Ars Electronica Festival · 2014
Islibrary Project 荒岛图书馆
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2014
The artist's “Islibrary Project 荒岛图书馆” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2014, category Digital Communities.
The *Islibrary Project* was started in 2009. Today there are 140 *Islibraries* in 56 cities in China with more than 5,500 members, 4,800 volunteers, 80,000 books and over 100,000 visitors a year. *Islibrary* is more than just a library. It is a community interaction platform for reading and communicating.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.