Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Reindahl Imagination Center would be more than 'a library in a park'

Reindahl Imagination Center would be more than 'a library in a park'



"When Madison Public Library staff met with neighborhood groups about siting a library at Reindahl Park on the city’s far east side, they convened in hotels, a grocery store and the park itself due to the lack of civic gathering space in the area."
 
"Library planner Kevin Englebert pointed out the irony..."

From: https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/reindahl-imagination-center-would-be-more-than-a-library-in/article_4512e9f0-cf28-5dec-97ba-072e1c10c016.html

This is Madison, Connecticut, not Wisconsin. And I'm not sure what to think about this news story. On one hand, I dislike libraries needing to rebrand themselves as anything else. On the other hand, "imagination center" is about the best name a library could rebrand itself as.

Rebranding and community engagement seem to have helped them secure the funding for their new library building. Also worth investigating would be the library's "play-based learning programs."


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