All Paths Leading to the Library: Youth Mobility and Community-Based Planning. (June 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sarmiento, Carolina S.; Duarte, Catherine
• Is Part Of: Journal of planning education and research. Volume 43:Number 2(2023)
• Page Start: 388
• Page End: 401
• Publication Date: 2023-06
• Subjects: community development -- youth mobility -- library planning; Desarrollo comunitario -- movilidad juvenil -- planificación bibliotecaria; 社区发展 -- 年轻人流动性 -- 图书馆规划; Regional planning -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Periodicals; City planning -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Periodicals; 307.12
• DOI: 10.1177/0739456X19882985
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-456X

Abstract

In the context of a community-based planning process to relocate a neighborhood public library in Madison, Wisconsin, this research examines youth's everyday mobility to improve their access to public space. Through an analysis of field notes, cognitive maps, and interviews with fifth and eighth graders, researchers find that youth move relatively independently every day while using different place-making strategies. The research also finds that mobility options among youth are racialized experiences with important implications in accessing services like the library. The article identifies library planning as an important process for building inclusive community spaces.