As part of the "Library as a Third Place" project, Tamer Institute for Community Education is organizing the "Office Days" camp for three days, in partnership with more than 80 libraries working within the network of community libraries in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. On Saturday, August 28, 2021, the first of these activities was launched in Gaza, which deals with the issue of recovery through self-reflection and personal experiences through reflection on the literature of diaries, touching on two different models from the Foundation’s publications, which are “Primary Student Diaries” by Khaled Jumaa, and “I Am and Jerusalem" by writer Hala Sakakini, daughter of the Jerusalemite educator Khalil Sakakini. In the West Bank, the same issue will be addressed through theatrical reading, as the play “The Bridge” written and composed by Ghassan Naddaf will be presented and discussed. Through this reading, librarians will deconstruct and question their role within the library and society.

The "Office Days" activities will continue in Gaza until August 30, 2021, and will include creative writing activities and activities on the art of "comics", in addition to an intellectual track on bibliotherapy, yoga activities, mandala drawing, and an open space for singing and music. These activities aim to reflect on the library as a place conducive to personal and collective recovery. It also raises many questions about the relationship of the two libraries with libraries as places, how was the relationship formed? How did it grow and develop? How can a library be a sanctuary? Is it really the same for children?

Library days activities will be launched in the West Bank in conjunction with Gaza, and will continue at Jabal Al-Najma Center - Ramallah until August 31, 2021. They include intellectual tracks on social roles within the library, the library as a free, safe, and comfortable space from the perspective of psychology, and musical and theatrical performances. A screening of the movie "Gaza Monamour" by the brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser, and discussions of a group of books published by Tamer. These events explore the role of libraries as a third place, the role of librarians and female librarians in them, and the values associated with their work. These spaces will be thought of from a child-centered perspective, helping them to develop knowledge and develop their critical and creative faculties. Two librarians from Jenin, Hebron, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nablus, Salfit and Ramallah participate in these days.

Ranad Al-Qubbaj, General Manager of the Tamer Foundation, says, "Office days constitute an opportunity for mujawara, exploration and exchange of experiences between the two offices, libraries, and people hosted during the three days. Mujarat contributes to a deeper understanding of the human self, and its role in communicating with society to build hope with long sleeves and rainbow colors in days It is not sunny for children, girls, boys and girls of Palestine in separate places.

The "Library as a Third Place" project, which extends from 2018-2021 and is funded by Save the Children - Germany, aims to restore the role of the school library and the community library to be places of knowledge and learning that have material and intellectual capabilities to help them play this role.

"Office Days" are held between the months of August and September of each year within the framework of exchanging experiences between librarians and libraries and enhancing their capacities in 78 community libraries distributed between the West Bank and Gaza Strip in order to attract the attention and participation of children, boys and girls in activities held within these libraries aimed at Encouraging reading, writing and expression in an inspiring learning environment that adds to the Palestinian intellectual and cultural production. The Tamer Libraries Foundation is considered the foundation of the institution in implementing its community campaigns and alternative learning spaces that would deepen the Palestinian national fabric and contribute to building a free and safe learning society.