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Creative Placemaking in Loíza, Puerto Rico

Center for Community Progress

When Hurricanes Irma and Maria hit in 2017, Puerto Rico’s vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated property crisis grew exponentially. Loíza residents, like the grassroots leaders participating in CRF, have worked hard to reclaim some of these properties as sites of community and culture.

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CFP: Place of Teaching in Academic Librarians Work - Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship

A Library Writer's Blog

Formal instruction largely began in the 1960s and 1970s as a grassroots movement led by librarians rather than library administrators or library schools (Mellon 1987), and some librarians still feel their library administrations do not understand or value their teaching. (Oakleaf et al.

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Digital Engagement for Mental Health

Social Pinpoint

Comparing this to the 2017-18 data, there was an increase from 20.1% Present engagement activities primarily involve surveys conducted by various agencies, while face-to-face grassroots engagement occurs at the local level through offices, established meeting places, or social media where data management and analysis are challenging.