Maira Kalman takes on the library at PS 47 May 8, 2013 – Posted in: Alphabets, Books and Art, public school libraries

In 2009, Maria Kalman transformed the library of PS 47 with an alphabet installation for the Robin Hood Foundation.

In this video shot by her son Alex, Kalman talks of the project, schools as “temples of information and hope” and of the importance of reading and libraries.