Summer Meals at Palmer Library Palmer Public Library (Palmer Massachusetts) By Stephanie Maher, Director, Palmer Public Library About seven or eight years ago, I picked up a copy of School Library Journal and read about California’s amazing public library summer lunch program. I immediately knew I wanted to Read More
Feeding the Community in West Hartford West Hartford Public Libraries, Connecticut by Carol Waxman, Children's Services Librarian The West Hartford Public Libraries in West Hartford, Connecticut have partnered with local agencies to support the effort of providing assistance to families with food insecurities in our community. The Faxon Read More
Summer Lunch at Kansas Library Library District #2 of Linn County—La Cygne, KS by Janet Reynolds Part 1 - written in 2019 About five or six years ago, we had some special summer programming at noon at the library and we offered some simple lunch, because we knew kids Read More
Library Snacks Build Positive Connections Medina County District Library (Medina Ohio) By Gail Ebey, Medina Library Children's Department Supervisor The Main branch of Medina County District Library is located in the lovely historic square of the city of Medina, Ohio. It is convenient to walk to, especially from the neighboring elementary school. In 2017, Read More
Summer Meals at the Hemet Public Library Hemet Public Library (Hemet California) by Jennifer McNeal, Hemet Public Library, Hemet CA The Hemet Public Library is a single branch, city-funded library of 86,000, located in Hemet, California. Our local school district reports that 80% of students are on the free and reduced meal plan at school. Library staff posed the question, “If our goal is to prevent summer slide and keep Read More
MAY 2021 NEWSLETTER Welcome to the May 2021 edition of the Let’s Move in Libraries newsletter. This month's featured image comes from the Bancroft Library in Salem, New York one of the newest additions to the Southern Adirondack Library System's Farm-2-Library program. We invite you to join us May 20 for Read More
APRIL 2021 NEWSLETTER Welcome to the April 2021 edition of the Let’s Move in Libraries newsletter. Here in the United States, April is National Poetry Month, so we're starting this newsletter with exciting news from Massachusetts and North Carolina about unique library celebrations! In Massachusetts, the Concord Free Public Library is Read More
PASSIONATE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY! PENHOLD & DISTRICT LIBRARY, ALBERTA, CANADA In Penhold, Alberta, the library expanded its logo to includes the phrase "passionate about community." Having to be shut down during the COVID-19 Pandemic has been really hard for both the library and the community. During the Pandemic, Read More
MOVING AND LEARNING IN NORTH CAROLINA Charles H. Stone Memorial Library, Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, U.S.A. The Charles H. Stone Memorial Library has supported healthy lifestyles through many programs since 2006, including StoryWalks(R), treasure hunts, a painted sidewalk obstacle course, Yoga, Qi Gong, a community garden, mental health Read More
WINTER AND SPRING RECREATION WITH THE LIBRARY! NIPIGON PUBLIC LIBRARY, ONTARIO, CANADA During COVID-19 Nipigon Public Library and the Township of Nipigon Recreation, located in the Thunder Bay District of Northwestern Ontario, continued to think creatively about how to use programming to connect with community members. The library Read More
