Image of the Sumner School by Matthew Gilmore, moderator of H-DC.From the H-DC e-list:
Open House: Charles Sumner School Museum & Archives - Saturday, January 24, 2015
Washington, DC’s Official Museum And Repository For Documents And Artifacts Related To The DC Public Education System
Students from various local Public Schools will make presentations and serve as hosts and facilitators while our guests tour wonderful exhibits about the DC Public School system in our beautiful historic building.
OPEN HOUSE
*Tour Exciting Exhibits
*Fun, Family-Friendly Activities
*Presentations and Artwork by DCPS students and community
Join Us!
Saturday, January 24, 2015
10am-3pm
1201 Seventeenth St. NW (Corner of 17th and M Streets) [Across from National Geographic]
Washington, DC 20036
For More Information: Call: 202-730-0478
E-mail: info.sumnerschool@dc.gov
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ReplyDeleteGiven our recent back-and-forths on preservation, libraries and the like, I thought this was a pertinent post.
-EE
you're absolutely right!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome project, very creative. NOte that it is now the main library for the city.
BUT, DC could have used the neighborhood library reconstruction process in a similar fashion to better reposition "neighborhood" libraries as more fundamental and connected civic assets that push forward other neighborhood improvement activities simultaneously.
E.g., the Anacostia Lib. is new but it is poorly situated, doesn't have other services, etc.
Thank you for finding and sharing.
P.S. I hate to admit that I didn't know about the Urban Libraries Council. I just came across it and one of their reports earlier in the week:
general, http://www.urbanlibraries.org/publications-pages-6.php
the report, using chicago as an example, http://www.urbanlibraries.org/filebin/pdfs/Engaged_Library_Full_Report.pdf