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Gooding Public Library Foundation (2020) Print
2020 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Public places
└ Public space activation
└ Public space activation
The Gooding Public Library Foundation converted an unused area of West Park into a community commons. Located near Gooding's library, city hall and police station, the site now features accessible picnic tables, shade canopies and lidded trash cans. The library now uses the site for a variety of activities, including story time and science experiments. Library patrons, workers on lunch break and other community members also gather in the space. The library now plans to install a little free library in the park.
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