About Library

The idea for outdoor reading has occurred to Tina Popovič, the Director of the Divja misel Institute, in 2004. The first units were brought to life in Ljubljana, but soon enough, the project blossomed throughout Slovenia. It includes NGOs, public institutes, municipalities and private providers, while publishing houses alro play a special role, donating books to support the project from the very start and enabling our libraries to maintain their high-level offer.  

Curated Book Selection

Considerable attention is paid to the curated book selection, enriching our libraries with quality literature of the most diverse formats, even with a small selection of English language books. The work under the treetops is mostly done by students and volunteers, but some of the caretakers are regularly employed. Upon the initiative of the enthusiastic organisations, municipalities or individuals who wish to set their Library under the Treetops in their own town, the project grows organically year by year. The units differ by size as well as content.

About Divja misel Institute

On the national level, the project is lead and coordinated by the Divja misel Institute (Wild Thought Institute), a private institution entering numerous collaborations to create and manage the reading places, thus expanding the love for book reading in a contemporary and inspiring fashion. The institute also manages the literary house Vodnik Homestead, the Centre of Slovenian Illustration and the permanent title of Ljubljana: City of Literature.

Our Supporters

On the national level, the Library under the Treetops project is supported by the Public Book Agency of the Republic of Slovenia, while being backed by numerous municipalities, public institutes, NGOs and private providers. Every year, the books are kindly donated by the publishing houses, while newspapers and magazines are provided by newspaper publishers.

FAQ

  • Library under the Treetops is a network of partner organizations and a registered trademark.

    The Divja misel Institute has designed this project and has been coordinating it on the national level, maintaining its corporate identity and project communication, while directly implementing it only in Ljubljana. Therefore, every unit across Slovenia and over the border is backed by a local partner organization, taking care of the implementation and organization in their own respective place. Our partners are diverse: from municipalities, public institutes, NGOs to private initiatives. Each partner provides their own suitable location, storage in direct vicinity of the Library, finances for the equipment and books, as well as the implementation staff (to set up the Library, manage it and work in it).

    All partners annually contribute to general joint costs for project operations and membership.

    We are always happy to receive new collaboration initiatives!

    You are kindly asked to write to us: gaja.naja.rojec@divjamisel.org, so that we can brainstorm together. :)

  • The Divja misel Institute is a non-profit organization that has designed this project, has been managing it and coordinating it on the national level since the year 2004. The finances for management, organization and other costs of the project have been provided from public subsidies. Thus, the coordination office is funded by the Public Book Agency of the Republic of Slovenia, while every unit has its own supporters and financers. In this sense, the units differ considerably – as do our partner organizations.

    Mostly, the implementation in each town is covered by the municipalities, which are annually addressed by local organizations via public calls for proposals to provide finances within their budgets. In other cases, a combination of private supporters and public financing is provided. A great share of the implementation is made possible due to donations and volunteer workers. Above all however, this entire project would not have been operable without publishing houses and newspapers, who have been donating their latest books, magazines and newspapers year by year from the very beginning.