Updates about the Library Field project, and some stories we think you’d like to read.


  • Library Field Syllabus

    Library Field Syllabus

    Previous posts have described our recent Library Field “Outdoor Imaginings,” hosted with Seattle-based librarian-consultants BKS Studio. Throughout the summer these sessions migrated from Greenpoint to Ward Pound Ridge to Zoom, and allowed us to explore with a range of METRO members how you might use a shared outdoor program space — and what a nature…

  • Outdoor Imaginings

    Outdoor Imaginings

    Help us imagine the future of the Library Field Project. Get involved today! This summer the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), alongside our consulting team BKS Studio, is hosting a series of community gatherings aimed at bringing together a diverse and creative group of cultural institution workers from New York City and Westchester County.…

  • Get Involved with the Library Field Project

    Get Involved with the Library Field Project

    This summer the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), alongside our consulting team BKS Studio, will host a series of community gatherings aimed at bringing together a diverse and creative group of cultural institution workers from New York City and Westchester County. Together participants will share their needs, inspiration, and ideas for the future Library…

  • Welcome, BKS Studio!

    Welcome, BKS Studio!

    We are excited to announce that METRO will be partnering with Seattle-based BKS Studio to host a series of Social Happenings and Outdoor Imaginings this Summer as part of METRO’s Library Field project. This series of events, both in person and online, will be opportunities for our member organizations and other partners to come together…