From June 2 to June 7, 2018, around fifty librarians from various backgrounds including public libraries, university libraries, etc. travelled through the Val de Loire Centre and Poitou Aquitaine regions by bicycle, covering a total of about 300 KMs, meeting library users, elected officials, journalists, and other colleagues from the libraries visited along the way. This advocacy aimed to reaffirm the role of our institutions in the socio-cultural landscape of our territories, through connectedness and sharing.
Tour Program
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
8:30 to 10:00 Welcome coffee and bike rental 10:00 General welcome for Cyclo-biblio by the cyclo-librarians in front of the Saint Serge University Library 11:15 – 13:00 Cyclo-librarians split into 6 groups of 10 for an activity/visit
13:00-14:30 Lunch on the grass in front of Saint Serge University Library
14:30-18:00 6 parallel routes
SUNDAY, JUNE 3 “World Bicycle Day” (UN)
8:00: Departure for Angers-Mazé route
Morning: Visit of the Mazé media library and participant workshops
Afternoon: Mazé-Saumur route
Visit of the Saumur media library
Free dinner in Saumur, overnight at Brit Hotel (Distré)
MONDAY, JUNE 4
8:00 Distré – Montreuil Bellay route
Morning: Break at Montreuil Bellay and visit to the media library; Montreuil Bellay – Thouars route
Picnic at Thouars
Afternoon: Thouars – Airvault route; Visit of the media library in Airvault; Airvault-Parthenay route
Evening in Parthenay, visit of the old town and overnight at Hotel St Jacques
TUESDAY, JUNE 5
08:00 Parthenay – Pompaire route
Morning: Visit of the Pompaire library; Pompaire – Champdeniers St Denis route
Picnic at Champdeniers St Denis
Afternoon: Champdeniers St Denis – Niort route
Visit of the Two Sèvres Niort media library (BDP) + workshops
Niort-Coulon route
Evening camping in Coulon
Special General Meeting of the Cyclo-biblio association (for members)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
8:30 Coulon – La Rochelle route
Visit of the Coulon media library + workshops Noon: Picnic in the Marsh + workshop Late afternoon: Arrival in La Rochelle for a visit to the University Library + workshops Evening at the youth hostel
THURSDAY, JUNE 7
8:15 Arrival at Place de l’Encan for the ABF congress
Morning: Visit of the Michel-Crépeau media library or/and bike tour of the La Rochelle media library network Arrival at the Concurrence beach