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Street Road
725 Street Road Cochranville, PA 19330 

The Little Free Library
1016B Gap Newport Pike 
Cochranville, PA 19330
Now | Then | When 
Emily Manko
2016 – April 2020 
A Street Road exhibition at the nearby Christiana Motel
Emily Manko's work is a playful investigation and imaginative look at process: from idea to product. Fascinated by stages of development, by moving from goal to achievement, and by the chapters of one's life and the many ways these can be interpreted, she explores changes in process over time.

Through her own symbolic language, with a pop influence, Emily Manko translates her interpretations of process using clay representations of paper, scrolls, hexagons, rockets, expanding this vocabulary when needed.​

This piece, titled Now | Then | When, was a long term exhibit behind the Reception Desk at The Christiana Motel, a traditional 1950s-built motor hotel, near to Street Road. A large wall triptych, the ceramic tags flutter on their hooks, evoking the ever moving process inherent in cataloging and recording, and, in this specific context, acting as a playful nod to the way motel room keys hang and flutter and are every shifting at motel reception desks everywhere.

Using a blend of hand-building and slip casting from made and collected molds, Manko works in layers and multiples, abstracting them both in 2d and 3d. She strives to create work that is accessible but that also encourages a closer look and further interpretation. ​

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VISITING
Please check our website or social media before visiting as our hours are subject to change.

Street Road HOURS
Autumn 2024 hours info: Our hours are currently by appointment, in person or virtually. 
We can accommodate most times, given advance notice. 
And, stop by if you see a car outside!
Email us or phone to set up a visit

Little Free Library - Fall 2024 HOURS
Mondays 6-9pm
Wednesdays 6-9pm
Thursdays 12-4pm
Fridays 10am-2pm
Saturdays 10am-2pm
and by appointment.
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Our Little Free Library outdoor boxes at both sites are open 24/7 and are regularly restocked.

Please call 610-869-4712 or email to set up visits outside our regularly scheduled hours. 
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We are currently seeking volunteers for both locations: email us to enquire. We look forward to hearing from you!

DIRECTIONS
to Street Road here.
to The Little Free Library here.

A word about 'here':
We acknowledge that we are on the ancestral lands of the Lenape, original people of the mid-Atlantic area, forced west by British and US governments. Most Delaware Indian tribe descendants are now located in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario. Lenni Lenapes in Pennsylvania are not officially recognized as tribes by the United States, though an estimated 5000 Lenape Nation descendants live in the Delaware River area. We pay respects to the Lenape people both past and present. Please consider the many legacies of violence, displacement and settlement that form part of our collective histories. While increased public recognition of these legacies and processes of redress such as Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission are positive steps, concrete focus on return of land and land rights remains a distant horizon.
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