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GIANT PHOTO ALBUM FEATURING THE COMMUNITY OF THE KILLINGLY PUBLIC LIBRARY
A GIANT PHOTO ALBUM
COMMUNITY SELF-PORTRAITS
A GIANT PHOTO ALBUM FEATURING THE COMMUNITY OF THE KILLINGLY PUBLIC LIBRARY
COPYRIGHT © 2026 THE GIANT ROOM
THIS BOOK BELONGS TO:
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Rick.................................................................................................................................................................... Myra.................................................................................................................................................................
Claudette…Ninja Librarian.............................................................................................................
Swell Samuel.............................................................................................................................................
Nornor.............................................................................................................................................................
Landon the Cutie................................................................................................................................... Emma..............................................................................................................................................................
INTRODUCTION
Something oh, so wonderful is happening in this community photo album! Our self-portraits are getting mixed and remixed into a deck of collectible polaroid trading cards that we can use to celebrate, learn about, and connect with our community!
We are extremely honored to partner with Connecticut State Libraries and bring GIANT creative STEM experiences to the Connecticut community at the Killingly Public Library. We implemented a Remix Station with Killingly Public Library’s director, Claudette Stockwell.
More than 70 participants sketched, described, dreamed, created, and shared. Here, we have “remixed” their self-portraits into a one-of-a-kind set, inviting all kids (and adults) to collect the polaroid trading cards of their fellow community members and flip through the photo album to learn how each one contributes to the community, what values are important to them, and what badge of honor they wear proudly. Participants are also encouraged to sign their autograph on their spread directly in this photo album.
I want to thank the librarians and staff from the Killingly Public Library for their partnership. Funding for this program was made possible by the Connecticut State Library and Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), provided through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Let’s meet the community!
Azi Jamalian Founder of The GIANT Room
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Juliet’sAutograph JULIET
JULIET
Values: THELEADERBADGE
Holding doors. Powers: Time with friends.
Keren’sAutograph
Powers:
Part of a super fun reading club.
Values:
Creativity
Curiosity
Imagination
THELEADERBADGE KEREN
MOMMY THE WONDERFUL
Mommy’sAutograph
Age: 34
Powers:
Feeding the stray cats. Cleaning up litter. Teaching about the environment.
Values:
Listening Being a good friend. Giving a helping hand.
AMELIA
Amelia’sAutograph
Age: 9
Values:
Powers: My family
By giving candy to veterans.
THEART BADGE
HEATHER
Heather’s Autograph
Age: 52
SMILEBADG
Powers:
Sharing 'happy' notes and stickers.
Values:
Being kind. Spreading happiness.
Gretchy’sAutograph GRETCHY
Age: 73
Values:
Kindness Respect Tolerance
GRETCHY THEHELPERBADGE
Age: 4 ARIA
GABE
Gabe’sAutograph
Powers:
Helping others in class.
Helping others when they are hurt.
Values:
Kindness
Compassion
Creativity
Determination
Age: 6
JULES
Jules‘s Autograph
Age: 4
T NCESS E
Powers:
Playing with my friends at school.
Help others when they are hurt.
Values:
Kindness
Creativity
Compassion
Perseverance
AJ’sAutograph
Age: 10
Powers:
Volunteering my time to help my brother's team in baseball.
Values:
Loyalty
Creativity
Kindness
Perseverance
Age: 32
Leading with kindness.
FRIEND
Friend’sAutograph
FRIEND
Powers:
Giving money to people with cancer.
Values:
Helping people
THEHELPERBADGE
Britt’s Autograph
Age: 40 BRITT
THEHELPERBADGE
Powers:
Rescuing or adopting homeless animals.
Values:
Providing a loving home for my family.
MADELYN THE SHARK KING
Madelyn’sAutograph
MADELYN THE SHARK KING
Powers:
Riding sharks.
Protecting the seas.
Breathing underwater.
Values:
The sea
The land
Others
Age: 7 THEEXPLORERBADGE
ELECTROSHOCK ZAPPER
Electroshock’s Autograph
Age:
30
B A EGD
Powers:
Fixing power outages and restore electric powers to the community.
