Updates about our work
Uni at 2015 Gel Conference
On April 23, the Uni landed in midtown Manhattan at the Times Center for the 2015 Gel Conference. In 2013, Leslie and Sam presented at 2013 Gel, and we returned this year to share a progress report. Thanks always to Gel founder Mark Hurst for inviting us to be a part...
A Uni for the DC Public Library
Leslie and I are excited for the DC Public Library. They have ambitious plans across the city, including transformation of their Mies-designed MLK branch into a vibrant hub of community and downtown culture. And, as of last Friday, they also have a Uni portable...
Uni reading room tower heads to Sugar Hill Museum
Our original Uni reading room tower holds a special place in our hearts. Designed by friends at HY Architecture, funded by 250 people on Kickstarter, launched on Sep. 11, 2011 in Lower Manhattan, we still use it to create reading rooms across the city today. After...
Thank you
Here at the Uni Project, we create open-air reading rooms in unexpected places. Our public reading rooms shake things up and bring out the best in people and communities. This year, we created 107 staffed reading rooms in New York City: on plazas and sidewalks, in...
Help us put reading and learning on the street
At the end of each year, Leslie and I reach out and ask people to make a donation to our nonprofit, The Uni Project. I hope you'll join us this December—we've got exciting plans for 2015, and I'd love to see your name on our "donor wall" as it travels across New York...
Postcards from the Uni
At the end of each year, we send postcards from the Uni to a select list of folks. Originally conceived as a reward for our Kickstarter donors, postcards have become our tradition. The cards let us share moments from the street. And they let us reflect on the...
Uni reading room helps residents envision new plaza in Brooklyn
The Uni portable reading room is designed to share books, promote learning, and improve public space. That final criteria is why we love deployments like our visit yesterday to the corner of Ocean and Parkside Avenues in Brooklyn. We joined a one-day event organized...
Daniel Handler and Neil Gaiman face off in the Uni Reading Room with National Book Foundation
This morning, The Uni Project teamed up with some wonderful friends of ours, Daniel Handler, Neil Gaiman, and the folks at National Book Foundation, to try to give New Yorkers...hypothermia! Below are photos from our coldest reading room yet. In fact, it was simply...
Penguin Random House supports reading across NYC
Thanks to a generous donation from Penguin Random House, The Uni Project was able to add ten reading room deployments to our 2014 season. The company also pledged 500 books to our collection—a terrific resource that we will continue to draw upon in 2015. Thank you to...