Talk Time Artistry at Thomas Crane Public Library

Written with assistance from Linda Zhou

For the past seven years, the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy, Massachusetts has hosted English Talk Time for English Language Learners. Program participants, 150 students as well as part-time library staff and a crew of dedicated volunteers, sometimes frequent the library’s art gallery space, using the current exhibition as a starting point of discussion.

This winter, Talk Time took the role of art in English language development to a new level....