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 »
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 “Play for Teens and Emerging Adults” In 2016, the American Library Association published the book Adults Just Wanna Have Fun: Programs for Emerging Adults, which “shows how to draw emerging adults to the library using a mixture of play and engagement and then keep them coming back… Read more »
Summer Blog Series – Libraries & PLAY #1 “Learning and Playing at the Library during Early Childhood” Since 2000, public librarians across the United States have dramatically increased the number of programs they offer in support of early childhood. The Public Library Association states this new focus on Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) transforms… Read more »