Updates about our work
New Uni studio in Queens!
Big news for our growing organization: we've moved into a new, temporary studio space in Long Island City, Queens. This development will let us work more effectively on our collection and even do some occasional indoor programming. We've always had a vision for a Uni...
New Uni will launch in Washington
Another Uni outdoor reading room will launch June 22 in Washington State. Run by the Seattle-based Foundation for Early Learning, this new Uni will pop up in urban and rural areas throughout the state. We're providing the Uni structure and start-up support, and the...
A student-led Uni comes to Chelsea this week
Big week ahead for the Uni Project: Uni cubes arriving in Seattle, on Governors Island, and in three different NYC neighborhoods in just five days. I want to highlight something special happening in the middle of all that: On Wednesday and Saturday, the Uni will land...
A Uni Portable Learning Lab, Washington State
A Uni Portable Learning Lab, Washington State In 2013, the Seattle-based Foundation for Early Learning put a Uni Tower into service in Washington State. The Foundation partnered with local organizations (Early Learning Public Library Partnership, First...
Uni back in Corona, Queens
The Uni returned to Corona Plaza, Queens, another plaza newly pedestrianized by NYC DOT. Our host was the amazing Queens Museum, which has been trailblazing in its energetic efforts to engage the community outside their walls. (Read more about the museum’s approach to...
Uni deploys to Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
On Friday, May 10, the Uni went to Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, in support of the Fulton Area Business Alliance’s effort to program Putnam Triangle Plaza, a newly pedestrianized plaza created by NYC DOT in partnership with local community groups. We had lots of little kids...
Uni in South Bronx
On Thursday, May 9, the Uni deployed to a playground adjacent to MS 223 and Clark Junior High School in the South Bronx (Third Ave and E144th St). We chose a paved area just outside the playground where we could catch the eye of the students after school and also...
Uni awarded Natl. Book Foundation Innovations In Reading Prize
We're honored to announce that the Uni has been awarded a 2013 Innovations in Reading Prize from the National Book Foundation. Each year, the Foundation recognizes individuals and institutions that have developed "innovative means of creating and sustaining a lifelong...
Wrapping up the Uni at Ideas City
Last week, the Uni made several appearances at the New Museum's IDEAS CITY. First, architect J. Meejin Yoon talked about the Uni design at "Ad Hoc Strategies." Then, Sam and I attended the Audi Urban Future Initiative luncheon and heard Columbia University's five...