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OUTDOORS ACTIVE PROGRAMS

OUTDOORS ACTIVE PROGRAMS WOODFORD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, KENTUCKY, U.S.A. Building upon seven years of successful indoor Yoga programs, the Woodford County Public Library now finding new ways to get people moving outdoors. The library now offers outdoors Tai Chi at one branch and Trail Walking at its other branch. Read More

Lets move in Atlanta

LET’S MOVE IN ATLANTA! FULTON COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM, ATLANTA, U.S.A. Let's Move in Libraries with Storytime and Dance, Northside Branch The Fulton County Library System is the largest library system in the State of Georgia, and beginning in Fall 2018 Let's Move in Libraries Advisory Board Read More

America Walks

On April 15, 2020, at 2:00 pm US Eastern, we will be participating in a free webinar organized by non-profit America Walks on Expanding and Developing New and Different Partnerships in the walking movement. We will join the CEO of American Forests and the Assistant Director for Parking Services in Columbus, Ohio, to talk about Read More

Healthy Living at the Library

In Spring 2020, Let's Move in Libraries founder Dr. Noah Lenstra published a handbook on Healthy Living at the Library. This book has step-by-step, evidence-based instructions on how to get started promoting healthy eating and active living at your library through programs and partnerships.

Let’s Move in Libraries

Date: June 7, 2017 In this inaugural Let’s Move in Libraries webinar project director Noah Lenstra shares results from the first ever survey of movement-based programs in North American public libraries, and discusses what you can do to get people of all ages and abilities moving in your libraries. Download Webinar Slides - Part Read More

StoryWalk®

STORYWALK® During the week of November 10-16, 2024, Let's Move in Libraries and the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS) teams up for our 4th annual week-long event celebrating the inspiring work of libraries who spearhead StoryWalk(R) programs – promoting literacy, reading, health, exercise, and movement in communities and neighborhoods Read More

Walking

WALKING Kirsten Wurmann. “Take a Walk! Innovative Programming from Winnipeg Public Library.” Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research 11.1 (2016): https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/3631#.WPou1FPytoF Caitlyn Boland. 2016. PA Forward: Butler Area Public Library Supports Health Literacy by Hosting a 5K. Compendium: News for Pennsylvania Libraries. http://compendium.ocl-pa.org/pa-forward-butler-area-public-library-supports-health-literacy-by-hosting-a-5k/. Flaherty, M. G. and D. Miller. 2016. Read More

Life-Sized Board Games

LIFE-SIZED BOARD GAMES Why Should Kids Have All the Fun? | Programs That Pop. Article on Play-based active programs for adults. http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/03/opinion/programs-that-pop/why-should-kids-have-all-the-fun-programs-that-pop/#_. Audrey Barbakoff. 2016. Adults Just Wanna Have Fun: Programs for Emerging Adults. Includes chapter on Book Bikes and Nerf Capture the Flag programming ideas. Adults-Fun-Nerf.pdf Emily T. Wichman. Chapter on Scavenger Read More

Gardening

GARDENING Photo and story from Mary Beth McQuaid, Youth Services Librarian, Ingalls Memorial Library, in Rindge, New Hampshire (pop 6,200) "The Teen Garden was started in 2018. I'm the Youth Services Librarian, and with support from my director, Donna Straitiff, we began a garden! It all came together fairly quickly, Read More

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