Monthly Archives: March 2011

Workshop at the Frankford Library 1

Today’s workshop was great- actually all of the workshops have been surprising and great! For such a short amount of time, I’m really impressed with the participants’ willingness to jump in and express their ideas and of course, they love using the cameras and are quick to figu. This group was 3 distinct ages and […]

Stop Smoking 1

This video was produced during an hour long workshop at the Frankford Library. See Tamyra’s and Dinnyue’s reflections on their experience here!

Achievement 1

This video was produced by Shane during the hour-long LEAP after school workshop at the Frankford Library. Here are Shane’s reflections on the process of making his video and the importance of positive messages:

No Bullying 1

This video was produced by students during the LEAP after school workshop at the Frankford Library.

The Importance of the Environment Comments Off on The Importance of the Environment

This week at the Durham Library on Haverford Ave. we had the largest group of participants yet! Most of the young people were brought over from The Caring Center and together they created a collaborative video. They were inspired by other videos that addressed issues of the environment and decided to do their own take […]

Visit with M.I.C. Ta’Bon Comments Off on Visit with M.I.C. Ta’Bon

I took a detour from the libraries when I heard about this project. MIC Ta’Bon, former ex-con, currently starting an outreach and educational movement to address young people about the reality of prison life before they have to encounter it themselves. However, he has a lot of insight on the connections between capitalism, politics, poverty, […]

Big Place of Knowledge Comments Off on Big Place of Knowledge

This video was produced during the LEAP afterschool program at the Charles Santore Library. I had a great animated group of participants this week, and I look forward to going back and doing more work with my neighborhood library!

The Great Neighborhood Library Comments Off on The Great Neighborhood Library

Today was a small workshop at the Lehigh (Lillian Marrero branch) library. At first very shy, and hesitant, the 2 participant sisters, Aryam and Jemalix watched a few examples, and talked about their interest in the library. I mentioned how crucial it is for young people to express their appreciation for libraries given the mayor’s […]