Learn more or purchase the book: https://alastore.ala.org/plylib This book demonstrates the ways in which cultivating a sense of play in library work fosters flexibility, creativity, innovation, teamwork, and increased patron and community engagement. Play is a state of mind, and a means to have fun, explore wild ideas, and get lost in “the flow.” Not…

RU Urban Sketching Project- Fall 2021 Website: https://libguides.rutgers.edu/urbansketching/home Monday, November 1, 2021- Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Hashtags (Instagram): #rutgersurbansketching #ruusk2021 Project Description:  A sketch is a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to inform the creation of a subsequent, more finished product. Urban Sketching is to capture one’s surroundings or draw what you…

Advancing a Culture of Creativity in Libraries: Programming and Engagement (forthcoming July 2021) Want to learn more, check this book out at your local library or purchase your own copy at this link: https://www.alastore.ala.org/creativityculture This book shows academic and public libraries the many benefits of nurturing a culture of creativity, offering hands-on guidance on encouraging…

Outreach, engagement, learning, and fun in 60 seconds: Button making at the Rutgers University Libraries In the fall of 2016, the Rutgers University Libraries (RUL)-New Brunswick Learning and Engagement team spent $580 to purchase a button maker and supplies to make 1,000 buttons. Since then, the libraries have collaborated on button projects with many departments…

Watch CMQ interview: On February 1, 2020, I boarded a plane with bags full of LEGO as well as Rutgers University Libraries coloring books, zines, and library swag.  My final destination was Doha, Qatar to visit one of Carnegie Mellon’s satellite campuses. I was invited to Doha as the Carnegie Mellon-Qatar (CM-Q) Glorianna St Clair…

Rutgers Byrne Seminar Fall 2018 Course Description Play can create a dynamic narrative that promotes engagement and community, as well as fosters creativity and problem-solving which are crucial to innovation.  Play also builds strong communication and social skills, and these skills can be helpful when creating knowledge, performing scholarly research, or engaging with one’s peers….

BANNED BOOK WEEK REPORT, September 24-30, 2017 Rutgers University Libraries For more information visit: http://libguides.rutgers.edu/bannedbooks Twitter: #RutgersBannedBooksWeek The Rutgers University Libraries hosted a series of events for Banned Books Week (BBW), which took place from Sept.24-Sept. 30, 2017. This series of events, included, button making, journal making, two exhibitions, a performance, a reception, and a…

Want to learn more about the Art Library Coloring Book please visit the following link- http://libguides.rutgers.edu/eventsandexhibits/artlibrarycoloringbook Lotts, Megan. “Coloring outside the Information Literacy Lines: the Art Library Coloring Book” Presentation at the annual Association of College & Research Libraries Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, March, 2017.

THE BOOK: DIGITAL, EDIBLE, AND AS ART- What is a book? From banned books to decorative books, this course will explore the cultural history of the book and how the physical format of books has changed over time. Participants of this course will work hands on with rare books and one of a kind materials…

#LeGOMAKE In October/November of 2015, Lotts vistied roughly 20 university libraries to facilitate Lego Play workshops with Library Faculty & Staff.  These workshops look at the ideas of teamwork, active learning, play, and pop-up making spaces within academic libraries.  Throughout this workshop individuals will use Lego® bricks to solve real world problems faced in academic…