Libraries and Civic Centers

The April newsletter from the Project for Public Spaces is about libraries and civic centers.

Cynthia Nikitin, PPS's Director of the Civic Centers Program, writes:

I'm also excited about this opportunity to share PPS's approach to civic centers. Civic centers are the home of our institutions of democracy and culture--libraries as well as museums, performing arts centers, courthouses, city halls and other key public buildings. These are places with profound practical and symbolic significance. As head of PPS's Civic Centers Program, I'm proud of how we helped cities and towns expand the intrinsic value of these districts, revitalizing downtowns that used to be abandoned after 5pm by breathing new life into their public spaces. I hope this newsletter will jumpstart similar initiatives among our readers and bring wider attention to the immense untapped potential of Placemaking in transforming civic centers.