Anthony Propernick has worked for Oakland Public Library for fifteen years and currently leads the East Oakland Initiatives Team. He builds partnerships and relationships with the community to grow visibility and increase the relevance of library services through innovative programs such as storytelling, gardening projects, youth media workshops, community events, bike fix-it clinics, and father circles. In 2016, when the Original Scraper Bike Team lost its rent-free space, Anthony brought together stakeholders to establish a permanent bike repair facility in the parking lot of the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library. The Scraper Bike Team spray-painted a shipping container to create “The Shed”, a place to store bike parts and to provide free help on bike building, repair, decoration and maintenance. Planning and design are in progress for an expansion of The Shed.
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