These bonds are universal in the sense that everyone has a relationship to a place, but also incredibly personal. And so, when we talk about a place—be it a home, a neighborhood or a city— what we are really talking about is our relationship to it. It is through this deeply human, emotional connection to place, we hope to bring more people into conversations about cities and the power we all have to shape them for the better.

Born from a founding partnership with Westbank, LibraryLab exists to drive meaningful community investment and storytelling in support of our shared mission to build more beautiful and equitable cities.