A simple step to get started: ‘Forget’ to take off your name-tag, and have your talking points ready In Clinton, Massachusetts, library director Marie Letarte has adroitly transformed partnerships with particular organizations into coalitions that encompass multiple sectors of the community. A simple step Marie recommends to get started is to Read More
SEPTEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER The September 2022 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes: A new article on how a StoryWalk® can bring a community together around walkability Inspiring stories from summer reading 2022 An upcoming webinar on Closing the Gap: Public libraries and public health This month’s featured image comes from Muncie, Read More
AUGUST 2022 NEWSLETTER The August 2022 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes: Information about The Teaching Kitchen Collaborative An inspiring story of a library that encourages Reading Beyond the Beaten Path through a nature scavenger hunt in a park A new article on how "True Play and Literacy Connect at the Read More
JULY 2022 NEWSLETTER The July 2022 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes: A funding opportunity from the League of American Bicyclists A webinar recording on library programming in the great outdoors A press release announcing the Libraries & Food online community Inspirational stories of librarians starting community fridges, StoryWalks, and much, Read More
JUNE 2022 NEWSLETTER The June 2022 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes: A recap of Gather at the Virtual Table: Community Conversations on Food and Librarianship An inspirational example of outdoor public librarianship from Utah How seed libraries spread across Southeast Kansas This month’s featured image is of Sarah Anderson's keynote address at "Gather at the Virtual Table: Read More
MAY 2022 NEWSLETTER The May 2022 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes information about: An online event on food and librarianship A network on citizen science and librarianship How the American Library Association inspires outdoor librarianship A recap of our nature and librarianship online conversation A final request to fill out Read More
APRIL 2022 NEWSLETTER The April 2022 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes information about: A free symposium on food and librarianship Our food and public libraries survey A nature and librarianship online conversation Resources to support nature connections in libraries A Library of Things webinar An inspiring story from North Carolina Read More
“We all have to work as a team:” Supporting healthy living at Rutherford County Library A simple strategy to get started: Pool your resources Engle Troxler works for the Rutherford County Library, located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The poverty rate in the county is around Read More
MARCH 2022 NEWSLETTER The March 2022 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes information about: An upcoming "Nature Programming" conversation A webinar on "Checking Out Health and Wellness" and the Library of Things How and why to join the Kids Garden Community A funding opportunity from the AARP StoryWalk resources and Read More
What: Free webinar Date: February 24, 2022 Watch the webinar recording Download the slides Trying something new can be intimidating. Sometimes it just takes a trusted institution, like a public library, to offer an introduction for someone to take that step. Library staff will learn in this webinar how to build Read More
