Hyperallergic
20 July 2018
Text / Under 800 Words
New York, New York, United States
Culture Pass is a new program providing New York, Brooklyn, and Queens Public Library card holders with opportunities to visit New York City cultural institutions for free. In the first four days of the program, thousands of people utilized the program to obtain tickets.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/travel/as-detroit-flounders-its-art-scene-flourishes.html?_r=0
Courtney Balestier
The New York Times
6 August 2013
Text / 800-1500 Words
In 2013, Detroit filed for bankruptcy because of a poor economy. While the city’s industrial businesses have floundered, the art scene has thrived, bringing in new sources of income through art galleries and investments in contemporary art. This new art scene is one factor to measure Detroit’s recovery and prospects of growth for the future.
http://ksfr.org/post/it-takes-library-solutions-journalism
Lucia Duncan
Santa Fe Public Radio (KSFR)
4 October 2016
Radio / 5-15 Minutes
In New Mexico, public libraries are funded by municipalities. That means, if you live in an unincorporated town, there’s no funding stream for a local public library. But, in northern New Mexico, residents in several towns have joined together to create independent libraries that have transformed their communities.
http://www.shareable.net/blog/how-libraries-are-boldly-innovating-to-meet-the-needs-of-changing-communities
Anna Pratt
Shareable
16 November 2016
Text / Over 3000 Words
Libraries in the United States have traditionally been centers to consume information, offering users books in quiet isolation. However, a new movement across the country is transforming libraries by providing internet access, creating spaces to study and learn, and meet with members of the community. There has even been the creation of pop-up happy hour libraries at bars, and bike book deliveries to distribute free books. These new libraries are re-inventing how communities learn and demonstrating that even the oldest institutions are elastic to communities' needs.
https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/06/homeless-between-the-stacks/531918
Jessica Leigh Hester
CityLab
28 June 2017
Text / 1500-3000 Words
With new mayor-ordained shelters and support services unlikely to function until 2020, NYC’s 60,000+ homeless population is left in need of assistance in the meantime. But recently, an anti-homelessness nonprofit—Breaking Ground— has paired up with the Brooklyn Public Library to provide social and administrative services to New York’s homeless population. This unique partnership works collaboratively to build engagement, trust and a housing action plan for homeless people; while the librarians help patrons gather practical housing resources and sift through complex bureaucratic matters, social workers build positive community rapport, and provide more holistic, psychosocial assistance with individual cases.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/30/well/family/free-lunch-at-the-library.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fus&_r=0
Catherine Saint Louis
The New York Times
30 July 2017
Text / 800-1500 Words
From New York to Ohio to California, librarians have teamed up with the USDA summer food service program, along with other non-profits, to feed kids dependent on free/reduced-price lunches during the school year. Using census data to locate communities of greatest need and data to measure participation trends, the collaborative has witnessed a surge in effectiveness and impact across the states. Families, librarians, and public officials alike express satisfaction and enthusiasm for the initiative and its future.
https://civichall.org/civicist/participation-in-nyc-public-libraries-tech-trainings-soars
Jessica Mckenzie
Civic Hall
3 June 2016
Text / Under 800 Words
New York Public Libraries are closing the digital divide by offering tech trainings, that have already been very successful as indicated by their long waitlists. Attention is now turned towards growing these programs, providing free wifi hotspots, and reaching out to demographics that are not well represented in the tech industry.
https://brightthemag.com/need-food-stamps-ask-a-librarian-1ece1512a932?gi=a23a517c2c96
Kristi Eaton
Bright Magazine
6 July 2017
Text / Under 800 Words
Libraries have expanded their roles to be community centers where people can connect with social services and other local agencies for needs from homelessness to food insecurity to mental illness. Libraries are one of the few places where people receive access to resources at no charge and are meeting this need by hiring social workers and other specialized staff.
https://medium.com/small-towns-big-change/a-community-fix-for-rio-arribas-libraries-c2c6a6d20cc6
Ellen Berkovitch
Small Towns Big Change
7 October 2016
Podcast / 5-15 Minutes
In New Mexico, independent libraries that operate as non-profits provide services—in addition to traditional library services—that are not readily available throughout the state and especially in rural areas. Libraries provide early childhood education and pre-school classes as well as spearheading community projects such as a radio station and mural creation.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ica-philadelphia-wage-certification-1253390
Tim Schneider
Artnet
28 March 2018
Text / 1500-3000 Words
The organization Working Artists and the Greater Economy (WAGE) works with non-profit arts organizations to establish fair payment for artists. WAGE established a fee structure for 15 categories of artistic labor with a sliding scale based on the organization’s total operating expenses. Organizations that adhere to the fee structure are WAGE ‘certified.’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2017/05/04/this-national-gallery-of-art-program-helps-people-with-memory-loss-connect-with-who-they-were
Tara Bahrampour
The Washington Post
4 May 2017
Text / Under 800 Words
The National Gallery of Art’s “Just Us” program brings seniors with memory loss symptoms to the museum for ‘meditation’ on paintings. Using the paintings as prompts, visitors are encouraged to react to and interpret what is before them mentally engaging them and providing an opportunity for socialization.
Our issue area taxonomy was adapted from the PCS Taxonomy with definitions by the Foundation Center, which is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International License.
Photos are licensed under Attribution Non Commercial 2.0 Generic Creative Commons license / Desaturated from original, and are credited to the following photographers:
Fondriest Environmental, David De Wit / Community Eye Health, Linda Steil / Herald Post, John Amis / UGA College of Ag & Environmental Sciences – OCCS, Andy B, Peter Garnhum, Thomas Hawk, 7ty9, Isriya Paireepairit, David Berger, UnLtd The Foundation For Social Entrepreneurs, Michael Dunne, Burak Kebapci, and Forrest Berkshire / U.S. Army Cadet Command public affairs
Photos are licensed under Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 2.0 Generic Creative Commons license, and are credited to the following photographers:
Ra'ed Qutena, 段 文慶, Fabio Campo, City Clock Magazine, Justin Norman, scarlatti2004, Gary Simmons, Kathryn McCallum, and Nearsoft Inc
Photos are licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license / Desaturated from original, and are credited to the following photographers:
Burak Kebapci and SCY.
Photos are licensed under Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) and are credited to the US Army Corps of Engineers.
Conference attendee listening to speaker, Jenifer Daniels / Colorstock getcolorstock.com.
Photo Credit: Kevork Djansezian via Getty Images
Photo Credit: Sonia Narang