Recipe for a Thriving Performing Arts Series: Part 1
We’re delighted to welcome Nick Demske back to the Library as Incubator Project for the next installment in his 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...
Featuring: Parachute Poetry Library
I was so excited to find this press release from poet and writing instructor Amanda Deutch in the inbox a few weeks ago, I simply had to share. The story of an innovative artist creating a library because there was a need for one would be an inspiration on its own, but the setting– post-Hurricane...
Discover the Poetry Foundation Library
Devoted readers of the Library as Incubator Project know about how important poetry is to me– both as a poet and as a librarian–so it will be no surprise that I nearly swooned when The Poetry Foundation got in touch to share their library. Read on to learn more about this exciting special library from...
Featuring: Provincetown Public Press
Exciting things are happening at the crossroads of self-publishing and libraries lately! We’re fascinated with the ways that libraries are working to help their communities create content, not just consume it– and how they’re collecting that content, too! This week, we chatted with Matt Clark, Director of Marketing and Program Development at Provincetown Public Library...
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...
Featuring: The Australian Poetry Library
Earlier this year, when we were planning our National Poetry Month lineup, we were delighted to “discover” the Australian Poetry Library– it’s a wonderful resource that provides access to over 42,000 poems by 170 Australian poets. These works are available online at the Australian Poetry Library website, which is easy to search and browse. In...
Featuring: Kim Thomson & Writing Britain: Writing Bristol
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...
Poem in Your Pocket Day at Jefferson-Madison Regional Library System
Welcome to National Poem in your Pocket Day! We’re delighted to welcome Wendy Saz to the site as part of our National Poetry Month line-up. Wendy is the Branch Manager for Crozet Library in the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library System in Charlottesville, where she launched a Poem in Your Pocket program that has become a huge outreach...
Featuring: Line Assembly
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...
Featuring: Line Assembly (Part 2)
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...
Poetry Programs at Johnston Heights Secondary
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....
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...
