{"id":13,"date":"2011-04-17T05:48:44","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T05:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2016-07-21T16:17:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T23:17:26","slug":"chinatown-sf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/branches\/chinatown-sf","title":{"rendered":"Chinatown Living Library &#038; Think Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/category\/chinatown\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Chinatown Living Library &amp; Think Park<\/strong><\/em><\/a> in San Francisco, based at <em>Commodore Stockton Child Development Center<\/em> and <em>Gordon Lau Elementary School,<\/em>\u00a0operates on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and serves PreK-5th grade students. \u00a0The <em>Branch Living Library &amp; Think Park<\/em> was launched in July 2007, and is funded by the <em>Department of Children, Youth &amp; Their Families (DCYF)<\/em>. \u00a0<i>Life Frames, Inc.\u00a0<\/i>worked with the Principals of both schools to identify opportunities for lifting asphalt and concrete, and greening the shared campuses, adding diverse, ecological,\u00a0<i>Learning Zones<\/i>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5440\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/9\/8126\/27844634903_c0499b76ac_o.jpg\" alt=\"Chinatown before &amp; after 1\" width=\"900\" height=\"332\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5441\" src=\"https:\/\/c4.staticflickr.com\/9\/8838\/27844635243_947a358377_o.jpg\" alt=\"Chinatown before &amp; after 2\" width=\"900\" height=\"332\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5442\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/9\/8606\/27844636353_45409c3366_o.jpg\" alt=\"Chinatown before &amp; after 3\" width=\"900\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2010,\u00a0<i>Life Frames, Inc.\u00a0<\/i>designed and installed\u00a0<b><i>Rainwater Harvesting Cisterns, Gardens &amp; Mural in three languages\u00a0<\/i><\/b>(Chinese, English, Spanish), depicting two diverse demonstrations of rainwater collection and use, funded by\u00a0<em>SFPUC<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rainwater-mural.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5446\" src=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rainwater-mural-1024x379.jpg\" alt=\"rainwater mural\" width=\"900\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rainwater-mural-1024x379.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rainwater-mural-250x92.jpg 250w, https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rainwater-mural.jpg 1402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rainwater-harvesting.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5445\" src=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rainwater-harvesting-1024x315.jpg\" alt=\"Rainwater harvesting\" width=\"900\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rainwater-harvesting-1024x315.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rainwater-harvesting-250x77.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/edibleoffice\/5490604557\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\">View photo gallery of Chinatown Living Library Rainwater Gardens, Cisterns &amp; Mural<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>View\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allchinatown.blogspot.com\/\">Chinatown Living Library Blog<\/a>\u00a0(2009-2010)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5443\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/9\/8661\/28428370366_e2d53a017a_o.jpg\" alt=\"Chinatown Kids\" width=\"900\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5444\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/9\/8653\/28428371666_216bb41786_o.jpg\" alt=\"Chinatown Spaces\" width=\"900\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0For more information, contact\u00a0<em>Bonnie Ora Sherk<\/em>, Founder &amp; Director of\u00a0<em>Life Frames, Inc. &amp; A Living Library,<\/em>\u00a0at bonnieora@alivinglibrary.org.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The\u00a0Chinatown Living Library &amp; Think Park in San Francisco, based at Commodore Stockton Child Development Center and Gordon Lau Elementary School,\u00a0operates on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and serves PreK-5th grade students. \u00a0The Branch Living Library &amp; 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