We welcome Caelin Ross back to the site today to share a profile on a unique poetry and literature collection in an academic library. The Gaus Collection at College Library pulls together over 2,000 volumes in a unique research setting that underscores the importance of art and art appreciation to critical thinking and interdisciplinary education....
Today we are so pleased to welcome artist and arts educator Kim Thomson to the Library as Incubator Project. Kim’s work caught our attention when we came across a project she facilitated in conjunction with the British Library and the Bristol Libraries, “Writing Britain: Bristol Writing.” When it comes to national “umbrella” programs like Writing...
No surprise that awesome things continue to come out of the library makerspace at Westport Library in Westport, CT. The upcoming Mini Maker Faire on Saturday, April 27 promises to be fun- and innovation-filled. Headed to the Maker Faire this year? We’d love to hear about it – send or tweet your photos to us!...
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...
Earlier this month we featured a new program kit created for us by the members of Line Assembly, a touring group of young poets whose goal is to bring poetry (and poetry making which is SO cool) to the masses utilizing bookshops, coffee shops, and libraries all over the country. Today we talk more in depth...
This is the second part of our interview with the six members of the poetry group Line Assembly (click here to read part 1). As an artist, what would your ideal library look or be like? Oh boy, what a great question! I’ve been lucky to have seen some really fantastic libraries lately, which is why the...
We try not to post too much about upcoming events that are limited to a specific geographic region but when this press release came through our inbox, well, I couldn’t resist. The documentary “The Typewriter in the 21st Century,” makes its Texas premiere this Friday at 6 p.m. at the Fine Arts Library at The...
Today’s poetry-themed post comes to us from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada! Michelle Hall, the Teacher-Librarian for the Johnston Heights Secondary School Learning Commons, posted about a few poetry programs she has going on in her school library for National Poetry Month. The hands-on poetry projects that students worked on include bookspine poetry and blackout poetry....
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...
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...
Today, we welcome book artist and writer Lisa Occhipinti to the site to share her astonishing book art and to talk about how important libraries have been to her artistic process. Her ideal library design– which envisions a reading room overlooking a waterfall– is not to be missed! Enjoy. ~Erinn So, tell us a little...
Today we talk with library worker V. Jones, who discusses living the artistic life when you’re not a “professional” artist, and how routine library work can influence and inform creativity. V. poses some interesting and perhaps difficult questions: for whom does art exist? Why is the process of art-making enough for some, while for others process...
