Chinatown Storefront Library Blog Archive
Saturday is when we go to work in the Library
This Saturday, we've got five events for you and your family: Listen to Storytime at 11:30AM. Join Be the Match and learn how easy it has become to become a bone marrow donor (and how critical your donation can be for Asian Americans and people of mixed-race descent)....
The Storefront Library counts
During the operation of the Storefront Library, a headcount of adults and children is taken every 30 minutes. The chart below is a snapshot of combined (adults+children) headcounts from the first month of operation. We use headcount data to adjust operating hours,...
Storefront hosts exhibit of Historic Restaurants
Chow Mein, Chicken Wings, and Cheeseburgers: Recalling Downcity Chinese in the Postwar Era is a photo exhibit of historic Chinese restaurants in New England that revisits the world of Chinese restaurants in downtown Providence from its heyday in the wake of World War...
Free Zine Event with Papercut Zine Library
Join us for a unique event in the Storefront Library on Saturday, December 12, 3-6PM: a workshop for teens introducing zines ("zeens") and zine-making. The free session will cover the basics: how to spot zines, where to look for them and what they can be used for. It...
Voices raised in the Storefront Library
Monday evening, the Storefront Library hosted a rousing spoken word performance sponsored by students of a Storytelling, Performance and Production class at the University of Massachusetts, Boston in collaboration with the Asian American Studies Program at U. Mass....
Saturday's a wrap—join us Sunday.
Thanks to all today's Storefront Library volunteers who logged a total of 36.5 hours of public service, and also Liz Coffey, Amy Sloper, and the folks at Home Movie Night for a terrific show this evening. Visit the multimedia player here at storefrontlibrary.org for...
Start small, aim big: Express Library, Mesa AZ
We just read with interest about a newly launched "Express Library" in Mesa Arizona: 2500 square feet, open three days a week, funded by impact fees from real estate developers. Less than 7% of the start-up costs were used to renovate the storefront—the rest was...
Spend a Saturday in the Storefront Library
Start things off with Storytime at 11:30AM. Follow with Chinese Celebrations from 2:00pm – 4:00pm where you can drop in and learn about Chinese celebrations through hands-on activities, guided by Storefront Library staff, using kits provided by the Boston...
A busy night at the Storefront Library
Tonight was record-breaking—three simultaneous events and scores of people using the library into the evening. But why is busy important to us? In short, the more you use the Storefront Library, the more we learn from this experiment. Boston Street Lab and the...