Kit: Poetry Scavenger Hunt
What better way to kick off the first week of National Poetry Month than with a wonderful new addition to our program kit collection? We’re thrilled to present this original program kit created for us – and you! – by a group of poets and literary educators known as Line Assembly. We’ll be featuring a...
Fractal Origami and Community Art at the USC Libraries
The USC Libraries bring us the story of a unique community art project that demonstrates the interplay of art, math, and science. Thanks to Nathan Masters for bringing this to our attention! ~ Laura With nearly 50,000 business cards, the USC Libraries recently constructed an origami model of a three-dimensional fractal. Named the Mosely Snowflake after engineer and...
“Come Write In” library programs for NaNoWriMo
If you’ve been a follower of the Library as Incubator Project since its earliest days in the fall of 2011, you might remember our quick feature on National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. We’re huge fans of this program, which promotes community literacy development, creative writing, and use of local resources (including libraries!). The “Come...
Call for submissions: Library gallery space
Library gallery spaces create a unique opportunity for artists to show their work to a new audience, and for the library to provide an enriching art experience for patrons. Whether it’s a public or academic library, an entire room devoted to show artwork or a small space on one wall — hanging art in the...
811: Building a Core Poetry Collection
It is difficult to get the news from poems yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there. ~William Carlos Williams, from “Asphodel, that Greeny Flower.” I remember the first time I went looking for a book of poems. My English teacher ended class early on Fridays for ‘Poetry Friday’ and...
Program Kit: Knee High Nappanee, An Exhibition of Children’s Photography
Looking for a great Summer Reading Program idea gives kids a chance to not only learn about art, but also gain a new skill and share their work? Have we got resources for you! We’re delighted to host this programming kit by Jessica Flores, the multi-talented Nappanee Communications Specialist who is also a professional artist...
National Poetry Month: Call for ideas & submissions
April is National Poetry Month, and all of us here at the Library as Incubator Project are getting excited! As a poet myself, I know from experience that libraries play a crucial role in the evolution of a poem from a strange idea into a legitimate piece of art, rich with metaphor, emotion, and meaning. ...
Library Kit: Perfectly Repurposed Periodicals
This kit was supplied to the Library as Incubator Project by the lovely Mel Kolstad, a collage artist who lives and works in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The kit for a Perfectly Repurposed Periodicals workshop includes a workshop introduction, materials list, program outline, and ideas for expanding/extending this program to suit additional themes and initiatives....
Library Kit: Sweet Scents
This Valentine’s Day, we present a delicious new kit that is perfect for young adult and even adult audiences. The recipes for hair mist shine spray and solid perfume in the “Sweet Scents” library kit come courtesy of Martha Coons, Young Adult Librarian at the Springfield City Library in Springfield, MA. Download the...
Library Kit: Using Your Library As Gallery Space
We’re delighted to feature this practical kit on using your library as a gallery, which was contributed by Katharine Clark. Katharine manages the exhibition calendar as a Library Assistant at Sequoya Public Library in Madison, Wisconsin, and her kit outlines the practical planning, installation, promotion, and legal aspects of hosting local art exhibitions at your library....
Library Kit: Flip Filmmakers
The crew at the Library as Incubator Project was thrilled when a classmate of ours, Carissa Christner, sent us this kit for a fun filmmaking library activity. Good for older kids and teens, this program teaches about short films and has kids puts what they learn into practice by writing and filming their own short...
Library Kit: Teaching Teens the Art of Light Photography
The “Teaching Teens the Art of Light Photography Kit” was contributed to the Library as Incubator Project by Michael Cherry, Teen Programming Specialist at the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library (Evansville, IN). Michael gave us some background on how light photography works, and the why it works so well with teens: As a teen services...
