There are 6 article(s) tagged Shamichael Hallman:

• May 2025

  • Why libraries and public spaces are important

    Shamichael Hallman is the author of “Meet Me at the Library,” which makes the case for the importance not just of libraries but public spaces of all kinds.

    By Eric Barnes May 25, 2025

• June 2022

  • Two Memphians selected for Harvard fellowships

    The Loeb Fellowship will include a year on Harvard’s campus where all fellows will participate in research, audit courses, convene workshops, and conferences as a way of expanding their work through social engagement.

    By Jasmine McCraven June 21, 2022

• February 2020

  • Cossitt Library manager looks beyond books

    After a career blending tech and ministry, Shamichael Hallman is watching over renovations for Cossitt Library, a Downtown Memphis landmark with a complicated past.

    By Jared Boyd February 21, 2020

• January 2020

  • Reimagining Cossitt Library

    On Jan. 2, 2020, work to renovate Cossitt Library will officially begin. The project is scheduled to be finished in late September.

    By Shamichael Hallman January 02, 2020

• March 2019

  • Cossitt plans include lots of gathering spaces, arts and tech partnerships

    The $5 million Cossitt Library renovation could get started later this spring, with an emphasis on spaces for gathering and creativity within the walls of the city's first library.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2019

  • Reimagining the Civic Commons representatives to gather in Memphis

    Memphis, as well as Chicago, Akron and Detroit, are all participating in the three-year, $40 million Reimagining the Civic Commons initiative. Their involvement follows the initiative's pilot in Philadelphia. 

    By Elle Perry March 25, 2019