“Since the introduction to the VA via the Short Story Dispenser, the library is now part of a community group of organizations that provide services to veterans. [...] A collaboration of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Short Édition, and a range of local writing and literacy organizations, as well as Temple University, Penn State University and the Knight Foundation, the project seeks to place short stories, poetry and creative non-fiction written by Philadelphia residents into the hands of Philadelphia residents via the Short Story Dispenser. [...] [The idea that] you could keep it, you could share it, or you could throw it away was a great way of reinforcing the importance of the joy of reading in a way that required so little of the people who used it.” Branding at the footer of the story also reinforces the connection to the Akron-Summit County Public Library. [...] >> Strategic Locations The Short Story Dispenser at the Transit Hub has the highest use of the three strategically deployed in busy locations, including the Akron-Canton Airport, and the Akron Children’s Hospital. [...] “All that aside,” continues Sherwood, “it did draw us into a closer partnership with the VA community." Since the introduction to the VA via the Short Story Dispenser, the library is now part of a community group of organizations that provide services to veterans.
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