Values: 46
Help with curing sick/injured and everyday uses. Delete uncurable sickness as well.
Zoe’sAutograph ZOE
Age: 10
Powers:
Volunteering to help at my dance classes.
Helping my parents get ready. Picking up trash. Reading to younger kids. Making cards for people.
Values:
Honesty
Kindness
Responsibility
Loyalty
Trust
Patience
THELEADERBADGE ZOE
Positivity.
CHARLOTTE MARIE GUERTIN
Charlotte’s Autograph
CHARLOTTE MARIE GUERTIN
Age: 11
TESSA
Tessa’s Autograph
Age: 8 TESSA
THEHELPERBADGE
Powers:
Picking up trash. Sharing toys.
Values:
Spending time with family.
PAIGE NORGREN
Paige’s Autograph
Age: 27
THELEADERBADGE PAIGE
Powers:
Keeping my family and activities organized.
Being a crazy cat lady.
Values:
Thea’sAutograph THEA
Age: 6
Values:
Dancing. Taking care of people. Powers: Deck in the earth.
THEHELPERBADGE
WILLOW
Willow’s Autograph
WILLOW
Age: 7
THEHELPERBADGE
Powers:
Values: Being kind
Sharing with friends and family.
Creativity
Self control
Teamwork
RYAN GUERTIN
Ryan’sAutograph
Powers:
Creating woodworking projects. Being a great dad and partner.
Values:
Creativity
Responsibility
Forgiveness
Age: 35
Eoin’sAutograph EOIN
Age: 4
THELEADERBADGE EOIN
Powers:
Helping my mom.
Values:
Playing with trains.
Tia’sAutograph TIA
DAY
Organizing projects and field trips to the homeschool community.
Values:
Honesty
Humbleness
Kindness
THELEADERBADGE
THEO THE BATTLE READY
Theo’sAutograph
THEO THE BATTLE READY
Age: 9
Powers:
Being humorous.
Values:
THELEADERBADGE
KEVIN S.
Kevin’sAutograph
Powers:
Teaching students (I’m a teacher).
Values:
Loyalty
Determination
Positivity
S.
THEHELPERBADGE KEVIN
PARANORMAL WHISPERER
Paranormal’s Autograph
PARANORMAL WHISPERER
Age: 30
Powers:
Helping the spirits by making them feel better.
Values:
Everyone will feel safe.
FRIEND
Friend’sAutograph
FRIEND
Age: 7
Powers:
Be nice and helpful.
Values:
My family
THEHELPERBADGE
FRIEND
Friend’s Autograph
Age: 7 FRIEND
THEHELPERBADGE
Lucky’sAutograph LUCKY
Powers:
Cleaning messing
Helping anyone in need
Cheering someone up
Values:
Dogs and people
Age: 10
THEHELPERBADGE
ARTHUR
Arthur’s Autograph
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Perry
Powers:
Painting murals
Teaching others about art
Donating clothes and toys
Values:
Patience
Listening
Compassion
PERRY THEHELPERBADGE
Elise’s Autograph
Age: 10
April’sAutograph
Age: 10
Powers:
Reaching up high!
Making people smile!
Values:
My family
FRIEND
Friend’sAutograph
FRIEND
ALEXIS CUMMINGS
(AKA: MOM)
Alexis’s Autograph
Age: 29 ALEXIS
CUMMINGS
(AKA: MOM)
THETEACHERBADGE
Powers:
Teaching at risk youth as a tutor.
Values:
Honesty
Integrity
Character
Rose’s Autograph
THEHELPERBADGE ROSE
Powers:
Helping people
Values:
Kindness
Friendship Playing hard
LASORSA
Selene’sAutograph SELENE DOROTHEA
SELENE DOROTHEA LASORSA
Powers:
Hugs, kisses, and dancing!
Values:
Snuggles
Manners Cookies
Age: 11
MUSCLE FACE
Muscle’sAutograph
Powers:
Helping the elders with their heavy stuff.
Values:
With super strength comes with responsibilities.
