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Allie Kuroff

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The Erie Depot in Kent, Ohio first opened its doors on June 1, 1875. It is stop No. 6 along "The History of Industry in Kent, Ohio" StoryMap walking tour. Photo courtesy of the Kent Historical Society & Museum.
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  • Citizen Engagement

Story Maps are at the Center of Community Collaboration in Kent, Ohio

  • Allie Kuroff
  • April 21, 2022
New digital tools give communities innovative and engaging ways to tell their own stories. In Kent, Ohio, a community-wide collaboration among Kent State University, Main Street Kent, and the Kent Historical Society & Museum uses story maps to teach residents about the town's rich history. 
The Fisk/Burgess House in Redlands is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is one of 20 noteworthy sites fourth-graders experience along the Smiley Heritage Tour. (Courtesy A.K. Smiley Public Library)
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  • Citizen Engagement
  • K-12

Never Too Soon: Engaging America’s Youngest Citizens Early and Often

  • Allie Kuroff
  • April 18, 2022
Americans know that retaining their young people requires getting them involved in the civic process early and often.
Galesburg Community Heart & Soul
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  • Civic Life
  • Economic Development

Galesburg residents revitalize ‘Appliance City’ by focusing on ‘quality of life’

  • Allie Kuroff
  • March 8, 2022
The exodus of Galesburg, Illinois’ economic anchor in 2004 left the town in identity-crisis mode. Now, Galesburg residents are redefining the heart and soul of the town — which once centered around being a manufacturing hub — by bringing their unique history and heritage to the fore.
The Keene Valley Library in Keene, New York
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  • Libraries

Building Bridges within and among Communities through Stories

  • Allie Kuroff
  • February 8, 2022
Not all bridges are physical. The ways communities are connecting with one another, and themselves, is happening differently in light of COVID-19 and with new tools like OurStoryBridge: an online platform that captures and houses community stories.
Anythink Libraries in Adams County Colorado
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  • Libraries

Learning to Expect the Unexpected

  • Allie Kuroff
  • September 2, 2021
Anythink Libraries Serve Adams County Through a Spirit of Hospitality and Innovation

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