<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Peterson, Melike</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Public Libraries and Spaces of Micro Connection in the Intercultural City</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Central and Eastern European Migration Review</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">belonging</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">intercultural encounters</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">micro connection</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">multi-ethnic societies</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">public libraries</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">shared spaces</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">65-79</style></pages><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Everyday spaces represent central platforms that provide opportunities for encounters marked by ethnic and cultural diversity, where transformations can be negotiated that rethink living together. The significance of these &amp;lsquo;third places&amp;rsquo; has been extensively researched. Yet, some spaces such as public libraries continue to be largely overlooked by geographers. Public libraries also remain under-appreciated within wider society despite their obvious social functions. Central here is that public libraries can be understood as dynamic and &amp;lsquo;lived spaces&amp;rsquo; that enable the emergence of transient connections and relationships. Such spaces are increasingly sparse within modern cities. This paper explores the potential of everyday spaces of encounter, specifically public libraries, to facilitate the unfolding of &amp;lsquo;light&amp;rsquo; connections and relationships, nurturing more inclusive forms of urban togetherness and belonging in multi-ethnic societies and the significance that people attribute to these often mundane encounters and micro connections. In so doing, this paper combines findings from two research projects that investigate mixed or intercultural encounters in public libraries in Bremen (Germany) and Glasgow (Scotland).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><custom2><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;18 February 2022&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom2><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;15 March 2023&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;12 April 2023&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom4></record></records></xml>