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Minds on Fire: How 826 Valencia, and Dozens
of Centers Like It, Got Built - and Why
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&quotThestory: back in 2002, some friends in San Francisco
had an idea for a youth writing and tutoring center. They
rented a building for this purpose, only to learn that the
address was zoned for retail they could do their writing and
tutoring, sure, but they had to sell something in the front of the
building. So they decided to sell pirate supplies, and to
decorate the storefront as if it were a real shop for working
buccaneers. It was a ludicrous solution to a bizarre problem,
and it ended up being the key to everything.&quot- from the
introduction by Dave EggersEvery kid in the world needs a
safe, welcoming - and especially weird - place to write. That's
the theory behind 826 Valencia, a writing and tutoring center
started in 2002 by writer Dave Eggers and friends, in San
Francisco. That center inspired similar centers around the

world, from New York to Melbourne - all with their own bizarre
themes designed to make learning fun, and destigmatize
tutoring centers for kids falling behind. In Boston, there's the
Greater Boston Bigfoot Research Institute. In Minneapolis,
there's the Midcontinent Oceanographic Institute. Los Angeles
has a convenience store for time travelers. Filled with stunning
photos of each space, along with detailed spreads showing the
range of creative &quotmerhandise&quotthe centers have for
their theme, the book also includes interviews with center
directors and staff on their space, and how they've used it in
programs, one-on-one connections with young learners, and
community outreach, in hopes of creating a blueprint that
others might follow. Dozens of centers are featured, from cities
across the US and around the world. A celebration of creating
joyous and welcoming wild spaces for young minds,
Unnecessarily Beautiful Spaces for Young Minds on Fire
seeks to inspire more communities, schools and libraries, and
civic and corporate organizations around the world to build
their own centers for young writers. Centers featured include:
San Francisco (826 Valencia, 826 Valencia: Tenderloin, 826
Valencia: Mission Bay)New York City (826NYC)Los Angeles
(826 LA: Echo Park, 826LA: Mar Vista)Roxbury MA Boston
area(826 Boston)Cincinatti (WordPlay Cincy)Chicago
(826Chi)Las Vegas (The Writer's Block)Washington DC
(826DC)Minneapolis (826 MSP)Austin (Austin Bat
Cave)Sacramento, CA ( 916 Ink)Tulsa (Tulsa Library
Intergalactic Spaceport and Emporium) Detroit (826michigan:
detroit)Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti (826michigan: Ann Arbor and
Ypsilanti) Kalamazoo, MI (Read and Write
Kalamazoo)Louisville, KY (Young Authors
Greenhouse)Oakland, CA (Chapter 510 and Dept of Make
Believe) New Orleans (826 New Orleans)Buffalo, NY (Just
Buffalo Literary Center)International:Rotherham England
(Grimm &ampCo)London England (The Ministry of

Stories)Stockholm Sweden (Berattarministeriet)Redfern
Australia (Story Factory)Lustenau Austria (W*ORT)Torino Italy
(Fronte del Borgo)Amsterdam Netherlands (Noordje)Dublin
Ireland (Fighting Words)Milano Italy (La Grande Fabbrica delle
Parole)Campi Bisenzio, Italy (Porto delle Storie)East Sussex
England (Little Green Pig)Toronto Canada (Story Planet)