Animation Film “El Zumbido de Baláam Kaab”
Library
Our library aims to facilitate dialogues between communities of interest in Berlin and elsewhere and paving common grounds through media and activations. This is a space that aspires to initiate conversations, expand horizons, and share experiences of knowledges and practices.
The library's multimedia holding features the work of small, independent publishing houses from around the world, as well as publication projects realized by communities, especially Indigenous Peoples.
Our focus is on ecological practices, community work, Indigenous knowledges, the body-territory and alternative educational methodologies. The library also holds a collection of multigenerational picture books, in various languages including Arabic, Farsi, Ukrainian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and many more.
The library is organized in seven categories:
- Resistance
- Knowledge sharing
- Nature
- Cultural Practices
- Identity
- Cosmovisions
- Currently at Spore
you can find:
- narratives and epistemologies from the Global South
- books that reinforce the voices of communities
- multigenerational picture-books and games
- wordless books
- Spore Initiative's publications
- a growing audiovisual library
- maps, magazines and catalogues
and more ....
As part of the library program in 2025 and beyond, we are pleased to present the Picture Book Journey educational programme, along with the Book of the Month activities and workshops.
Emergence Magazine Vol. 4 – Shifting Landscape
The first snow by Elham Asadi
The Forest by Riccardo BozziFor the time being, we are unable to lend our books out; visitors are welcome to browse and read during the library’s opening hours:
Thursdays & Fridays: 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturdays & Sundays: 12:00pm - 7:00 pm
