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vernon park build-day, may 22, 2021

Senator Haywood putting the finishing touches on a mini-library with the help of a Germantown neighbor

Mini-Library

Big G laundry event, october 17, 2021

Reading Captain and local children's author, Joann Frasier-Dent, reading to kids at Big G Laundry in Germantown

Reading Nooks

abington sidewalk library launch
march 31, 2021

L-R, State Rep. Ben Sanchez, Sen. Haywood, Ward Commissioner John Spiegelman, and Mt. Airy CDC staff Gary King at Crestmont Clubhouse in Abington

Sidewalk Library

community Book hubs

mini library

Usually residential, staked into ground

Mini libraries, also known as "Little Free Libraries," are typically found staked into the ground in front of residential homes. Sometimes "take a book, leave one"-style" or "themed" ones.

sidewalk library

Usually commercial, on frontage/sidewalk

These book hubs are great for business corridors, right on the sidewalk in front of your business establishment, to catch passerbys and facilitate engagement with you and your brand.

reading nooks

Indoor spaces, ie waiting areas-adjacent

Waiting rooms of places where children and families often congregate, eg. barbershops, beauty salons, church spaces or community rec centers, and more.

"EVERY CHILD IN PHILADELPHIA HAS THE RIGHT TO READ"

WHY READING SPACES EVERYWHERE?

Reading at grade-level by the end of 3rd grade is one of the most important benchmarks we have towards ensuring a child's success throughout their lifetime. Reading Spaces Everywhere is one small but important brick in the entire wall of support that Mt. Airy CDC, along with invested, elected officials like Senator Haywood, are gradually building in the hopes of creating proven, scaleable and replicable models for literacy rich neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia.

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