Prishtina’s New Children’s Library
In the Palace of Youth, children helped design a library built around how they see and move through space.
The children’s reading area at Children’s Library in Prishtina features low bookshelves, colorful books, toys and child-friendly furniture, creating an inviting space for reading, play and exploration.
For Drenusha Blakcori, the project’s lead architect and a TLPK volunteer, familiarising the children with the room was an essential part of the process.
Coming back during the final preparations allowed them to see their input carried from conception to completion, and encouraged them to think of the space as their own.
Spaces of equal access matter all the more in Kosovo, where books remain out of reach for many children.
In structured sessions, students read the same text together and pause to predict what will happen, ask questions, make connections and reflect on what they have read.
Noa Nikqi
Noa Nikqi is a Peace and Conflict Studies and Economics student at RIT Kosovo and an intern at Kosovo 2.0. Her interests include political theory, political economy, public space, and gender and environmental issues.
This story was originally written in English.