MUSCLE FACE
Age: 30
THEULTRA-
STRENGTHBADGE
THE ULTRA FIGHTERS
UltraFighters’s Autograph
THE ULTRA FIGHTERS
Age: 30
THEEVILBUSTERBADG
CAPTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Captain’sAutograph
Stopping criminals from doing evil stuff. Powers:
Values:
Power off when not fighting crimes.
Power on when crimes happen.
ALEKS BARCIA BLUE WHALE
Aleks’sAutograph
ALEKS BARCIA BLUE WHALE
Age: 35
STITCH JENNY
Stitch’sAutograph
COACH BOB
Coach’sAutograph
COACH BOB
Age: 54
Helping
Open-mindedness
LEXI
Lexi’sAutograph
Powers:
Bringing people together with sports and arts and crafts.
Values: T HE
Integrity
Age: 9 LEXI
RYAN
Ryan’sAutograph
Age:
9
Organizing Powers: Kind Helpful Values:
Help with town basketball team
Age: 11
THEEXPLORERBADGE ZAKKARY
ANDREW THE TEACHER
Andrew’s Autograph
Age: 38 ANDREW THE TEACHER
THEDEFENDINGTHE
WORKINGCLASSBADGE
Teaching students about history.
Values:
GENEVIEVE JOLY
Genevieve’sAutograph
Powers:
I
Values:
Age: 12
THETAKINGCARE
SHAWNA
Shawna’s Autograph
Age: 29
Haylee’sAutograph
Helping everyone Sharing books Powers:
Values:
Teamwork
Confidence
HAYLEE
Age: 6
THEKINDNESSBADGE
NOAH THE CARD COLLECTOR
Noah’s Autograph
Age: 6
THECARDBADGE
SQUEAKEE QT BUMBLE BEE
JIN-XIN
Squeakee’sAutograph
SQUEAKEE QT BUMBLE BEE JIN-XIN
Age: 30
Powers:
Enlighten them of how squeaking cute.
Values:
Surprisingly receiving a tremendous amount of attentions.
VAMPIRE GHOST
Vampire’s Autograph
Age: 30
Powers:
Save or bite people with unfriendly behaviors.
Protect the protagonists who were wronged for no reason. Values:
MissAllie’sAutograph MISS ALLIE
MISS ALLIE
Powers:
Exploring books with children at the Killingly Library.
Values:
Being kind to others and supporting people. Especially the families of Killingly.
THEHELPERBADGE
Age: 10 IZZY
Rick’sAutograph RICK
Age: 62
Powers: Respect Honesty Kindness
Helping patrons find books, support patrons with technology.
I also like to get to know our patrons by having short friendly conversations with them.
Values:
THEHELPERBADGE
MYRA
Myra’sAutograph
Age: 68
BUBBYHULK
Bubbyhulk’s Autograph
Age: 3 BUBBYHULK
THESTRONGBADGE
Powers:
Picking up trash
My family Values:
My baths
Aya’s Autograph
Age: 8 AYA My family My house Values: Picking up trash
KIM
Kim’sAutograph
Values:
Honesty
Kindness
Dependability
Uplifting words/comments
THECREATIVITYBADGE
AMELIA THE DRAGON
PRINCESS
Amelia’s Autograph
AMELIA THE DRAGON PRINCESS
Age: 8
TH FRIENDB GE
Powers:
Riding my Dragon
Connection to Dragons
hippogriffs
Dogs and cats
Values:
Kindness
Friendship
Helping
Terry’sAutograph
Powers:
Trying to provide and teach good customer service skills. Supporting our local food bank.
Values:
Family Integrity Friendship Compassion.
TERRY
THELEADERBADGE
Krystal’s Autograph
Age: 38
CLAUDETTE...NINJA
Claudette’sAutograph
Being a gatekeeper of knowledge.
Values:
Powers: Respect Integrity
Compassion
Age: 55 THEHELPERBADGE
’sAutograph SWELL SAMUEL
Samuel
SWELL SAMUEL
Age: 7
DAISY RICTOR
Daisy’sAutograph
Age: 9
Helping my friends.
