Lecture: Akiko Nakashima / Director of Ahiru Library and Representative of Mama to Ne 3/24 (Monday) 16:00– Mishima City Tourism Association presents ##Mishima Third Place #Lecture Share this article Akiko Nakashima / Director of Ahiru Library and Representative of Mama to Ne: Lecture and Social Gathering (Presented by Mishima City Tourism Association) 3/24 (Monday) 16:00–17:30 ■ Lecture Date and Time: March 24 (Monday) 16:00–17:30 Venue: Shiki Sakana Fudo (9-12 Shibamotocho, Mishima City ℡050-5486-4115) Title: Running a private library that connects people and the community in Mishima, the gateway to a “relaxed countryside” Speaker: Akiko Nakashima, Director of Ahiru Library and Representative of the general incorporated association Mama to Ne Capacity: 50 people (registration closes when full) Admission: Free (attendance to the lecture only is free) Please use the nearest municipal parking lot or similar for car parking ■ Social Gathering A social gathering will be held after the lecture for those who wish to attend. Date and Time: March 24 (Monday) 17:30–19:00 Venue: Shiki Sakana Fudo (9-12 Shibamotocho, Mishima City ℡050-5486-4115) Fee: 6,000 yen. Please pay in cash at the venue on the day. Biography of the Speaker Born in Saitama Prefecture. Graduated from the School of Medicine at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (now Tokyo Science University). While working as a physician, she pursued research study in the United States and obtained the USMLE, among other achievements. In 2009, following the birth of her first child and her husband’s transfer to Mishima, she stepped away from frontline medical work and experienced parenting in isolation in Mishima. Drawing on her own experience, alongside her medical work she launched Mama to Ne in 2014 as a child-rearing support initiative. In 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, she established Ahiru Library, a one-box bookshelf owner–style private library, to create a place that connects not only child-rearing families but also other local residents at risk of isolation, bringing together interesting people from the community. She has lived in Mishima for more than 15 years and, keeping the outsider’s perspective, is cultivating with colleagues a place where locals and newcomers mingle and connect through books in this town. Organizer: General Incorporated Association Mishima City Tourism Association ・info@mishima-kankou.com ・055-971-5000