Making libraries instruments of change
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:14 am
With so many brilliant, effective thinkers applying to 100&Change, it always felt as if our chances were one in a hundred—and indeed they were! There was robust participation: 7,069 competition registrants submitted 1,904 proposals. Of those, 801 passed an initial administrative review and were evaluated by a panel of expert judges who each provided ratings on four criteria: meaningfulness, verifiability, durability, and feasibility. MacArthur’s Board of Directors made the final selection. To be one of eight semifinalists from 800 qualified applicants is a tremendous honor.
Eileen Alfaro, San Francisco fifth-grader. One day she could be carrying 4 million eBooks under her arm.
And as we work hard to hone our plans in whatsapp lead the months ahead, here’s what propels us forward: Eileen Alfaro, the Internet Archive’s brightest rising star. Every day after school, this San Francisco fifth-grader does her homework at the Internet Archive, while her mother Roxana works. A straight-A student, Eileen loves nothing more than reading. We can put four million of the best books into her hands. Forever. For free.
Our proposal? for a new generation of learners like Eileen.
A summary of the Internet Archive’s solution, an overview video of its project and a MacArthur video describing our proposal is available here
Constitutional Law Teach-in at the Internet Archive with EFF and Others
EFF and other lawyers will lead a conversation about the current issues and threats in constitutional law. Focusing on specific sections and amendments we will talk about current cases on censorship, surveillance, search and seizure, and more.
Eileen Alfaro, San Francisco fifth-grader. One day she could be carrying 4 million eBooks under her arm.
And as we work hard to hone our plans in whatsapp lead the months ahead, here’s what propels us forward: Eileen Alfaro, the Internet Archive’s brightest rising star. Every day after school, this San Francisco fifth-grader does her homework at the Internet Archive, while her mother Roxana works. A straight-A student, Eileen loves nothing more than reading. We can put four million of the best books into her hands. Forever. For free.
Our proposal? for a new generation of learners like Eileen.
A summary of the Internet Archive’s solution, an overview video of its project and a MacArthur video describing our proposal is available here
Constitutional Law Teach-in at the Internet Archive with EFF and Others
EFF and other lawyers will lead a conversation about the current issues and threats in constitutional law. Focusing on specific sections and amendments we will talk about current cases on censorship, surveillance, search and seizure, and more.