HAUNT CURSE
Haunt’sAutograph
HAUNT CURSE
Age: 30
Powers:
Like my being Sake. People are all terrified of me.
Values:
All news have been talking about who the whats hauntings cursing all places.
Nornor’sAutograph NORNOR
Powers:
Helping my mom with the warming kits for the homeless.
Values:
My family
Friends
My church
Age: 9
LANDON THE CUTIE
Landon’s Autograph
LANDON THE CUTIE
Age: 6
Loving stray animals. Helping clean the house.
Caring for my pets. Loving my family. Being a good friend.
Emma’sAutograph
Powers:
Being a good friend.
Being kind to friends and animals.
Picking up trash and litter.
Values:
Being a good friend.
Taking care of my dog Mackie.
THELEADERBADGE
AUTUMN THE DANCER
Autumn’s Autograph
Values:
Teamwork. Family and pets. Being a good friend.
KALTINO
Kaltino’sAutograph
KALTINO
Powers:
Helps other players when they fall.
Spreading good vibes.
Values:
Teamwork
Respect
THEAURABADGE
SAVANNAH BANANA
Savannah’s Autograph
SAVANNAH BANANA
Age: 5
MS. CHRISTINE
Ms. Christine’s Autograph
Powers:
Teaching students how to read and express themselves.
Keeping the environment safe and clean.
Values:
Kindness
Respect
Inclusiveness
Creativity
Age: 41
THEHELPERBADGE
JACK ERIKSON
Jack’sAutograph
JACK ERIKSON
Age: 6
KATRINA
Katrina’s Autograph
Age: 8 KATRINA
ADELAIDE
Adelaide’s Autograph
Age: 7
Values:
Ezlynn’sAutograph EZLYNN
Values:
Powers: Kindness
Creativity
Age: 5
THELEADERBADGE
Xavier
’sAutograph
Age: 4
Values:
THEEPIC BADGE
Being polite. Sharing.
ANTI HERO JIN-XIN
AntiHero’sAutograph
ANTI HERO JIN-XIN
Powers:
Fighting evil overpower to keep all lives safe.
Values:
The best perk is to use my power self + more than just rescue, everyday life uses.
Age: 30
PHANTOM GHOST
Phantom’s Autograph
PHANTOM GHOST
Age: 30
THE SELF
EVICTIONBADGE
Powers:
Leaving the housing unit after causing serious shockwave & electric interferences.
Values:
Keeping the community safe by leaving the firehouse.
A GIANT
THANK YOU TO THE KILLINGLY PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE KIDS, FAMILIES, AND GIANT TEAM MEMBERS WHO MADE THIS PUBLICATION POSSIBLE.
Concept & Planning
Design & Development
Azadeh Jamalian, PhD
Claudette Stockwell
Rebecca Schifilliti
Rama Deshpande
Paulina Quezada M.
Maria Eugenia Segovia
Paulina Quezada M.
Mariana Hartwell
Vanessa Raphael
Rebecca Schifilliti
GIANT
Participants
Ameila, Amelia the Dragon Princess, Krystal, Madelyn the Shark King, Haylee, Jin-Xin Lamb, Kaltino, Ryan, Shawna, Kevin S., Savannah, Aleks, Jenny, Swell Samuel, Paige Norgren, Ryan Guertin, Willow, Charlotte Marie Guertin, Thea, Juliet, Eoin, Aria, Lexi, Autumn the Dancer, Landon the Cutie, Mommy the Wonderful, Aya, Izzy, Bubbyhulk, AJ, Gabe, Jules, Emma, Jack Erikson, Ms. Christine, Coach Bob, Alexis Cummings, Theo the Battle Ready, Daisy Rictor, Rose, Drew, Selene Dorothea Lasorsa, Nornor, April, Keren, Elise, Tia Day, Lucky, Arthur, Perry, Zoe, Tessa, Terry, Rick, Gretchy, Claudette...Ninja
Librarian, Miss Allie, Britt, Heather, Kim, Myra, Xavier, Noah the Card Collector, Ezlynn, Adelaide, Katrina, Genevieve Joly, Andrew, Zakkary, Lexi, and others
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