BiblioQuartier des Grands-Hutins is a neighbourhood public library in Carouge. The community-oriented venue provides lending collections for adults and children, multimedia resources, and cultural programming such as readings, workshops and family activities. It functions as a local cultural hub offering outreach services, events for young audiences, and informal spaces for meeting and learning.
Marine, from the Le Temps Des Rêves workshops, is a workshop facilitator who guides participants through introductory embroidery techniques and basic stitches.
The session introduces basic stitches and design choices, then supports participants in personalizing and stitching a bookmark using a selection of colorful threads. It explores fine motor control, concentration, and creative expression, offering practical techniques for composing small embroidered motifs and messages to accompany future reading.
In French. Kids ages 14 and up.
Listen and sign along in a lively bilingual storytelling session that celebrates the voice. Performers use spoken French and French sign language to tell short, moving tales. Children will follow rhythms, mimic gestures, and explore sounds, shapes, and facial expressions. They will practice attention, imagination, and communication while enjoying vivid images, musical tones, and playful movements. The session invites sharing and curiosity through touch of rhythm and visual language.
In French. Kids ages 7 and up.
Led by the association Histoire sans chute, the session is facilitated by the group named in the programme and focuses on artisanal bookbinding techniques.
Participants cut, fold and stitch reclaimed papers to assemble their own notebook, exploring traditional binding methods, material selection and sustainable reuse. The workshop examines practical techniques and step-by-step processes to develop durable handmade books and to deepen understanding of craft practices.
Adults and kids above 14 years old.
Author and performer Dora Formica presents a drawn performance that probes the impact of artificial intelligence on artistic creation. Drawing live while a layered soundscape unfolds, she weaves personal testimony collected from illustrators, comic creators and graphic designers across Switzerland and Europe into a reflective narrative. The work balances quiet observation and sudden visual flourishes, inviting intimate encounters with the questions of authorship, technique and empathy at the heart of contemporary image-making.
In French.
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