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May 25, 2015
Chicago’s Read/Write Library
This post was originally published May 2013.
Today we are so pleased to welcome Amanda Meeks to the Library as Incubator Project. Amanda is the outreach coordinator for the Read/Write Library, located in Chicago, Illinois. A big thank you to Amanda for providing us with a fantastic overview of this community resource. Enjoy!~ Laura
by Amanda Meeks
Photo by Christina Rago.
This year, as you plan your busy schedule for the annual ALA conference in Chicago, be sure to squeeze in a visit to the R...
May 22, 2015
Friday Linkubator Roundup | May 15 – 21
I hope you’re in the mood for some thought-provoking reading for your long weekend, because the interwebs were just full of them this week. That, and a whole lot more in today’s roundup! Enjoy!
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May 21, 2015
Loading the Cannons: May the Fourth Be With You
This is a post written by Heather Dickerson, Teen Services Librarian for the Lewis & Clark Library in Helena, Montana. In her series for the LAIP, “Loading the Cannons,” Heather tackles the question “what to do with young adults in a creative writing workshop?” Enjoy! ~Laura
by Heather Dickerson
“May the Fourth Be With You!”
This was how I greeted my teen writers at our most recent meeting on May 4th. Usually our meetings follow a predictable schedule of writing prompt and then peer critique....
May 20, 2015
Featuring: Julia Skinner and “Modernizing Markham”
When we received the following story about a library-inspired art investigation by artist and doctoral candidate Julia Skinner, we knew we had to feature it and her on the Library as Incubator Project! Read on for our conversation with Julia about her project, Modernizing Markham.~Laura
Library as Incubator Project (LAIP):Please introduce yourself to our community–who are you, and what sort of work (creative, day job, etc.) do you do?
JuliaSkinner (JS):Currently, I’m a doctoral candidate at F...
May 19, 2015
Teen Central at Boston Public Library
by Natalie C. Anderson
I’m sitting with Jessi Snow, Teen Services Team Leader for The Central Branch of the Boston Public Library, in what is quite possibly the coolest place in Boston. At the risk of sounding like a big nerd, yes, it’s a library.
Brand spanking new after a massive renovation, the Teen Central is where we’ve plopped ourselves. The leather couches look like they belong in a trendy coffee shop. The wall of windows let in sun and a view of the busy downtown. We’re surrounded by...
May 18, 2015
Featuring: Elizabeth Stettler
This post was originally published May 2013.
Today, we’re delighted to share this interview with Elizabeth Stettler, who is one of the many librarian/artists we’ve met through the Project. Her lovely woodblock prints caught my eye, but her vision for the ideal library–a place where the entire genesis of an artwork is accessible– caught and held my imagination. Enjoy! ~Erinn
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Library as Incubator Project (LAIP):You’re both a librarian and an artist–tell us a little bit about yourself an...
May 15, 2015
Friday Linkubator Roundup | May 8 – 14
It’s been a happening week for the Incubator! Some really dynamite features, a trip to an IMLS conference, and an article in School Library Journal – all very exciting! Plus tons of awesome links from the web. Enjoy!
Letterpress printers Paul Moxon and Val Lucas, consulting materials from Watson Library’s Special Collections.
New features:
Check outthis in-depth interview & coverage of the special collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Thomas J. Watson Library. We’re in love! “Libra...May 14, 2015
Langdon Divers Gallery at FDLPL: Teen Power Exhibition
Melissa Kolstad is the curator for the Langdon Divers Gallery at the Fond du Lac Public Library in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. For her new quarterly series with the Library as Incubator Project, Mel talks about exhibitions and displays in the library’s gallery.
by Melissa Kolstad
I love our local library, which happens to be theFond du Lac Public Library. Currently in its thid iteration (most recently remodeled in 2003), it contains an art gallery in the main lobby! How lucky are we? It’s calle...
May 13, 2015
Parachute Literary Arts Poetry on the Wonder Wheel
In 2013 we featured a writeup about the poetry libraries sponsored byParachute Literary Arts, which“celebrates poetry in Coney Island andstrives to make poetry available to Coney Island’s neighborhood.Parachute Literary Arts believes poetry, like aparachute, can be a lifesaving tool, hence the name. In pursuit of our mission, we enrich our historic community in three ways: throughcreative writing workshops, a literary arts festival and innovative poetry collaborations, such as poetry librarie...
May 12, 2015
The Cycle of Creativity | Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum Of Glass is a special place where librarians, curators, artists, and educators all work together to share the history and craft of glass making. Rebecca Hopman’s series on her work at the CMOG’s Rakow Research Library is anexcellent template for creating and sustaining the library-as-incubator. Enjoy! ~Erinn
The Cycle of Creativityby Rebecca Hopman
Soon after I joined the staff of the Rakow Research Library, my boss said something that’s stuck with me ever since: “Librarie...
