{"exhibit":{"id":1,"title":"The People of Pawling","description":"<p>The People of Pawling seeks to create brief snapshots of people's experience as of 2025.\u00a0 These snapshots will serve as a means of understanding <strong>this <\/strong>moment for listeners in the future, and to create some commonality amongst the people who live in Pawling in the Present.<\/p>\n<p>From these 11 conversations it was obvious that these individuals love their community, and from this love comes some concerns.\u00a0 There were three themes that bubbled to the top:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pawling is a place that gives so much, but asks its community members to give their time to make that possible.<\/li>\n<li>Pawling is surrounded by natural beauty, and how do you balance that while allowing for change?<\/li>\n<li>Pawling has an amazing sense of community.\u00a0 If this sense is because of its size, how does Pawling maintain its identity?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The project would not have been possible without financial support from the Pawling Community Project, and the generosity and enthusiasm of Laurie Spens of Laurie Spens Photography.<\/p>\n<p>The People of Pawling is an ongoing project and your memories matter!\u00a0 To participate, please email Chris Fisher at director@pawlinglibrary.org, or call the Pawling Library at (845) 855-3444.<\/p>","credits":"The People of Pawling is a project of Pawling Library and is made possible by the Pawling Community Foundation and Laurie Spend Photography.","featured":1,"public":1,"theme":"","theme_options":null,"slug":"pop","added":"2026-01-13 13:12:49","modified":"2026-01-20 10:42:33","owner_id":1,"use_summary_page":0,"cover_image_file_id":26},"item":{"id":6,"item_type_id":null,"collection_id":2,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2026-01-05 17:17:17","modified":"2026-01-13 13:07:44","owner_id":1}}