Greg Peverill-Conti and Adam Zand, owners of the public relations firm SharpOrange, were seeking an affordable co-op working place, so they decided to meet at their local library. Little did they know their search for an inexpensive and comfortable place to work would become a passion project named Library Land.
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Did you know that it’s possible to have a side gig teaching or performing in public libraries? Pop up Art School has been teaching art workshops in public libraries for seven years. There are lots of people making extra money this way and we want to inspire you to do the same. This is the first in a new series of interviews where we pick the brains of people who teach or perform in libraries. Our first interview is with Peter Johnson, a middle school Innovation Arts teacher who owns a business called Puzzle Shift Create. He just completed his fourth year teaching STEM workshops in libraries.
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I love podcasts. A new one I’ve been listening to is 99% Invisible. The host Roman Mars has a sultry voice that’s easy on the ears. I recently listened to his interview of sociologist Eric Klinenberg the author of the book Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life.
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