The Uni is a portable reading room for public space. Our goal is to share books, showcase the act of learning, and improve public space
If we’re serious about having a well-educated society, then books and learning should be what is prominent, accessible, and all around us.
we’re creating:
* a team that can deploy a staffed
reading room in almost any setting,
* a collection of books and learning
activities for public space,
* a lightweight physical infrastructure
that brings it all to street-level.
Look for demonstrations of the Uni in NYC, Fall 2011
The Uni is being built right now at MIT, funded by grants and more than 230 backers via Kickstarter.

On Sep. 11, the Uni was put in service for the first time at the New Amsterdam Mkt., Lower Manhattan.
Then, on Sep. 18, the Uni collaborated with the Brooklyn Public Library to make a reading room on Borough Hall Plaza.
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