Libraries

The drop-in homework program has helped 500 children over 20 library locations.

Libraries Will Lead the Equitable Recovery

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Pueblo’s Libraries Are Thriving Thanks to Equity-Focused, People-Powered Budgeting

Brooklyn Public Library

The Brooklyn Public Library Already Knows How to Get Books Back Without Fines

The New York Public Library

Economics in Brief: New York City Libraries Eliminate Late Fees

Why Investing in Libraries Is a Climate Justice Issue

How RideKC Is Trying to Build a Better Bus Stop With Community Partners

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It’s Not Just Roads and Bridges: Our “Civic Infrastructure” is Crumbling, and Here’s How to Fix It

Why More Public Libraries Are Doubling As Food Distribution Hubs

A Traveling, Pop-Up Library Holds Exclusively Books Written by Black Women

Next City’s 20 Best Solutions of 2020

This Library Doubles as an Environmental Education Center

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Libraries: A Next City Flash Ebook

Why San Francisco’s Librarians Make Great Contact Tracers

Minnesota Library Launches COVID-19 Hotline to Answer Resident Questions

In The Age of Coronavirus, Libraries Are Getting Books Into People’s Hands — Without Touching

After Years of Organizing, Affordable Housing, Library Coming to Boston Chinatown

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