Pieced Together: Community Engagement Through Collaboration

Authors

Susan Dreher, Swarthmore CollegeFollow
Andrea Packard, Swarthmore CollegeFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2022

Published In

Cultural Heritage And The Campus Community: Academic Libraries And Museums In Collaboration

Abstract

Swarthmore College Libraries and Swarthmore College’s List Gallery engaged in an innovative collaboration in 2018 that celebrated the quilts and quiltmakers of the remote and historically Black community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Their close collaboration, along with strong support from academic departments and faculty, enabled the gallery and the libraries to extend their capabilities to present an ambitious program that promoted artwork, student scholarship, and community engagement. The successful completion of the project established a protocol for the libraries and gallery to maintain their transformed relationship as they consider and plan future projects.

Published By

ACRL

Editor(s)

A. Hudson-Ward, J. Rodrigues Widholm, and S. Walter

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Susan Dreher and Andrea Packard. (2022). "Pieced Together: Community Engagement Through Collaboration". Cultural Heritage And The Campus Community: Academic Libraries And Museums In Collaboration. 53-61.
https://works.swarthmore.edu/sta-libraries/118