by Deborah Fallows
Exiled writers use words as art and inspire a community. (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Civic Life
Listening to Montana
by Deborah Fallows
In Chester, Montana, a world away from city life inspires an artist’s music. (Read it here.)
How Libraries Are Becoming Modern Maker Spaces
How Libraries Are Becoming Modern Maker Spaces
by Deborah Fallows
They’ve long served as communal gathering spots, but these civic institutions are becoming gateways to technological tinkering. (Read it here.)
With the PBS NewsHour, in Greenville, SC
With the PBS NewsHour, in Greenville, SC
by James Fallows
This post calls readers’ attention to a recent segment the PBS NewsHour did [see here: http://player.pbs.org/viralplayer/2365684930] on the American Futures reporting series of James and Deborah Fallows, including some footage from Greenville, SC, and from the Fallows home in Washington, DC.
A Public Library Tells the Civic Story of a Town
A Public Library Tells the Civic Story of a Town
by Deborah Fallows
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Greenville’s public library puts its past and present on full display: mills, racial history, internationalism, public-private collaborations, and culture.
Read it here.
How America is Putting Itself Back Together
by James Fallows
Most people in the U.S. believe their country is going to hell. But they’re wrong. What a three-year journey by single-engine plane reveals about reinvention and renewal.
Read the cover-story article here.
Pitching In to Save a Library
by Deborah Fallows
In San Bernardino, one way to help save the city is to save its library. (Read it here.)
A Library Writes Its Own Story
A Library Writes Its Own Story
by Deborah Fallows
A California library becomes a living legend. (Read it here.)
Gone Swimmin’
Gone Swimmin’
by Deborah Fallows
How Public Swimming Pools Show You the Heart of a Town (Read it here.)
A Library of Good Ideas
A Library of Good Ideas
by Deborah Fallows
Formula for success in Central Oregon: know the users, spot the opportunities, act with vigor. (Read it here.)
