Explore York Libraries and Archives Annual Review 2022 - Report - Page 13
Your Future
Libraries
Connecting People
– We’re back
We asked people to tell us
what they missed most about
Explore whilst we were closed.
Over 1,000 people got in
touch to tell us.
“Just had to tell
you how many people
I meet who are getting
more and more down.
They all say that what
they miss most is the
library and talking
and laughing
with you.”
Connecting People
– Missing York
images campaign
A picture speaks a thousand
words, bringing people
together to share stories.
This was certainly true of our
Missing York campaign. Using
Flickr we asked people to
help us identify 900 images of
historic York with support from
York Past and Present. The
images were viewed 90,739
times and all images were
identified with lots of people
sharing their memories on
social media.
Explore has an exciting future ahead.
Over the next few years, we will work
with our customers, local residents,
partners, and communities to
transform the library service from
the one you see today.
Our successful, new co-located libraries in Tang Hall
and in New Earswick will be the pattern for renewing
our libraries in communities across the city. We will
build on our successes in those libraries to develop our
other libraries, consulting and engaging people in every
community in York so they can have a library shaped by
their individual needs.
York Stadium
Library
Our newest library in York
Stadium opened early in
2021. It has books with a
focus on healthy eating
and healthy living, sports
and exercise, plus lots
of stories and information
for all ages. Visitors can
also delve into York’s sporting
heritage through a touchscreen
display funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund
in partnership with York City Football Club Foundation
and York Knights Foundation.
Hungate Reading Café
Hungate was just getting ready
to open when the lockdown
happened. We finally opened
our stylish urban café in
August 2020 and it is fast
becoming a popular venue for
visitors, locals and families
with a growing range of events
and activities.
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