Tree House Books The Third Space
A “Third Space” can be defined as a neutral public places outside of work and home…
The Third Space encompasses a book club, mentorship initiative, social justice based lessons and activities, writing, art, travel and of course schoolwork assistance.
For more information on how to get involved, please contact Shakira, Lead Community Educator. To register for programming at Tree House Books, please reach out to Tang, our Managing Director. And don’t forget to visit this page often for more updates!
By listening to the voices of our amazing teens we implemented our explorers initiative - a field trips program. Many of them expressed the desire to travel and explore places outside of Philadelphia. With trips to the Schomburg in Harlem and the National African American Museum in DC they were able to connect with their rich history while exploring local attractions, eateries and of course bookstores!
Check out some of our past programming initiatives!
Writing Ourselves Back Into The World:
a Black Girls Book Club
The Writing Ourselves Back into the World Bookclub is a weekly Black Girl (and female-identifying) book group exploring the idea, “Who are you?” Sojourner Truth declared that she was a woman despite the racist belief that those who were enslaved were not seen as women but as objects. She didn’t like the way society viewed her and dictate how she viewed and defined herself. Zora Neale Hurston defined herself as a scholar of Black southern heritage. Even though most writers during the Harlem Renaissance were defining themselves based on who they could be in the north; Hurston knew that who she was and would be was rooted in where she came from and how she could tell stories about women and girls just like her. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie refused to be defined by a single story of who she was or might be. The list goes on and on.