by Leslie | Jul 22, 2014
The Boston Public Library is a key partner in helping us make a place to gather around books on Boston’s Rose F. Kennedy Greenway this summer. The library contributed a great selection of children’s picture books, young adult books, and books for teens to read on-site...
by Leslie | Jul 21, 2014
Coinciding with the launch of a Uni portable reading room for Boston on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway, Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art put together a wonderful collection of 17 books that will remain on the Uni’s shelves for all of Boston to enjoy. Among the...
by Leslie | Jul 20, 2014
More often than not, the way we move through the world each day falls into familiar patterns. This can be comforting, but it can also put us on a kind of mental auto-pilot. When we disrupt these patterns—say, when we travel to a different place or experience an...
by Leslie | Jun 2, 2014
On May 31, the Uni was invited by Hunts Point Alliance for Children to visit a neighborhood where books are scarce and kids are underperforming across all grades in reading and writing. The first-ever Hunts Point “Book Bash,” featured some of our past...
by Leslie | May 23, 2014
Truth be told, Sam and I, who founded and run the Uni, are in our forties. And most of our wonderful volunteers are over the age of 25. Yet many of our patrons are kids under 10. Last week’s deployments on the Lower East Side and at Four Freedoms Park marked the start...
