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
MARCH 2021 NEWSLETTER Welcome to the March 2021 edition of the Let’s Move in Libraries newsletter. So far, 2021 has been exciting and overwhelming! This month's newsletter is shorter than usual. We plan to be back with more original content in future months! This month’s featured image comes from the recently Read More
FEBRUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER Welcome to the February 2021 edition of the Let’s Move in Libraries newsletter. This month we highlight: How to support gardening during the pandemic The Black Health and Healing Virtual Summit hosted by Queens Public Library and the Black Caucus of the ALA A free virtual symposium for Read More
