10 January 2013 The Second Life of a Book returns!
The Second Life of a Book – the great free book swap campaign – returns! Encouraged by the success of last year’s edition, in which more than 3,500 people took part, this year, we are planning twelve meetings, including four special editions (during the Book Fair and the Children's Book Fair, and during two festivals: the Conrad and the Milosz Festivals). We will traditionally meet on Sundays at 3:00 p.m., in the Wyspiański Pavilion (pl. Wszystkich Świętych 2). This is not the end of all the attractions. We have been joined by young students of Polish studies, who have planned five swaps in the popular Gołębnik, i.e. the Faculty of Polish Studies of the Jagiellonian University. The first one will take place already on the 16th of January, the following ones – on the 20th of March, the 15th of May, the 16th of October, and the 11th of December.
The schedule of editions in tje Wyspiański Pavilion:
27th of January 2013
24th of February 2013
24th of March 2013
21st of April 2013
31st of August 2013
29th of September 2013
24th of November 2013
15th of December 2013
PLEASE NOTE: the likeKonik – science, culture and art for children café, situated in the Pavilion’s basement, has prepared a special discount (25%) on selected items for the participants of swaps held in the Wyspiański Pavilion. In order to use it, you just need to show the sticker confirming your participation in the swap at the cash register. The discount is valid during book swaps only.
Special editions:
16th-19th of May 2013 – a special edition during the Milosz Festival (the Festival Centre)
7th-9th of June 2013 – a special edition during the Children’s Book Fair
24th-27th of October 2013 – a special edition during the Book Fair
21st-27th of October 2013 – a special edition during the Conrad Festival (the Festival Centre)
Additional editions in Gołębnik (ul. Gołębia 14):
16th of January 2013
20th of March 2013
15th of May 2013
16th of October 2013
11th of December 2013
PLEASE NOTE: the swaps will last from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. On warm days, we will meet in the courtyard, on colder days – in the building’s hall.
We would like to remind you that The Second Life of a Book campaign is a joint initiative of the Bookeriada portal and the Krakow Festival Office which has been held every month since February 2012. Apart from the monthly editions, four special events have taken place as well. In total, more than 3,500 participants swapped books in 2012, and almost 7,000 books found new owners. Over one thousand volumes were also donated to libraries. Current information about the campaign: www.drugiezycieksiazki.pl
The campaign’s media patrons are: RMF Classic and the Fragile magazine.
The campaign’s partners are: Strefa Wolnego Czytania, the likeKonik café
