Book to Art Club: Updates for 2017
Today we bring you a long-overdue update on a sibling project of ours, The Book to Art Club! First things first; the Book to Art Club can now be found at a new URL: http://booktoartclub.squarespace.com/. We are very pleased to report that the Club, now in its third year, boasts over 25 chapters with locations in...
Update: The Book to Art Club
Today we’re giving a quick update about the Book to Art Club, a sister project to the Library as Incubator Project that combines art-making with the tried-and-true library book discussion group. Since the Book to Art Club started in 2014, we’ve had 11 chapters (and counting!) spring up at public, school, and academic libraries all...
The Book to Art Club, Year 2!
We at the LaIP spent most of our time at the ALA Annual Conference this summer talking about our Book to Art Club, and we’re so very excited to be back after a summer hiatus! This month’s featured title is Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead, which draws heavily on the work of Georges Seurat and his technique...
Read. Talk. Make. Presenting the Book to Art Club!
Today we have a VERY exciting announcement – today is the official launch of our sister project, the Book to Art Club! This is a project we announced at our panel presentation at the ALA Annual Conference in June, and we’re thrilled that it’s actually happening! As the name suggests, the goal of the Book...
#IArtLibraries | Tiny Library Concerts at the Collegiate School
This post originally appeared on the Library as Incubator Project in 2012. The Library as Incubator Project is pleased to feature Tiny Library Concerts, submitted by Allen Chamberlain, librarian at the Reed-Gumenick Library at the Collegiate School, a private K-12 school in Richmond, Virginia. Tiny Library Concerts seems to be a prime example of how students and...
Featuring visual artist Alisa Ochoa
Library as Incubator Project (LAIP): Tell us a little bit about yourself and your work Alisa Ochoa (AO): I am a visual artist who occasionally hacks together printed objects. I am not trained as a book binder or printmaker, but I am an admirer of the craft. I learned on the job, when I was enlisted...
Featuring Book Artist Ioulia Akhmadeeva
Library as Incubator Project (LAIP): Tell us a little bit about yourself and your work. Ioulia Akhmadeeva (IA): I was born in 1971 in Krasnodar, Russia. Now I live and work in Mexico as a visual artist, working in printmaking and artist’s books. My artistic production consists in 95 group exhibitions and 10 single shows. At...
3D Printed Bookmarks
by Michael Cherry, Teen & Youth Librarian Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library 3D printed bookmarks are a fun and easy project for librarians interested in 3D printing. They are a great way to introduce patrons to computer-aided design (CAD) and don’t require as many light years to 3D print. Their quirkiness will appeal to technophobes and gadget...
Book to Boogie: “The Dot”
Book to Boogie is a monthly series that pairs picture books with dance and movement activities for preschool story time. The series is curated by Kerry Aradhya of Picture Books & Pirouettes and written by a different guest writer each month. We hope that children’s librarians, as well as classroom teachers and dance educators, will...
Design of the Picture Book
This post originally appeared on the LAIP in 2014. Design of the Picture Book continues to be one of our favorite resources, which is why we’re thrilled to re-share this great blog today! by Angela Terrab The best book authors push boundaries, and in the realm of picture books, a lot of this exploration happens...
Community Art Project at Amityville Public Library
Today, we’ve got a great interview with Ann Hofbauer about a clever solution to a space problem in her library– and how it turned into an incredible community art show. She’s got lots of tips and tricks to share. Enjoy! ~Erinn Library as Incubator Project (LAIP): Tell us a little bit about how this community...
#IArtLibraries | Featuring: Anthony Lamarr
This post originally appeared on the Library as Incubator Project in November 2013. When we heard about musician Anthony Lamarr and his song “Fear”, inspired by Veronica Roth’s wildly popular YA book Divergent, we knew we had to hear about his inspiration! And what better timing than with the recent release of the closing book, Allegiant, in the Divergent series? I...
