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Purpose. This paper is an example of a theoretical and practical realization of a project named Books of Our Streets in the Zagreb's suburb district Botinec. Through the participatory management of public institutions and associations and the possibility to actively include all members of the local community in different artistic activities and promotion of reading, the project goal was to capitalize the fact that Botinec is the only Zagreb city district in which the streets are named after the characters from literary works. For example, there is the Street of the Apprentice Hlapić, Street of Šenoa's Branka, Street of Goldsmith's Gold, Street of Pero the Lump, but the project members also wanted to show the citizens the possibility of their active involvement in the local community management. Approach. This paper is based on the active participation in the Books of Our Streets, a project co-financed from the EU social fund, and the chronological monitoring of its realization in the context of promoting cultural activities, fine arts and reading in the local community. The project was started in December 2018 and lasted for 18 months, but it was slowed down in the middle of the February 2020, and then temporarily suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results. The implementation of the project through the 15 (18) month period has shown that with the joint effort of several partners, or several institutions and associations, the citizens can be mobilized to actively participate in the planning of the local development and public issues decision making, and enable the division of power, affirmation, development and revival of culture, thus ultimately contributing to the strengthening of democracy. The implementation of the project has shown some weaknesses which can consequently be avoided in the planning and implementation of a next project. Originality. The paper has shown that with the participatory management in culture the local community is not a passive stage for the performance of cultural issues anymore, but is actively involved in their creation and performance. The project realizes the article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights according to which "everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community". This is one of the rare projects that directly "goes out in the streets", and brings everyone together because it is not limited to the buildings, but it spreads through the whole neighborhood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose. The aim of the paper is to present the possibilities, achievements and good practices of the Mobile Library Service of the Zagreb City Libraries that aim to achieve the goals of the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030. The Mobile Library Service is included in many activities of the Zagreb City Libraries. Currently, the Mobile Library Service is contributing to the following Agenda objectives: Objective 4 - Quality education, Objective 10 - Reducing inequality, Objective 11 - Sustainable cities and local communities, Objective 16 - Peace and equality, Objective 17 - Partnership for goals. Approach/methodology/design. The paper is based on a chronological follow-up of good practice examples of the Mobile Library Service of the Zagreb City Libraries which contribute to achieving the stated goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Findings. In accordance with the evaluation of the regularly scheduled stops of the Bookmobile Service in June, a number of new stops will be opened at the beginning of the next school year, and some of the existing ones will be closed because the evaluation has shown that they are no longer needed in the City of Zagreb and the Zagreb County. The reorganization is aimed at promoting equality in the provision of library services and enhancing access to them. The mission is to provide everyone with equal access to library materials, information and knowledge. In 2018, the Mobile Library Service visited 77 stops, out of which 55 are in the City of Zagreb and 22 in the Zagreb County. The total number of mobile library members was 4,505, out of which 2,870 were children and 1,635 were adults. Within the Project 65 Plus, in the Book-to-Door program, the library collaborates with the nursing homes and visits the users individually. The acquisition of audiovisual and electronic material has also been intensified, including tailored material in the DAISY book format, intended for the blind and partially sighted persons. Social implications. The Mobile Library Service promotes equal opportunities providing the most customizable library service by increasing access and thus meeting the needs of the changing population regardless of the place of residence. Originality/value. The paper is an example of good practice and activities of the Mobile Library Service since 2017, when it started to actively organize and implement its own programs to promote projects, activities, and events such as the Croatian Book Month, the 65 Plus Project, Read to Me!, the Night of the Museums, the Book Night, the Days of Media Literacy campaign. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]