Linkubator Sunday Roundup | January 28 – February 3

Happy February!  Happy… Super Bowl Sunday?  Do we celebrate that?  Well, whatever you’re doing to mark this day, we hope it’s joyful and soul-lifting.  Find new inspiration – possibly with what you’ll find below!

This week on the website:

• Wendy MacNaughton’s profile sketches, drawn at the San Francisco Public Library, capture a community that is living and breathing.  ”Even more than books, the structure is made of people. It is one of the last truly social resources left that anyone uses.”
• Portsmouth Public Library invited artists to curate displays on the books that inspired them – could this work at your library?
• Loesja Vigour brings us a unique insight, the view from a prison library, where inspiration can flourish quickly.
• Illustrator Lisa Congdon talks about a new, exciting project with Brainpicker’s Maria Popova, as well as her love of libraries.
• We check back in with The Labs @ Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, where this digital makerspace turned the library into a recording studio– complete with sample tracks recorded by teens!

News from the social media neighborhood:

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  This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

  The big news on Monday was from ALA Midwinter’s Youth Media Awards.  Among the many winners & honors, we’re especially pleased to hear Jon Klassen’s This is Not My Hat received the 75^th annual Caldecott Medal.  Do pick this book when you get the chance – the dual storytelling between the text and illustrations is really wonderful!

• Speaking of children’s lit, we’ve been exploring the International Children’s Digital Library.  It’s a wonderful resource for non-native English speaking families!
• Blogger Librarian by Day shares “The Danger of Using Creative Commons Photos in Presentations” – definitely worth a read.
• This week marks the 200^th anniversary of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice.  The New Yorker has a great little piece, or if you’re looking for something a bit more fun, try The Lizzie Bennet Diaries on YouTube (I’m hopelessly addicted to this channel).

New from around the web:

• Oh, to be a bird flying above the tulip fields of the Netherlands – for the rest of us, photographer Normann Szkop shows us the view!
• Lots of people loved these Doctor Who valentines.  You are, indeed, our people.
• February isn’t just about Valentine’s Day; it’s also African American History Month!  These 28 graphic novel titles are a great way to celebrate.
• “I don’t want to live in a large apartment – I want to live in a small library!”  Doesn’t everybody?
• These have had me cracking up all week: Ireland’s creative community got together to design posters of their “worst feedback” from clients.  Here are JUST A FEW of these gems:

What new ventures, projects, or ideas will you be chasing this month?  We’d love to hear!  Connect with us in the comments, via e-mail, or on Twitter & Facebook.  Have a great, inspiring week!

~Katie