029 The Free Black Women’s Library – Reading Room

The Free Black Women’s Library – Reading Room

Year: 2022

Type: Architecture
Location: Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
Collaborator: The Free Black Women’s Library

The Free Black Women’s Library‘s first permanent home, The Reading Room in Bed-Stuy seeks to provide a space for community, the sharing of knowledge, and initiate radical conversations all centered around Black women authors, artists, and community members. The Library was started by artist and organizer OlaRonke Akinmowo and has been a roaming art project, interactive installation, and book collection featuring 4000+ books all exclusively written by Black women writers.