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| - | A short Call For Ideas to create a temporary Sunday library on an underutilized parking lot in Fort Greene. | + | This short Call For Ideas was to create a temporary Sunday library on an underutilized parking lot in Fort Greene. |
| Due to budget cuts, in the first week of 2009 the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) was forced to eliminate its Sunday hours throughout the borough. These cuts came at a time when people increasingly need the library’s free resources. In response, a group of volunteer designers and librarians conceived of Branch, a community design project to engage residents and other stakeholders to develop a temporary library open on Sundays during the hours that the BPL normally would operate. | Due to budget cuts, in the first week of 2009 the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) was forced to eliminate its Sunday hours throughout the borough. These cuts came at a time when people increasingly need the library’s free resources. In response, a group of volunteer designers and librarians conceived of Branch, a community design project to engage residents and other stakeholders to develop a temporary library open on Sundays during the hours that the BPL normally would operate. | ||
| - | Branch has partnered with the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project, a Fort Greene-based nonprofit community organization, to launch the project starting September 6th on an unused Citibank parking lot on the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Clinton Avenue. In September, volunteers will work with local stakeholders to design and plan the program and space for a temporary library. In October, the project will open, offering free books and activities to all. | + | Branch partnered with the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project, a Fort Greene-based nonprofit community organization, to launch the project on an unused Citibank parking lot on the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Clinton Avenue. Volunteers worked with local stakeholders to design and plan the program and space for a temporary library offering free books and activities. |
| - | The competition invites participants to develop concepts for a temporary, outdoor installation that will house the functions and program of a library—places to gather, read, browse books, attend events, etc. The space should attract passersby on the busy thoroughfare of Myrtle Avenue. It should create room for the display of reading material, as well as for multiple program activities, from children’s theater performances to peaceful study/reading. | + | The competition invited participants to develop concepts for a temporary, outdoor installation to house the functions and program of a library—places to gather, read, browse books, attend events, etc. The goal was for a space that would attract passersby on the busy thoroughfare of Myrtle Avenue, create room for the display of reading material, as well as for multiple program activities, from children’s theater performances to peaceful study/reading. |
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| - | There will be two workshops for entrants to learn more about the project and the site, and to talk to project organizers. The first will be on Tuesday, Sept 1 at Center for Architecture from 7-8pm. The second will be on Sunday, Sept 6, at the site, from 11am-7pm. Entrants are encouraged, but not required, to attend one of these sessions. (Please see the schedule for more information.) | + | |
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| - | All entries will be on display at the site throughout September to demonstrate to local stakeholders the possibilities for transforming the parking lot into a welcoming, engaging space. Selected designers will be invited to develop their ideas further in collaboration with local stakeholders for the final project in October. | + | |
