We Share Program The Erie City Public Library, Erie, Kansas, USA by Julie Kent, Library Director The images in this post feature some of the produce we have grown at our library, including lettuce/tatsoi and tomatoes. Our library is located in Neosho County, in Southeast Kansas. We are Read More
JULY 2021 NEWSLETTER "Let the Summer of StoryWalks begin!" proclaims PEI Public Library! Welcome to the July 2021 edition of the Let’s Move in Libraries newsletter. This month’s featured image comes from Prince Edward Island, Canada, where librarian Shelley Tamtom of the Kensington Heritage Library recently installed at a local park Read More
Health and wellness for all Red Deer Public Library, Alberta, Canada by Tatiana Tilly, Red Deer Public Library We are Wellness champions and have been supporting healthy living in the community in a variety of ways pre-COVID and during COVID. We started running weekly virtual Adult Yoga classes Read More
Engaging StoryWalk(R) Lititz Public Library, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. By Shannon Richard, Toddler and Preschool Storytimes Coordinator, Lititz Public Library Lititz Public Library has supported healthy living by providing StoryWalks® around the library property and a downtown holiday StoryWalk® in shop windows along Main Street Lititz from mid November, 2020 Read More
Mindfulness Walk New Castle County Libraries, Elsmere Library, Delaware, U.S.A. by Scott Businsky, Youth Services Librarian, New Castle County Libraries, Elsmere Library I recently constructed a Mindfulness Walk for my library. It's a short walk with various activities on each panel. The walk leads right to the entrance Read More
EXPLORATION GARDEN AT THE LIBRARY New Carlisle-Olive Township Public Library, New Carlisle, Indiana, U.S.A. by Roanna Hooton, Adult Services Coordinator, New Carlisle-Olive Township Public Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K99hSXdDfxw This is the text we used to welcome our community to our new Exploration Garden: Welcome to the Exploration Garden! We are Read More
OUTDOOR LEARNING WITH THE LIBRARY Wauconda Area Library, Illinois, U.S.A. by Kelly Kuningas, Adult Reference Librarian at Wauconda Area Library On May 13, 2021 the Wauconda Area Library had the most amazing nature walk with one of our local conservation areas, which was led by Aimee Collins, Education Outreach Read More
JUNE 2021 NEWSLETTER Welcome to the June 2021 edition of the Let’s Move in Libraries newsletter. This month's featured image comes from Georgia's DeKalb County Public Library, where on April 23, 2021, ground was broken on the system's first edible garden. Roots Down GA has "partnered with DeKalb County to completely Read More
2021 Summer Food Service Program: What Libraries Need to Know State Library of Ohio By Janet Ingraham Dwyer, Library Consultant, State Library of Ohio & Chair, CSLP Child & Community Well-Being Committee Hundreds of libraries around the USA participate in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), a USDA-funded program that provides free meals and snacks to children ages 0-18 in communities Read More
Spreading a Little Kindness Burlington (Iowa) Public Library by Rhonda Frevert Inspired by a youth program at the nearby Keokuk Public Library, a staff team at the Burlington Public Library developed a plan for an all-ages Kindness Club set to start in March 2020. The pandemic forced a decision just days ahead of the kickoff event. Opting not Read More
