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This incredible partnership with the
Exploratorium is going to really make
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this the interactive space that we know it can be.
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The planning department was really proud to partner
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with the public library and the Exploratorium to bring this exhibit to the Civic Center.
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We've been doing this work in the Civic Center in a number of different forms in the last several years.
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We hope this project will really bring people to the area,
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bring a variety of people to the area, rekindle their interest in the Civic Center,
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and be a lesson for how we can redesign the space for the future.
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We're very excited about the installation.
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We've been working with the Civic Center Commons and the Exploratorium for nearly a year
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and we think that it's going to have a major impact on how people first encounter the main library
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and we expect that with an engaging installation
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like the Exploratorium Middle Ground here on Larkin,
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before people come into the library, they're going to experience
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this really positive place, where people
can come together and talk about how we
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socialize and how we meet new people and learn from people.
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You're standing in front of Pay it Forward Cafe.
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It's zero waste coffee
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and it's about building compassion.
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So you buy one, gift one.
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The interesting thing about this partnership,
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is that like any installation in public space, it has to be ready for it.
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You have to have a suite of partners all of which can contribute in their way to a greater whole.
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We partnered with the San Francisco Public Library,
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and we partnered with the Civic Center Commons initiative intended to improve the Civic Center
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and we partnered with Urban Alchemy, they do wondrous things in public spaces.
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They govern with a soft hand, they help people.
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They make everybody feel safe and
included and so combining
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the kinds of exhibits that we develop which are informal, fun and engaging
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with the kind of wisdom and insight that they bring.
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We couldn't have done any of this without those partners,
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and over the course of the next year, I think we're all looking to learn a lot from this experiment
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not only from the evaluation of the exhibition
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and talking to people about social sciences,
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but also about how to improve public spaces.
