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The aim of Playable cities is to create a cross-disciplinary collaboration with urban designers, policy makers
and creative facilitators to transform the city through play, a series of innovative creative / technology
driven projects which have a huge impact on the society, in the world itself. All projects are thought in
terms of sustainability, through the interaction and creative installations is possible to unlocks a social
dialogue, bringing the citizens into a city development conversation one which will vary in each location.

Best Practices n.2

The City Reads (the Ljubljana City Library project) -

Over a quarter of Ljubljana’s population are members of the city’s public library network. The goal of the
project is to encourage reading among citizens and promote knowledge about the world of literature. The
Ljubljana City Library is the organizer of the activities: each year a different country or area of the world is
selected in order to promote authors from all parts of the world, and multiculturalism. Each year, on 3rd
December (the birth date of the greatest Slovenian poet, Prešeren) the list of 60 chosen books is
announced on the LCL home page and in public media. Readers have 6 months to read at least 5 books
from the list and send their impressions. This project offers interaction among readers from different social
environments and all parts of the city with surrounding areas. The final event is held outdoors in June, in
the historic city centre of Ljubljana, which although once dominated by cars and buses, is now mostly set
aside for pedestrians and cyclists. An important aspect of this project lies in the effort this city has made to
be the most friendly and liveable for citizens. In 2016, Ljubljana also won the title of World Green Capital,
and the open- air LCL Day is one of the events that celebrate this. In addition to a combination of
connectivity, creativity and green philosophy, this project may be seen as a good practice case for
sustainable urban development.