts for a better understanding. The original text can be found here (German only).
"Public library and repair station for bikes"
"New furniture for Meschede 's new great room: The Ruhr promenade - which is a new panorama way along the river Ruhr - was now added with a new public library and a new bike repair station.
The idea behind the public library: Take out a book for free , read it directly at the Ruhr river and place it back into the library. Alternatively you can take out a book and take it home with you -- but leave another book in the library. This idea was created by Annalena Wolff, Anna Wiese, Ilka Schemme, Annabell Beste and Jana Nonnweiler within her group "Chasing the sun" which won the last year's Meschede city youth creative contest.
By winning the "best idea award" hey also won the extra award by the sponsor company ITH Bolting Technology which included the tranformation of the idea into reality. ITH general managers Frank and Jorg Hohmann organized a former public telephone box which was painted in company colours red and white and designed by the five young women. They also added quotes from their favourite books on the outside of the former telephone box. A crane now placed the phone box - the public library respectively - directly next to the panorama way Ruhr promenade in the city center of Meschede.
"We have created something everlasting for Meschede", the girls said proudly as they will probalby leave Meschede city for joyning a university soon. "The new public library will stay as a memory on us".
Relevant offers for all ages
City-Manager Christina Henke from the Meschede town marketing does not worry about possible vandalism on the new public library: „The idea of this project comes from the youth - and the youth will take care about thelibrary and respect it". She adds. "I'm happy that the Ruhr promenade here in Meschede now offers a little bit for all ages". Meschede locals, external visitors, young and old can use the new offers on the Promenade ."
The winner's idea also covered turnable sunloungers
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4As you can see on the picture slide show above, the winner's idea from the five girls also covered turnable sunloungers, which were installed next to the public library. Both objects are placed directly next to the Ruhr river in the city center of Meschede.
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