What:Presentation at the National Council on Aging's 2020 Conference, Age + Action, featuring Noah Lenstra, founder and director of Let's Move in Libraries, and Francesca Fisher, Founder and Director of Geri-Fit Company, LLC. For the full results of this study, visit Geri-Fit® at the Library. Approximately 100 were in Read More
June 2020 NEWSLETTER Community members learn to cook at the Dee Brown Library. Image courtesy Rosslynn Elliott, Creative Writer, Marketing & Resource Development staff member at the Library System. More and more public libraries have committed to supporting healthy living in collaboration with partners in their communities. The Free Read More
What: Monthly Webinar of America Walks, America's largest non-profit focused on increasing walking and walkability Date: April 15, 2020 Resources: Go to the America Walks webpage to sign up Expanding and Developing New and Different Partnerships Date: 4/15/2020 Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Time Format: Online Webinar - Read More
APRIL 2020 NEWSLETTER Welcome to the April 2020 Special Edition of the newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries. In this newsletter we highlight some of the ways public libraries have been adapting their services and programs to keep us healthy and moving during the COVID-19 Crisis. We will return to our regular Read More
MARCH 2020 NEWSLETTER Welcome to the March 2020 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries. During each of the past four months, we've featured a different program idea, including music and movement, hands-on gardening, chair-based exercises, and StoryWalk(R). This month we call on you to tell us what programs you want to see featured in Read More
What: NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time, by the NebraskaLibrary Commission. Date: April 8, 2020 Resources: Download the Presentation slides |Access the recording on the NCompass Live website How to Add Movement to Library Programming Date: 4/8/2020 Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Read More
What: Free online webinar offered through Niche Academy Date: March 25, 2020 Resources: Download the slides here Healthy Living at the Library Date: 3/25/2020 Format: Online webinar Let's get healthy, together! Learn how you can support healthy living among both library staff and library patrons through new programs, spaces, and Read More
What: Presentations at biennial Public Library Association Conference Date: February 24-29, 2020 Resources:Download handout and presentation slides. How To Add Movement To Library Programming Date: 2/28/2020 Format: In-person conference presentations During the 2020 Public Library Conference, Let's Move in Libraries Founder and Director Dr. Lenstra presented in the How-To Festival Read More
FEBRUARY 2020 NEWSLETTER Welcome to the February 2020 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries. This is the fourth issue in the new format of our monthly newsletters. Each month we feature a different program idea, and call on YOU to help us build our collective capacity to offer these program in our libraries. Read More
What: Presentations at annual Active Living Conference. Date: February 3-4, 2020 Resources:Download PowerPoint Slides for How to Think About Public Libraries in Active Living Geri-Fit at the Library Report Conference website How to Think about Public Libraries in Active Living | Studying Small and Rural Public Libraries as Read More
