Erinn Batykefer's Blog, page 31
October 14, 2015
Elisa Lee & Adam Henshaw in Residence at University of Technology Sydney Library
We are very pleased to welcome artists Elisa Lee and Adam Henshaw to the site today. Elisa and Adam were the 2014 artists-in-residence at the University of Technology Sydney Library (check out our writeup on Chris Gaul, UTS Library’s 2012 artist-in-residence), where the duo’s work investigates the Library Retrieval System. ~Laura
From the UTS Library website:
The LRS is UTS Library’s state-of-the-art underground storage system, which stores books, journals and objects in11,808steel storage bi...
October 13, 2015
All Hands on Tech: Exploring Technology in Kids Library Programming
We’ve been documenting the evolution of The Labs at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh since 2012, when Digital Learning LibrarianCorey Wittighad just secured a pilot grant. It’s all grown up now, and has evolvedinto a thoughtful and responsive makerspace model that adds real value to conversations about connected learning and community involvement. Check out the whole series on The Labs @ CLP. Enjoy! ~Erinn
As The Labs programming expands, we seek to make stronger ties with our colleagues outsid...
October 8, 2015
Pages to Projects: Halloween Cut Paper Pumpkins
This post originally appeared on the LAIP in October 2013.
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
One Spooky Night by Kate Sto...
October 7, 2015
Book to Boogie: “Alphabet Movers”
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 Jill Homan Randall
Many alphabet picture books are filled with movement-inspiring words and images. Today we will explore...
October 6, 2015
“The Book Undone: Thirty Years of Granary Books” in the Rare Books & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Today,Rebecca Rubensteininterviewsthe co-curatorsbehindof anew exhibitionat Columbia University Rare Books and ManuscriptLibrary. Don’t miss Rebecca’s other postson library-as-incubator happenings in the NYC area! ~Erinn
by Rebecca Rubenstein
“The Book Undone: Thirty Years of Granary Books” exhibition celebrates thirty years of creativity and innovation in book publishing. Steve Clay and the artists and writers who work with him as his collaborators form a tight and supportive community. The...
October 1, 2015
Banned Books Trading Cards at Chapel Hill Public Library
It’s Banned Books Week, in case you hadn’t noticed, and so that means it’s time to talk to Chapel Hill Public Library about their Banned Books Trading Cards project! This article comes to us from Susan Maguire, Reader Services Coordinator for CHPL. Thanks to Daniel Siler and Susan Brown of CHPL for their help in getting this together, too!~Laura
by Susan Maguire
Librarians know that the only thing cooler than books are BANNED books. When the media picks up a story about a book being too sexy...
September 30, 2015
Library Takeover: Plans become reality for youth-led cultural programs
Today we are so pleased to present this article (the second of two – read part one here) on the Library Takeover program, organized byApples and Snakes, a performance poetry group based in the UK (check out their awesome library-basedSPINE Festivalwork in our previous series). This program pairs youth who are interested in producing events at libraries with creative professional mentors who work in arts administration and production to organize large-scale cultural programs in libraries. Enjo...
September 29, 2015
The Grand Intimate: Public Art at Chapel Hill Public Library
A town with a public art mandate on town-financed building projects. A library with a big renovation. And an artist with a vision that drew on favorite childhood stories. This fantastic project is one to bookmark! Enjoy– Erinn.
by Daniel Siler,Marketing and Communications Manager,Chapel Hill Public Library
There’s an interesting wrinkle to living in Chapel Hill. Any town-financed construction requires the developer to set aside 1% of the total cost of the project for works of public art.
Tha...
September 24, 2015
Innisfil Public Library Resident Tinker
This post originally appeared in October 2013.
When we heard that there was a library with a “resident tinker,” we knew we had to get in touch! Read on to learn how Innisfil Public Library in Canada is bringing the creativity of the maker movement into the library space by hosting an Artist in Residence program. ~Erinn
Alan’s humanoid robot, a work in progress
by Wendy Riccardi
Alan J.Groombridge would describe himself as a tinker, maker, artist guy…essentially a new media artist. We at Innis...
September 23, 2015
“The Last Library” by Ward Shelley
We are thrilled to welcome artist Ward Shelley to the LAIP today! He talks about a piece that is currently exhibiting at SPACES Galleryin Cleveland, OH called “The Last Library” (you can see why we were intrigued). Enjoy!~Laura
Library as Incubator Project (LAIP):Please introduce yourself. Who are you, and what sort of creative work do you do?
Ward Shelley (WS):I am an artist and I do a few different kinds of work. I think the main idea I work with is this: we live in a constructed world of o...
