Sarah, our Community Ambassador at Champaign Public Library, has stayed at CPL and continues to work with teens. She has provided us a short update on the progress since the grant concluded in April 2015. (more…)
CPL Update (with photos!)
Lots of great work has been happening in the Teen Space at the Champaign Public Library. Our Community Ambassador, Sarah, has been able to capture these moments on camera. Enjoy! (more…)
Creating jewelry in CPL’s Teen Space
Throughout this grant, the Community Ambassadors have been faced with the challenge of helping our sites find “projects that matter.” No two sites will have identical “projects that matter” because each site has unique individuals who have varying interests. We as Community Ambassadors can share ideas but ultimately, each of us listens to our sites […]
Finished project at CPL
One of the advantages of spending around 12 hours at our sites each week is that we are able to develop relationships with the students we work with. These relationships allow us to help the students work on projects that extend over multiple days. Sarah, over at Champaign Public Library, just sent a photo of […]
Sticker Creation at Champaign Public Library Teen Space
On Friday, Community Ambassadors Sarah and Kim, worked with the Champaign Public Library teens to design stickers for their computer cart. At first, Sarah worked with the teens to choose a color scheme for their space. The teens ended up deciding on a light blue, red, silver, and black (in line with the Captain America […]
Teen Space at Champaign Public Library
Sarah, our Community Ambassador at the Champaign Public Library, passed along some great photos of the Teen Space we wanted to share.
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