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National Library Week, 4/7 - 4/13

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Campaigns all across the US, in conservative areas, to ban books. Public Library is getting into book publishing. Why it makes total sense ," Los Angeles Times ) and Hugo House, a nonprofit in Seattle focused on literary arts is in financial distress (" Seattleā€™s Hugo House faces uncertain future ," Seattle Times ).

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Third place issues

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Notably examples are England's pubs (" Community pubs campaign ," Plunkett Foundation), Viennese coffee shops, and neighborhood cafes in France especially Paris. Civic assets as public facing opportunities for civic engagement and promotion of democracy. Safe spaces are needed (" The number of gay bars has dwindled.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Eight | Civic Engagement and Positive Promotion of Democracy

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Public facing civic assets--libraries, parks, schools, sustainable mobility programs like walking, biking, and transit, Safe Routes to School, public markets, farmers markets, etc.--should at farmers and public markets. at farmers and public markets.