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Islibrary Project 荒岛图书馆
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The *Islibrary Project* was started in 2009. Today there are 140 *Islibraries* in 56 cities in China with more than 5,500 members, 4,800 volunteers, 80,000 books and over 100,000 visitors a year.
*Islibrary* is more than just a library. It is a community interaction platform for reading and communicating. Residents can enjoy reading here for free, participate activities or be a part of the volunteer team. By providing a platform like this we hope that we can help to generate communication between residents and to make a better and loving community.
The credit for its huge influence in communities and the successful expansion of our library to more than 100 branches is due to the Web2.0 philosophy on “co-construction and sharing”:
1. Space 2.0: Building up *Islibraries* with the support of its partners (cafes, youth hostels, unused space in residential communities) saves costs on space;
2. Funds resources: Funds provided by the space supporter, for example the real estate of the community, cover the operational funds of the *Islibrary*, and the cafes and hostels support the operation of their *Islibraries* themselves.
3. Books 2.0: Most of the books in an *Islibrary* are donated by readers, which not only solves the problem of the costs of book purchasing but also builds up a link between the library and the readers.
4. Management 2.0: The daily management of an *Islibrary* is assumed by volunteers. Everyone in the community is the owner of the library, they can organize activities whenever they want.
5. Promotions: Weibo, WeChat and Douban are three of the most popular social media tools in China. We have registered official accounts to maintain active interaction between our readers and all the *Islibraries*.
Links: http://www.islibrary.com, http://www.weibo.com/islibrary
*Islibrary* is more than just a library. It is a community interaction platform for reading and communicating. Residents can enjoy reading here for free, participate activities or be a part of the volunteer team. By providing a platform like this we hope that we can help to generate communication between residents and to make a better and loving community.
The credit for its huge influence in communities and the successful expansion of our library to more than 100 branches is due to the Web2.0 philosophy on “co-construction and sharing”:
1. Space 2.0: Building up *Islibraries* with the support of its partners (cafes, youth hostels, unused space in residential communities) saves costs on space;
2. Funds resources: Funds provided by the space supporter, for example the real estate of the community, cover the operational funds of the *Islibrary*, and the cafes and hostels support the operation of their *Islibraries* themselves.
3. Books 2.0: Most of the books in an *Islibrary* are donated by readers, which not only solves the problem of the costs of book purchasing but also builds up a link between the library and the readers.
4. Management 2.0: The daily management of an *Islibrary* is assumed by volunteers. Everyone in the community is the owner of the library, they can organize activities whenever they want.
5. Promotions: Weibo, WeChat and Douban are three of the most popular social media tools in China. We have registered official accounts to maintain active interaction between our readers and all the *Islibraries*.
Links: http://www.islibrary.com, http://www.weibo.com/islibrary
*Islibrary* (CN) was founded by Liu Qiongxiong, executive editor of Cityzine, founder of Happy Intern, LCY Management Consulting and iMart. Chief consultant: Yu Zhihai, founder of 1KG More, project leader of 1kg Box and a project leader of *Islibrary*. Executive director: Liang Jiaxin, MSc psychology, change maker, member of the Association of Science Communicators and founder of the One Minute Class. Director of project development: Zeng Yongyan, master of marketing research, leader of *Islibrary*. Project manager: He Ziwen, a leader of the Human Library project and other LCY projects, experienced in activity planning and public relations.