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A "fly-brary," courtesy of the Deschutes Public Library, at the Redmond, Oregon, airport.

Deborah Fallows
December 26, 2019

Continuing the photo essay about public libraries, which showed many examples of children’s rooms and adult spaces, this collection shows some of the multitude of activities happening at public libraries. It also…

Murals on the wall of the teen space in the Brownsville Public Library's main branch (Courtesy of Deborah Fallows)

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Libraries

A Public Library of, by, and for the People

Deborah Fallows
August 6, 2019

A "how to" on staying relevant through invention and reinvention

From the Brownsville side, the wall. On the other side is the Rio Grande, whose centerline marks the official border between the United States and Mexico in this part of Texas. (James Fallows / The Atlantic)

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Economic Development

‘A River, Not A Border’: Report from Brownsville

Deborah Fallows
July 14, 2019

Striving together for good health and well being in a Texas border town.

The 2019 journalists for Report for America (Courtesy of Report for America)

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Local Journalism

Report for America Revives Possibilities for Local Journalism

James Fallows
June 26, 2019

A promising movement, in discouraging times.

Town: Texas

Looking at Libraries

A Public Library of, by, and for the People

‘A River, Not A Border’: Report from Brownsville

Report for America Revives Possibilities for Local Journalism