Jordan Weber - mural, and seating-integrated lending libraries stocked with titles by POC authors.

Jordan Weber - mural, and seating-integrated lending libraries stocked with titles by POC authors.

Franklin Area NEIGHBORHOOD - INVEST DSM

Cultural Resource and Mural for Community Hub

Artist Jordan Weber worked with the barbers and barbershop patrons to create a mural and lending library stocked with books by POC authors to share and support equitable cultural representation while invigorating this prominent, but under-used street corner where business and residential neighborhoods intersect. The library structures double as outdoor seating for friendly gatherings.


Sculptural additions to this mural experience are cleverly built as community libraries that are also patio seating. They feature books written by black, indigenious, and People of Color. You can support this project by keeping these libraries well stocked. The Franklin Neighborhood Library suggests the following titles. (Click here or on the button to download a pdf, 1.2Mb.)