What: Interactive webinar Date: March 16, 2022, at 12 -1 pm ET / 9-10 am PT Watch recording Hear from librarians who developed kits and collections focused on health and wellness, including seeds, sensory kits, exercise equipment, brain health kits, blood pressure monitor kits, and more. Learn more about this idea Read More
A Confluence of Community Health in Western Kentucky Located in Western Kentucky, the city of Paducah anchors a mostly rural region located near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. The McCracken County Public Library is also a confluence of different people and organizations. This story shows Read More
FEBRUARY 2022 NEWSLETTER The February 2022 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes: A time sensitive funding opportunity from the AARP A recap of our "Nature Programming Community of Practice" call Connect Young Children to Nature: A funding opportunity for cities Information on two upcoming free webinars An interview with a Read More
Winter Walk Day at the Library Lillie M Evans Library District, Princeville, Illinois, U.S.A. How has this library supported healthy living? We're doing our 2nd annual "Winter Walk Day" on Wednesday, February 2nd. Our library decided to do it based on Shape Alberta's Winter Walk Day. After registering Read More
Learn a New Hobby at the Library RIDGELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, MISSISSIPPI, U.S.A. How has this library supported healthy living? Since January is Learn a New Hobby month, we have started giving out weekly take and make kits to patrons who may want to dabble in a new passion. Read More
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
