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July 6, 2016
Book to Boogie: “Puddles!!!”
Book to Boogie is a monthly series that pairs picture books with dance and movement activities for preschool story time. The series is curated by Kerry Aradhya of Picture Books & Pirouettes and written by a different guest writer each month. We hope that children’s librarians, as well as classroom teachers and dance educators, will find these activities useful and fun!
By Julie Dietzel-Glair
Five friends are playing outside in the sun until rain clouds try to ruin the day. Monster loves playi...
July 5, 2016
Getting it out there: Putting art online
by Sharon Wolff
Art should be something for everyone to enjoy and simply putting it in a museum isn’t enough anymore.
In my last post, I mentioned putting exhibits online, in whole or in part. This may seem counter-intuitive in terms of getting people to come in to see what your institution has to offer; why put things online where people can view them from the comfort of their homes, when you want them to come in person?
Making things more available does not necessarily mean a drop in atten...
June 29, 2016
State Library of Queensland: Something Wicked This Way Comes
This year we have the distinct pleasure of hosting updates from Dr. Matt Finch, with whom we’ve worked on a number of LAIP features, as he serves as Creative in Residence at the State Library of Queensland, Australia. He’s working to support the work that State Library staff do to plan and implement large-scale cultural programming for a huge swath of the Australian library community. Enjoy!~Laura
by Matt Finch
A rumble of trucks in the night. Lights flickering in the dark, just beyond the ci...
June 28, 2016
“An Evening to Paint” at North Carolina Wesleyan College’s Pearsall Library
by Melissa Knox
My name is Melissa Knox, and I am the Circulation Supervisor at Pearsall Library on the main campus of North Carolina Wesleyan College. “An Evening to Paint” was such a simple art project for people of all ages. While we aimed for student involvement, it quickly became a program for staff and community. The idea was to give the students who were on campus during the summer, when there is nothing on campus to do, a way to express themselves. As the idea came to life in my mind,...
June 23, 2016
Featuring: Ragnhildur Johanns
This post originally appeared on the LAIP in 2014. We love Ms. Johanns’ work so much we had to bring it back for another round!
We love book art here at the LAIP, and every once in awhile I like to mine the internet forall things book art,just to see what fabulous thingscan be made from discarded texts. Today’s feature is Ragnhildur Johanns, acaptivating artistI stumbled across on one such trip down the rabbit hole. Her beautiful sculptures, whichcombine book art and poetry, are not to be mis...
June 21, 2016
Pages to Projects: Milk Painting
This post was originally published on May 1, 2014.
Our good friendRebecca Dunnis back on the Library as Incubator Project with another great post in her popularPages to Projectsseries! She shares how to incorporate elements of arteducationand appreciation into storytime; if you’ve been inspired by Rebecca’s projects or have used her storytime plans at your library, we’d love to hear about it! Share your experience in the comments or on social media. ~Erinn
by Rebecca Dunn
After a long, cold...
June 16, 2016
The New Black & Veatch MakeSpace at the Johnson County Library
By Bryan Voell
The Johnson County (KS) Library opened its first Makerspace in 2013. At that time it was the size of a (very) small room, but with the economy of size came loads of creative potential. The demand for our two 3D printers, green screen and software-loaded Macs was so great that it quickly became obvious that an expansion was in order. Fast forward to January, 2016, when, as part of a nearly year-long major renovation of our Central Resource Library, we unveiled the brand-new, six...
June 15, 2016
970West Studio at Mesa County Libraries
Library as Incubator Project (LAIP): When did the studio open, and what was the impetus for turning the 970West Studio space into the space/resource that it is today?
Bob Kretschman (BK): The Mesa County Libraries 970West Studio opened to the public in January 2016. The studio was the result of several different factors and trends, all of which pointed to the need for a public multimedia recording studio connected to the library.
First, Mesa County Libraries have embarked on a long-term proje...
June 14, 2016
Reel Misfits: The First Annual Student Film Festival at North Carolina Wesleyan College
by Ian Boucher
Hello everyone! My name is Ian Boucher, and I’m currently the Emerging Technologies and Outreach Librarian at North Carolina Wesleyan College. Every now and again I will be sharing my experiences supporting student and faculty inspiration through the college’s library. A great place to start is an event from the spring of 2016—the first annual film festival held at the college, conceived, organized, and implemented by the student Film Club.
The Film Club was officially started...
June 10, 2016
Friday Linkubator Roundup
We have lots of fun links to share with you today!
New to the site:
Brisbane Pride Choir finds a home in libraries Hello, New York City! How to make an exhibit?The best of the internet:
Perfect for a Friday morning: Instructions for Living A Life How to archive a website for eternity? What happens in your brain when you hear a good story? EEEE!The jewel of Harvard’s botanical collection is set to reopen! Where would you like to vacation? Tourism Instagrams you should be following Download...
