Last week I took a tour of the Fayetteville Free Library. Fayetteville is famous for their innovative labs and collection management, their programs and their building. They are the library people tour and immediately say “It was so great, but we can’t do that here.” One of the “so great” things about Fayetteville is that
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I wanted to share this inspiring video from Lifetime Arts, Inc. on redefining aging through arts education (check out their Creative Aging Toolkit). It reminded me of the fact that the Richburg Colonial Library is developing a creative arts program for seniors with funds awarded from an STLS Outreach Mini-Grant. What programs has your library
Looking for a simple adult program for you patrons? How about a coloring book club? The only supplies necessary are adult coloring books (see a list of the most popular below) and coloring utensils (markers, color pencils or crayons). This is a low-cost, low-risk program that provides an opportunity for patrons to de-stress and socialize. Have
Along with the fabulous array of guest speakers at this year’s Annual Meeting & Conference, STLS will be hosting a “Maker space”. Maker spaces (also referred to as creation spaces, fab labs, hacker spaces, etc.) are DIY spaces that provide the opportunity for people to gather together to create and learn. For more information on the Maker
On Wednesday September 23rd @ 11am, I will be conducting a MOOC Meetup at the Belmont Free Library. This will provide an opportunity for library staff to become familiar with the workings of a MOOC meetup. I have chosen the MOOC, Copyright for Educators & Librarians. You can register for the meetup here: http://www.stls.org/event/mooc-meetup-copyright-for-educators-librarians. If you would
On Tuesday August 25th, I conducted a webinar on how to leverage the availability of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) to provide lifelong learning opportunities in the library. For those of you who have taken a MOOC, you probably noticed that the one ingredient that is missing is personal interaction. I think this is one of the main
Learn how you can leverage MOOCs to provide a program within the library that supports lifelong learning. Webinar topics will include: What is a MOOC? MOOC platforms How to run a MOOC meetup in your library When: Tuesday August 25th @ 10 am Presenter: Al Oliveras, Deputy Director, STLS Register here
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