Linkubator Sunday Roundup | Week of May 6 – 12
Happy Sunday, dear readers! Believe it or not, we find we’re running a bit dry for feature articles in the next few months. Could you help us out and submit your work? Library arts programming, artists using libraries, unique ways that libraries and the arts interact – we want to see it all! Click here...
Linkubator Sunday Roundup | Week of April 29 – May 5
Hello hello, dear friends! ’Tis the season for everyone to be hard at work, and here at the LaIP, we’re in the same boat! Here are some of our best and favorite links of the week, from us and others. New on the website this week: We’ve been doing a little housekeeping this week. Laura...
Welcoming Ryan Claringbole to the LaIP!
It is my pleasure to announce that the Library as Incubator Project is expanding to include Ryan Claringbole, who joins the team as a feature writer/future @IArtLibraries social media handler. We first connected with Ryan on Twitter (catch him @LibrarianRy) last year and it’s great to be able to work with him in person now...
National Poetry Month 2013 Wrap-up
Thanks for joining us this year for National Poetry Month! All April, we shared wonderful stories from poets, libraries, and arts organizations about the power and meaning of the written word, and the ways in which it can connect communities and enrich our lives. You don’t have to be a poet or even a literature...
Book update: April
In case you missed our big news post at the end of March, the Library as Incubator Project team is hard at work on a book! We’re teaming up with Coffee House Press (a lovely little publishing house in Minneapolis) to bring you The Library as Incubator Project’s Guide to the Artist’s Library: A workbook for creative...
Linkubator Sunday Roundup | Week of April 22 – 28
Well, I daresay that spring is actually on its way! Apologies to you loyal followers in the Southern Hemisphere – it’s been a loooooong winter, and we just can’t keep silent! New on the website this week: Westport Public Library hosted a Mini Maker Faire this past weekend, but we got the inside scoop...
Linkubator Sunday Roundup | Week of April 15 – 21
What a week it’s been. All our love goes out to Boston, especially all the helpers. New on the website this week: Hands on poetry with teens at the Johnston Heights Secondary School Learning Commons – a great piece by Michelle Hall! The library seems like a perfect place for a film premiere, especially for...
Linkubator Sunday Roundup | Week of April 8 – 14
It’s been a light week here at LaIP, but oh goodness, do we have some exciting projects in the works! Not the least of which are our ALA Annual plans in close-by Chicago – we’d love to see you there! E-mail or tweet and we’ll make sure to connect in person! New on the website...
National Poetry Month Crafts with Teen Librarian’s Toolbox
We’re excited to welcome our friend Karen Jensen of Teen Librarian’s Toolbox back to the site today to contribute to our National Poetry Month Lineup this year! This time around, she’s sharing some creative ideas for how to engage teens and tweens with poetry through fun, interactive crafts. Enjoy! ~Erinn by Karen Jensen Like a...
Linkubator Sunday Roundup | April 1 – 7
Hello library+art lovers! We’re back with Linkubator posts after taking a break for Easter. Even bloggers need a vacation sometime (especially ones in grad school). Making up for it this week, though – I would hate for you to miss anything! New on the website lately: Did you hear that we’re writing a book? WHOA....
Librarians and community involvement as a professional competence
We’re delighted to welcome Nick Demske back to the Library as Incubator Project for the first in a series of posts focusing on process and strategy librarians can use to implement excellent performing arts programs for their communities using a principle we call “Programming as Collection Development.” Nick’s work at Racine Public Library is an...
National Craft Month: Peel Away Book Quote Art
by Erinn Batykefer Whew! National Craft Month is drawing to a close, and I’m a little sad, frankly. As I said in my last post about Story Terrariums, I’ve really enjoyed test-driving craft ideas for this year’s Beneath the Surface theme for the Teen Summer Reading Program– there are just SO MANY good YA books...
