Wichita State University’s GoCreate, a Koch Collaborative, was named a Literary Legacy Honoree recently at Storytime Village’s 2024 Read and Rise Breakfast Gala. GoCreate, a community makerspace on campus, worked with Storytime Village to build 40 Little Free Libraries. GoCreate technicians, mentors and student assistants then collaborated with various community organizations and advocates to personalize the mini self-serve libraries that operate on the honor system. The libraries have been installed throughout the city. The award was accepted by Kim McCollum, GoCreate assistant director, and Ken Wiseman, facility manager.
“It was a no-brainer for us to work with the Little Free Libraries program,” Wiseman said. “The program gives community members access to a variety of different types of reading materials, empowering the community and allowing us and other community members the opportunity to pay it forward.”