Little free library
Overview
Students, in groups of four, will design, build, and install a Little Free Library in Chicago. Students will choose a location through research and analysis of community needs (e.g. near area day care facilities, elementary schools and/or park facilities and in areas where there are few if any LFLs). In order to fill the library, the group will choose an audience, read, review, propose and, select a final list of books for their library. They will also learn about the significance of literacy and include at least one salient literacy statistic in their design of their library as a permanent feature (e.g. painted on outside or inside front door…). The students will be responsible for creating a plan for the the long-term stewardship of their LFL as long as they attend ChiTech; replacement librarians will need to be identified once current students graduate/leave ChiTech.
Project Duration
About 6 weeks
Essential Questions
What can I do to improve my own literacy?
What can we do to improve the literacy of everyone in Chicago?
Check out the LFL website to learn more:
http://littlefreelibrary.org/
Students, in groups of four, will design, build, and install a Little Free Library in Chicago. Students will choose a location through research and analysis of community needs (e.g. near area day care facilities, elementary schools and/or park facilities and in areas where there are few if any LFLs). In order to fill the library, the group will choose an audience, read, review, propose and, select a final list of books for their library. They will also learn about the significance of literacy and include at least one salient literacy statistic in their design of their library as a permanent feature (e.g. painted on outside or inside front door…). The students will be responsible for creating a plan for the the long-term stewardship of their LFL as long as they attend ChiTech; replacement librarians will need to be identified once current students graduate/leave ChiTech.
Project Duration
About 6 weeks
Essential Questions
What can I do to improve my own literacy?
What can we do to improve the literacy of everyone in Chicago?
Check out the LFL website to learn more:
http://littlefreelibrary.org/