Our Roosevelt Island Living Library & Think Park in New York City, was launched in 2002 and continues to grow and green, removing asphalt and concrete and creating diverse Learning Zones.
The RI Living Library & Think Park Program is based at PS/IS 217 and funded by RIOC Public Purpose Fund. We will be developing and growing Living Library Gardens at the School and Coler-Goldwater Hospital.
FREE SUMMER LIVING LIBRARY GARDENING / ARTS / ECOLOGY / NUTRITION / LITERACY PROGRAM for Children, Youth, and Adults
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons from 2-5:30 PM, beginning Monday, June 29 – August 31.
The RI Living Library & Think Park Program is based at PS/IS 217 and funded by RIOC Public Purpose Fund. We will be developing and growing Living Library Gardens at the School and Goldwater Hospital.
Interested participants must sign up for each day (either Monday, Wednesday, or Friday - one, two, or all three days). Students must have their parents sign a permission slip. The program is open to 25 children each day, unless accompanied by a parent or other adult. (If more adults participate, we can accommodate more children and youth.)
The community is invited to participate: ALL ARE WELCOME ! Sign up now ! First come, first served !
View Registration Form
PLEASE SIGN UP WITH:
Nate Kendall or Veronika Forero, RI Summer Living Library Teachers, Monday, Wednesdays & Fridays,
Living Library Garden in Schoolyard, PS/IS 217, 2-5:30
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Roosevelt
Island Day, 2009
Each June, beginning in 2002, A Living
Library brings the community together for Roosevelt
Island Day to celebrate and plant a new garden.
See the pictures from this festive event
here!
View Photos of A Living Library
Garden at PS/IS 217 on Roosevelt Island Day and Site Preparation
2008
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Photos of A Living Library Garden at PS/IS 217 on Roosevelt
Island Day 2008
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Photos of A Living Library Garden at PS/IS 217 on Roosevelt
Island Day 2006
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History of Roosevelt Island Living Library & Think Park
We are planning
unique Learning Zones based on the ecological,
built, and multicultural resources of Roosevelt
Island - past, present, and future - that will link many assets
of the area including the public school, PS/IS 217, UN School,
Senior Center, Main Street, South Point, the United Nations,
the East River and other prominent features. Roosevelt Island
is a two mile long island in the middle of the East River
in New York City located across from the United Nations, blessed
with a rich history and diverse population.
With Ford Foundation funds, begining in 2002,
we began A Living Library Community Planning Process
that resulted in an exciting Roosevelt
Island Living Library & Think Park Conceptual Master Plan
for Southpoint, the 13 acre southern tip of Roosevelt Island.
During this process we began a hands-on Living
Library Garden / Ecology / Arts Program with
PS / IS 217, Coler-Goldwater Hospital, and other community
participants.
We envision that all of Roosevelt Island can
be A Living Library; showcasing
the diverse resources and places linked together interactively,
integrated with rich community programs - local and global.
Click here for description of Roosevelt
Island Living Library & Think Park Master Plan.
Roosevelt Island Living Library & Think Park
Conceptual Master Plan for Southpoint:
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Existing view North from Southpoint
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View North from Southpoint with
native trees & understory, showing community participants enjoying
the East River and new park. |
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