Erinn Batykefer's Blog, page 9
May 3, 2017
Book to Boogie: “A Greyhound, a Groundhog”
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 Liesel Schmidt
In A Greyhound, a Groundhog, written by Emily Jenkins and illustrated by Chris Appelhans, two unlikely fr...
May 2, 2017
Kids’ Art Salon at Pasadena Central Library: Kente Cloth
The Program
by Marie Plug
Leela Perea and I are colleagues in Youth Services at Pasadena Central Library. We are both passionate about art, libraries and working with children. We wanted to create a library program that would engage the minds and imaginations of children ages 7-12, while introducing them to art history, art, and artists. Thus, Kids’ Art Salon was born. Since March 2015, we have shared our love of art with over 200 children.
Kids’ Art Salon is a quarterly art/art history pro...
April 27, 2017
Talk Time Artistry at Thomas Crane Public Library
Written with assistance from Linda Zhou
For the past seven years, the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy, Massachusetts has hosted English Talk Time for English Language Learners. Program participants, 150 students as well as part-time library staff and a crew of dedicated volunteers, sometimes frequent the library’s art gallery space, using the current exhibition as a starting point of discussion.
This winter, Talk Time took the role of art in English language development to a new level....
April 20, 2017
Book to Art Club: Updates for 2017
Today we bring you a long-overdue update on a sibling project of ours, The Book to Art Club!
First things first; the Book to Art Club can now be found at a new URL: http://booktoartclub.squarespace.com/.
We are very pleased to report that the Club, now in its third year, boasts over 25 chapters with locations in 16 states and one Canadian province! Membership includes readers+makers of all ages and a variety of library types from academic to public to school libraries. Check out the Club’s m...
April 13, 2017
The Gentle Art of World Domination: Art, Occupational Therapy, and Libraries
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. Matt’s visit with a class of new Occupational Therapy students demonstrates how, by bringing hands-on, participatory activities in place of a “traditional” library lecture, library staff can help students think about their studies in new ways.
by Matt Finch
The poor students, th...
April 11, 2017
Curious and Curiouser: Surprising Finds from the Rakow Library
We’re excited to share a new series from our friend Rebecca Hopman,Outreach Librarian at The Rakow Research Library of The Corning Museum of Glass, on an exciting 2-year exhibition that unearths some of the Library’s coolest items. Enjoy! ~Erinn
Curious and Curiouser: Surprising Finds from the Rakow Libraryby Rebecca Hopman
Bandhu Scott Dunham wanted to be a mad scientist or an alchemist as a kid. Although he’s grown up to be a glass artist, he still manages to infuse many of his pieces wit...
April 5, 2017
Book to Boogie: “We’re All Wonders”
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 Maria Hanley
I had heard about the picture book We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palacio and couldn’t wait to check it out. It’s...
March 30, 2017
Public Sculpting Project at Worthington Libraries
Today’s feature comes to us from Lisa Fuller, Director of Community Engagement for the Worthington Libraries in Worthington, Ohio. Lisa shares a recent (and under way) public sculpting project that has been the catalyst for a new suite of creativity-focused programs at the library. Enjoy! ~Laura
by Lisa Fuller
Earlier this year, the Friends Foundation of Worthington Libraries, affiliated with Worthington Libraries in Worthington, Ohio, commissioned a public art project with sculptor Mike Tizz...
March 21, 2017
The Labs @ CLP: New Mentors and Training with Badges
In the last few months we’ve experienced a complete turnover of our team of Labs Mentors. Two have moved on to full-time Teen Specialist gigs at weekly Labs locations (Jesse as a Teen Specialist at CLP – Main, Teen Department and Sienna as a Teen Librarian at CLP – Allegheny) where their skills as Labs Mentors are still utilized on a daily basis, while the other two have moved on to new adventures outside of the Library. Patrick Coyle, a talented local musician and filmmaker, is one of our ne...
March 16, 2017
The Arizona Songwriters Gathering at Glendale Public Library
Today we talk with Ivy Jarvis, a librarian for the Glendale Public Library in Glendale, AZ, and an organizer for the Arizona Songwriters Gathering, an annual event that takes advantage of the library’s indoor and outdoor community spaces. Enjoy! ~Laura
Check out the full press release for the gathering
Library as Incubator Project (LAIP): What was the impetus for starting the Songwriters Gathering? Was it library-initiated, community-initiated?
Ivy Jarvis (IJ): The Arizona Songwriters Gather...
