COIL Project Group 8

 

White Plains Public Library Donation

Group 4 consists of Lukas Repetti, Will Brunson, Kiya Als and Menghan Ren. 

They are partnering up with White Plains Public Library towards their goal of donating a certain amount of books for their class project. They chose White Plains Public Library because of it's close location and few restrictions on book donations.

They are looking to collect popular, non-fiction books with which the library can use to fill their young-adult bookshelves. The group is currently in the process of collecting books and has appointed Lukas to deliver the books upon completion of collection. Already they are finding the project fulfilling: “It’s great to know we’re giving back to a community and helping others” Lukas said.

Middleburgh Drive

Group Two Members: Emily Vanbuskirk, Yewon Jo, Joyce jones and Daniel.

They partnered up with the Middleburgh Public Library with the goal of donating books for their class project. They chose the Middleburgh Public library because of the damage it sustained to its facilities after Hurricane Sandy which was a devastating storm to hit the region several years back. During the storm the library lost many books due to flooding and still have not fully recovered. This group hopes that their donations will help further along the process of getting the Middleburgh public library back to its former glory.

Books For Hudson

Group 1 Members: Cara, Brendan, Colin and Kelsey

For their group project, they are partnering with the Hudson Area Library. The library is located in beautiful Hudson, NY and recently relocated and upgraded to a new location.

In an effort to fill this new and exciting space, the Group 1 has decided to donate books for younger readers in the 8-18 year age range. They hope to encourage teens to read and they think books in this range will be needed in this new space.

The Hudson Area Library was chosen, because Colin is from Hudson and wants to support his public library, his proximity to the building also makes the donation process easier.

We Must Unlearn To Learn - Vivan Ng

Vanessa Salamy       Alie Matthews       Ray Chau       Krista Schlaeger       Eric Ehrenreich

Step into a classroom in the early 2000's.  Imagination bubbles are frantically bouncing around the room as the little humans are giddy in their chairs flipping page after page in their dragon, princess, magic lamps and school buss and tree-house books.  Today you walk into that same classroom.  There is no crinkling of pages, sudden bursts of giggles, or imagination surfacing among the children.  The classroom is rigid and concrete; systematic.  There is no sprawling landscape before the eyes of the curious.  There is no victorious, fearless leader preparing their soldiers for battle.  Instead, standing before these blossoming minds is a dictation of knowledge that they must regurgitate on command.  They will repeat and drill that knowledge into their brains until judgement day. There has been a switch, a change in how things are practiced in education.  Children are being robbed of their own natural beauty to process information and create alternate worlds that aid their learning.  What are you going to do about it?

At UAlbany, the Communications 304 Conference and Group Leadership class decided to intervene.  We were the ones who were giggling with our noses glued to books, our little minds wandering to alternate universes, we begged to have independent reading throughout the school day.  Today we know just how valuable our imagination was aiding our learning.  We want to help recreate that for other young learners.  

To tackle this mission we knew that the one thing that brought us the joy of learning and exploring is the same thing we need to bring to others.  Not imaginative educators, not pretty classrooms.  It's Books.  Books have the ultimate power to release a mind into another realm.  Creativity stems from one's imagination and ability to unleash that natural talent.  Too many minds are molded to a concrete timeline of standards and core educational goals.  This book project will be able to help us step over this steel threshold and break into the future of education.

Milk and Bookies

Group 1 

Organization: Milk + Bookies (http://www.milkandbookies.org)

Mission Statement: "MILK+BOOKIES is a non-profit organization that exposes young children to how great it feels to give back while celebrating the love of a good book."

Book Requirements:

• New or gently used (i.e. no tears, stains, writing, etc.) children's books.
• Preschool to high school age books.

Donation Extra Requirements:

• Organization will send a receipt acknowledging the donation.

• MUST request the receipt within the donation box.

Contact Information:

Alesha Dailey

Operations Manager

Milk + Bookies

alesha@milkandbookies.org

www.milkandbookies.org

Office Voicemail: 323-863-5742

Cell Phone: 661-886-3645

Donation Office: 
1448 15th St. #202, 
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Out Reach Community Service: The Literate Earth Project

We have chosen to team up with the Literate Earth Project, seeing as we too, wish " to establish literate communities in developing countries by putting books in the hands and minds of children".  Based in Philadelphia, they supply developing countries with books, libraries, and education. They promote community building and "active citizenship". They run off of monetary donations and book drives that they coordinate on various campuses. The donations in turn contribute to books, shelving, training, and material transport. If you ever wish to donate or work with the Literate Earth Project, Visit : www.info@theliterateearthproject.org

Our group is simply an extension or facilitator for the Literate Earth Project at UAlbany. We chose to collaborate with the organization because we wanted to make a difference in poverty stricken communities. The organization was a perfect fit in our efforts to make a difference. By sending in these books, we're improving children's educational opportunities, which in turn will improve their quality of life.