Summer Blog Series 2023: Summer, the Libraries & PLAY #5 The last installment of our 2023 Summer Blog Series is from returning guest blogger Elizabeth McChesney. Playing for Higher Stakes: The Human Rights Game Learning through board game play dates back thousands of years and has many strategies and outcomes. In Victoria, Australia, Hugh Kingsley, Educationalist and… Read more »
Summer Blog Series 2023 – Summer, the Libraries & PLAY #4 Check out the next installment of our Summer Blog Series. Guest blogger Noah Lenstra, PhD, shares a summary and review of a recent book that highlights the intersection of play and public librarianship. PLAY Book Review – Simple Positive Play at the Library Jennifer… Read more »
Summer Blog Series 2023: Summer, the Libraries & PLAY #3 By returning guest blogger Elizabeth McChesney (bio below), along with Bryan Wunar, President and CEO of Discovery World (Milwaukee). Playing Around with STEM and Literacy: Libraries Bring Together Learning through Play Play as a public service is a global concept explored by public libraries. Library leaders… Read more »
Summer Blog Series 2023 – Summer, the Libraries & PLAY #2 Check out the next installment of our Summer Blog Series. Remember, PLAY is important no matter what season it is…so NO SUMMER LEARNING LOSS here! Guest blogger Noah Lenstra, PhD, shares a summary and review of a recent book that highlights the intersection of play… Read more »
Summer Blog Series 2023 – Summer, the Libraries & PLAY #1 “Play, Learn, and Read with Your Local Librarians This Summer” Across North America, public libraries offer a wide variety of opportunities for all ages to play, learn, and read during the summer months. This blog post features just a few of the events coming… Read more »
Summer Blog Series Play and Design #1 Making Space for Play In 2015, my family was transferred to London. We packed up ourselves, our one-year-old, our two cats, and embarked on an adventure in a new city for six months. Knowing no one, and with little guidance on how to transition from full-time career to… Read more »
For our landscape architect friends, we are excited to announce the REBOOT of our Online LACES Play Series! Earn up to 9 LACES credits online and ON DEMAND through August 10, 2022. Thank you to our partner – the South Carolina Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects. These fine folks work hard to ensure we… Read more »
Summer Blog Series Libraries & PLAY #1 True Play and Literacy Connect at the Library Public Libraries across the country are pursuing play as a critical pathway to learning. Connecting play to the mission of the public library is just one of the many ways public libraries are moving beyond the bricks and mortar repository… Read more »
Summer Blog Series – Libraries & PLAY #2 “Wash, Spin, and Play at the Laundromat” Wash, spin, and…play? You may not think it, but all types of meaningful play are ‘bubbling up’ in the everyday space of laundromats. All across the country, local laundromats are teaming up to offer early learning through play in their… Read more »
For our 2022 IN PERSON Conference on the Value of Play: THE NATURE OF PLAY keynote kickoff on April 3, J. Drew Lanham, PhD, shared his PLAY wisdom with his presentation, “Passion as Playtime — Why Loving What We Do Can Save Us.” It is a powerful message about being re-inspired to play, about claiming… Read more »