Love this #IMLSMedals finalist! I see outdoor exercising and StoryWalks featured! 🙌 Massachusetts Library Association 📚

We can't wait! We'll talk all things libraries + community health: How to get ideas for events, get funding, and develop, sustain, and expand partnerships. ala.org/united/trainin…

Do you love Earth, goats, and fun?! Then join Kiwanis and Canby Public Library TOMORROW, on Saturday April 20th from 10:00am - noon at the library for a great time!

In Massachusetts #IMLSMedals finalist Worcester Public Library teams up w/ MassBike and Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission to help community Gear Up for Bike Season on May 4! #BikeMonth patch.com/massachusetts/…

In New Zealand, thanks to new community crossing 'It’s now much easier to go to and from the shops and public library and finally be part of the community,” said Valerie Smith, community advocate and Huntleigh resident. SAFE ROUTES TO LIBRARIES
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‘So happy you’re here’: how a librarian became an advocate for mental health

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On May 14, 2024, I'll co-lead a United for Libraries webinar on 'How Library Trustees/Boards, Friends, and Foundations Can Support Community Health' with my colleague Christine Weinreich, executive director of the Memphis Library Foundation. Join us! ala.org/united/trainin…

Reducing the need for car travel is better for health, the environment and public safety | Editorial trib.al/FdUg5KH

Hometown paper finally got around to doing a full-length feature on my sister becoming our hometown library director. And my sister shouted me out while doing the interview 😁

We are from this same county our ancestors were enslaved in; very proud of her

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.Brooklyn Public Library invites you to join 'our Gardening club! Come and join us to learn and create a Wonderful Garden, to have our library ready to bloom all summer!' How does your library garden grow? bklynlibrary.org/calendar/lets-… Urban Libraries Council

A powerful story from fodpl luncheon. What are we doing as a community to ensure kids can safely bike and walk to public libraries and other everyday destinations? Dallas PublicLibrary Urban Libraries Council Texas Library Assn. Texas State Library and Archives Commission Emily Drabinski Safe Routes Partnership League of American Bicyclists United for Libraries Skip Dye

Today is #LibraryWednesday ! Join us as we explore #IMLSmedals finalist @worcester_PL! Committed to fostering a welcoming environment, they provide resources & services to inform, enlighten & enrich their diverse community. 📷: Sue Groccia

Yes!!! I encourage all to join this call. For the past four years I’ve been researching how public librarians have been thinking about outdoor spaces as engagement spaces, beginning with the social distancing of the pandemic. So much more to understand. R. David Lankes

In Wisconsin 'Each Wednesday, staff from Kaukauna Public Library will lead a walk on a new Kaukauna trail. Walkers will meet at the beginning of the trail' #EngagedLibraries Wisconsin DPI kaukaunacommunitynews.com/2024/04/15/her… Dr. Abigail L. Phillips

Transportation planners and librarians unite! 'County of Hawai‘i Mass Transit Agency (MTA), Planning Department, and Hawai‘i State Public Library System (HSPLS) invite the community to provide feedback on proposed new transit hub and co-located library' bigislandvideonews.com/2024/04/15/pub…

In Illinois 'Silvis Public Library announced the grand opening of the first Silvis permanent NatureWalk, a series of nature-themed educational signs that was developed for park and trail visitors of all ages' RAILS Libraries Illinois Library Association ourquadcities.com/news/local-new…

.Urban Libraries Council argues in new report that 'While venues such as sport arenas, park spaces and cultural facilities are often top of mind when it comes to popular city trip attractions, the library should be viewed no differently' urbanlibraries.org/blog/how-libra… #EngagedLibraries

What better way to celebrate #ChildrensBookDay than with a reminder that #Libraries #Learning & #Play is just 2 WEEKS AWAY! Learn more & register at bit.ly/play-libraries…

'The library is really the last (indoor) public space in most communities left where people can [access a host of things] and interact with people different than them.'

Emily Drabinski speaking with The New Republic about attacks on libraries and what's at stake

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New research from South Carolina 'offers practical suggestions to expand the use of telehealth initiatives to improve health outcomes by engaging libraries in rural communities.' journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…