JANUARY 2022 NEWSLETTER The January 2022 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes: A community conversation on how to bring nature into public librarianship A webinar on how to introduce your community to healthy habits An invitation for you to share your expertise The launch of the American Public Health Association's Read More
Think outside the box for StoryWalk® success! Eagle Mountain Public Library, Utah, U.S.A. A full-size Story Walk may not work for everyone but there might be other options! Our parks department couldn't grant us permission to use the city park, and we unfortunately do not own the land Read More
DECEMBER 2021 NEWSLETTER The December 2021 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes: A summary of StoryWalk® Week 2021 Preliminary findings from Summer Outside with the Library study The launch of the HEAL at the Library webpage Funding opportunities for healthy aging programming This month's featured image comes from Toledo, Ohio. Read More
StoryWalk® Week 2021 at the Library! Needham Free Public Library, Massachusetts, United States of America On November 15th, during Storywalk Week, the Children's Department of the Needham Free Public Library and the community organization, Family ACCESS, held a scavenger hunt at the library's Storywalk at DeFazio Park. Children Read More
Overall strategy: Saying 'you're valued' to community Community organizing involves more than spreading the word about your own library. It requires taking an interest in what others are doing in the community, and then working with others to transform the community. Laurel Public Library does this work by sending thank Read More
StoryWalk® Week 2021 In November 2021, Let's Move in Libraries joined the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services for the first ever week-long event celebrating the inspiring work of librarians who spearhead StoryWalk® programs – promoting literacy, reading, health, exercise, and movement in communities and neighborhoods across the United States and Read More
Fairport Harbor Public Library FAIRPORT HARBOR, OHIO, U.S.A. How has this library supported healthy living? In 2017 we began a group called Try Something New that invited people to share food one evening a month. The group was a mixed bag of food choices with many vegans and Read More
NOVEMBER 2021 NEWSLETTER The November 2021 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes: A final reminder to participate in our StoryWalk® Week Celebration Our next Active Early Literacy Community of Practice Meeting An inspiring StoryWalk® story from Alabama A new funding opportunity for rural libraries How to use our logo for Read More
OCTOBER 2021 NEWSLETTER The October 2021 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes: How to participate in the inaugural StoryWalk(R) Week Celebration Three stories of other ways librarians transform the outdoor built environment Information on a forthcoming book on connecting nature to health How to participate in our Active Early Learning Read More
SEPTEMBER 2021 NEWSLETTER The September 2021 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes: How to participate in the inaugural StoryWalk(R) Week Celebration The launch of our new Active Early Learning community of practice Funding opportunities to support community health partnerships How Food Literacy Month and Libraries come together New multi-lingual, free Read More
