What would happen if young people got to decide what happens in the library for an entire day? Together with Bibliotheek Gelderland Zuid, Bildung Nijmegen is developing Take Over de Bieb: a day in which young people from Nijmegen will be given the space to shape the library in their own way. Think music, art, workshops, conversations, performances, gaming, fashion and, most importantly, ideas that come directly from young people themselves. That is why the programme has not b

Sometimes a workshop turns out just a little differently from what you had planned. And in this case, it actually worked out really well. Last week, as part of Kunst doet Verbinden, we organised an extra workshop in illustrative portrait drawing. This time, we were not at our usual location at Hobbycentrum Nijmegen, but at De Kaaij. And with the weather being so good, we decided to take the workshop outside. During the workshop, participants worked on drawing portraits. The a

After spending August and the first week of September at Bibliotheek Gelderland Zuid, the portraits from Don’t forget about me are moving to a new location in Nijmegen. From 23 September, the exhibition will be on display at Kouros Atelier in the Benedenstad, where the portraits will remain for around three to four weeks. The exhibition at the library gave visitors the opportunity to discover a collection of personal stories from Nijmegen and its old working-class neighbourho

Last week, we organised an afternoon of sport and games in Goffertpark at the request of one of our partners. The activity was designed for young people who are currently not attending school. For some of them, getting out of the house, being active or joining a group can be a real challenge. That is why we wanted to create an easy going and positive afternoon with no pressure to perform. The focus was simply on moving, meeting others and enjoying the experience together. We

Last week, around 10 to 12 young people came together at the Cruyff Court in Nijmegen’s Neerbosch-Oost neighbourhood for an afternoon of sport, games and connection. The initiative came directly from within the Bildung community, growing out of a shared wish to create more informal opportunities for young people to meet and connect with one another. The group was deliberately diverse, bringing together young people of different ages, backgrounds and genders. Many of them had