No Safe Houses Yet (Library Spaces and Places)
by Jenn Matters Today I officially opened the little community center library that I talked about here. I introduced each of the age groups (K-5, 6-10) to the space, explained the process by which they could rate and tag the [...]
Library Spaces and Places: Putting Ideas Into Practice
By Jenn Matters For my final semester as a “librarian larvae,” I’m completing a practicum that includes creating a library space at a local youth community center. Prior to my first visit at the Club, their library consisted of about [...]
Library Spaces and Places: An Introduction
Contributor: Jenn Matters I’m a 31-year-old teacher-turned-librarian-larvae, attending the GSLIS program at the University of Illinois. In the past seven years, I have taught English at inner-city and rural high schools in Memphis and Colorado, composition at colleges in Missouri [...]
