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The Storefront Library is closed for the holidays and will re-open January 3, 2010. 图书馆在假期会关闭直到２０１０，１月３号． Many of our volunteer staff are traveling home for the holidays right now. Have a safe and happy holiday break. See you in 2010!
Join us today at 5PM for a free workshop hosted by The Chinatown Human Development Studio: “Childcare with the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center.” Learn about BCNC’s Child Care programs, including family child care homes, the Acorn Center for Early Education and Care, and the Red Oak After School program. The workshop will help you answer: [...]
The Storefront Library will be closed Sunday, Dec. 20 due to a snow storm. We expect to re-open on Monday for regular hours 11AM-6PM. 因为明天十二月二十会下大雪，我们闭馆一天
On Sunday, Hope Nguyen entered the 4000th donated book in the Storefront Library Online Catalog, as Amy Cheung, Program Manager, looked on. In two months, more than 40 volunteers have contributed nearly one thousand hours of public service in the Storefront Library, and it’s fitting that Hope was there to mark our latest milestone. Hope [...]
Join us from 2-4PM Sunday for a repeat of yesterday’s “Shadow Puppet Theater.” Try out Chinese Shadow Puppets using kits provided by the Boston Childrens’ Museum. Drop in anytime. For all ages.
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This Saturday, we’ve got five events for you and your family: Listen to Storytime at 11:30AM. Join Be the Match and learn how easy it has become to become a bone marrow donor (and how critical your donation can be for Asian Americans and people of mixed-race descent). 12-4PM. Check out Chinese Shadow Puppets with [...]
During the operation of the Storefront Library, a headcount of adults and children is taken every 30 minutes. The chart below is a snapshot of combined (adults+children) headcounts from the first month of operation. We use headcount data to adjust operating hours, staffing, and program schedules for maximum impact. Boston Street Lab and the Storefront [...]
Chow Mein, Chicken Wings, and Cheeseburgers: Recalling Downcity Chinese in the Postwar Era is a photo exhibit of historic Chinese restaurants in New England that revisits the world of Chinese restaurants in downtown Providence from its heyday in the wake of World War II through its decline in the 1980s. The exhibit remembers Ming Garden, [...]
Join us for a unique event in the Storefront Library on Saturday, December 12, 3-6PM: a workshop for teens introducing zines (“zeens”) and zine-making. The free session will cover the basics: how to spot zines, where to look for them and what they can be used for. It will also feature step-by-step instructions on how [...]
Monday evening, the Storefront Library hosted a rousing spoken word performance sponsored by students of a Storytelling, Performance and Production class at the University of Massachusetts, Boston in collaboration with the Asian American Studies Program at U. Mass. Open to the public until 9PM, the Library was packed and standing room only—which is good thing [...]
Thanks to all today’s Storefront Library volunteers who logged a total of 36.5 hours of public service, and also Liz Coffey, Amy Sloper, and the folks at Home Movie Night for a terrific show this evening. Visit the multimedia player here at storefrontlibrary.org for photos from Saturday’s events, including Storytime run by Lucy Borgheiinck (Simmons GSLIS [...]
We just read with interest about a newly launched “Express Library” in Mesa Arizona: 2500 square feet, open three days a week, funded by impact fees from real estate developers. Less than 7% of the start-up costs were used to renovate the storefront—the rest was spent on materials. Ongoing operating costs will be covered by [...]
Start things off with Storytime at 11:30AM. Follow with Chinese Celebrations from 2:00pm – 4:00pm where you can drop in and learn about Chinese celebrations through hands-on activities, guided by Storefront Library staff, using kits provided by the Boston Childrens’ Museum. For all ages. Wrap it up with Home Movie Night—a celebration of amateur film where you [...]
Tonight was record-breaking—three simultaneous events and scores of people using the library into the evening. But why is busy important to us? In short, the more you use the Storefront Library, the more we learn from this experiment. Boston Street Lab and the Storefront Library Interns and Volunteers are committed to documenting the broad demand [...]
Film Screening: From Hutong to Highrise: The Transformation of Beijing, a documentary by Jasper Goldman and Beatrice Chen Friday Dec 4 6pm. (20 minute film). Here’s an event Flyer—help us spread the word. In the summer of 2001, urban planning students Beatrice Chen and Jasper Goldman, traveled to China to document the rapidly disappearing urban [...]
The Storefront Library will host a meeting of Friends of the Chinatown Library, Friday, December 4, 4:00pm. All welcome. For more information and to rsvp, contact Lisette Le, Civic Action Coordinator, Chinese Progressive Association, 617-357-4499 or lisette@cpaboston.org
Storefront Library staff coordinated and delivered a donation of 350 high quality classic fiction titles to the Quincy Upper School, a Boston Public School on Arlington Street that serves grades 6 – 12. The books had been carefully selected from high school reading lists by a donor who asked for our help in getting these [...]