by Guest Blogger John Threlfall What kind of books get placed in Little Free Libraries? Who puts them there? From where? How often? Which authors? Questions were many; the answers lay in our library. With the public libraries closed due to the pandemic this spring, it seemed … [Read more...]
Bikes, backpacks and books!
by guest blogger Sarah G. Hello Everyone, new placemaking volunteers Sarah G & John L here. We are helping Teale Phelps Bondaroff with the 'Pocket Places' / Little Free Libraries project -- delivering books to the LFLs. Since COVID made volunteering at … [Read more...]
Fairy Houses – placemaking in miniature
article and photos by Renée Layberry A lush, verdant spring was poised to burst forth in picturesque Victoria just as the COVID-19 pandemic settled over North America like a fog, dimming the luminescence of a new season. Around the globe, and in our city, we retreated into our … [Read more...]
A Plaza, but Definitely Not a Place
I am excited to be doing my first guest post here for the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network. I thought that a good place to start on a discussion of place is one of my least favourite things. Places for the sake of place. Even if you haven’t actually spent time in the plaza … [Read more...]
Placemaking in Paris
How does the City of Paris do placemaking? This year, the City of Paris selected seven sites for envisioning a new relationship to public spaces. Corporate sponsors share in the public recognition of the work. While visiting this summer, I happened to catch the … [Read more...]
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