Community Literacy Journal Apr 2021 Open Access

Neighborhood Writing: Developing Drop-In Writing Consultations in Philadelphia Public Libraries

Dana M. Walker ; Patrick Manning ; John Kehayias

Abstract

In this project profile we discuss a drop-in writing project initiated by the University of Pennsylvania's Critical Writing Program in partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia. We explain our drop-in writing project and rationale for a model embedded in the neighborhoods in which we live. Aware of our own constraints and opportunities living in a diverse urban area, we examine how an approach of practicing in place has allowed us to gain some success, but the nature of this flexible approach has also created a series of challenges.

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Community Literacy Journal
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2021-04-01
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10.25148/clj.15.1.009371
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