• A woman writing in a notebook while sitting on a tree stump in the Library Field

    February 27, 2026
    We’ve already begun to activate the Library Field as a site of knowledge creation through our fall hikes and spring…
  • January 16, 2026
    From July through November of 2025 we led participants from METRO member institutions on a 15-stop, 2 hour hike at…
  • featured hike stops at the library field

    August 20, 2025
    Help us build the vision for the Library Field! (Note that registration for these past events is CLOSED. If you'd…
  • December 11, 2024
    Tremendous thanks to BKS Studio for their assistance this summer with the first phase of community engagement work as we…
  • A floral patterned substrate; layered atop are a grid of color and an archival library card

    September 11, 2024
    Previous posts have described our recent Library Field "Outdoor Imaginings," hosted with Seattle-based librarian-consultants BKS Studio. Throughout the summer these…
  • green tomatoes

    July 15, 2024
    Help us imagine the future of the Library Field Project. Get involved today! This summer the Metropolitan New York Library…
  • July 8, 2024
    This summer the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), alongside our consulting team BKS Studio, will host a series of…
  • May 31, 2024
    We are excited to announce that METRO will be partnering with Seattle-based BKS Studio to host a series of Social…