Pre-launch
Burtz in Riga
Latvia
Some books in Riga’s People’s Bookshelf carry handwritten messages from strangers. Open one, and you might find two stories inside.
What Riga needs to launch
Burtz opens a city when the local network is dense enough for books to move between people.
- Planned
- Most Wanted
- Pre-launchReady
- Launching
- Growing
- Scaled
Home libraries
Books pledged
News
Latest from Riga
Burtz stories, organised around your interests
Follow platform updates, practical guides and local reading stories. News now appears alongside the cities, partners and home libraries it concerns.
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Riga’s bookshelf of personal stories
At the National Library of Latvia, donated books carry memories as well as words. The People’s Bookshelf invites readers to add their own story.
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A book network, built city by city
Why readers, home libraries and partners come together before a city opens.
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