Alexandria Still Burns: Librarians & the Fight for Knowledge
A project in Philadelphia, PA by kyle cassidy000days
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Photograph & interview 100 librarians to make a touring gallery show & help tell the story of why and how libraries are important.
Backers: 618
Average Pledge Per Backer: $20
Funded: $12,245 of $3,000
Dates: May 28th -> Jun 29th (32 days)
Project By: kyle cassidy
Backers: 618
Average Pledge Per Backer: $20
Funded: $12,245 of $3,000
Dates: May 28th -> Jun 29th (32 days)
Project By: kyle cassidy
$12,245
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 29 @ 01:30 -0400 GMT
408%
of goal
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Latest News
Alexandria Still Burns: Day one was a massive success 
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi folks -- We set out here hoping to be able to talk to and photograph 100 librarians over three days. Yesterday things started strong and just kept going. We interviewed and photographed, unofficial count, 127 librarians. In the first day. It was... (Read More)
The somewhat big news: You heard it here first
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Howdy folks -- I'm happy to announce that I've signed with Gordon Warnock of Foreword Literary to represent Alexandria Still Burns as a book, bringing it one step closer to the place that I see as it's final goal -- on the shelves of libraries and... (Read More)
Photographing Librarians: Moving right along
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi folks -- thanks so much for backing Alexandria Still Burns. Things have been going really well. Yesterday I did interviews and got photographed myself, which was weird and wonderful, since I never see that side of the camera. They did my... (Read More)
Gaiman goodness and packing.
June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi folks -- thanks for helping to make this thing happen. If you haven't heard yet, Neil Gaiman has volunteered to add his mellifluous voice to the documentary which we'll be shooting out in Vegas. It's a great honor and Neil's commitment to... (Read More)
Neil Gaiman to narrate "Alexandria Still Burns" librarian documentary
June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
So the big news is that Newberry, Hugo, ALA and many other award winning author Neil Gaiman has agreed to narrate the documentary video. Neil's commitment to libraries runs deep and he has a voice which makes a breakfast menu sound like something you... (Read More)
Backer Update #1
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi folks -- Thanks so much for being a part of this project to help tell the stories of how libraries are important. We met our initial goals quickly, which was just to get me to Vegas with my camera, and we're so close to making the first stretch... (Read More)
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