Emotional Support Plants are inexpensive, small, low-maintenance, and you can take them anywhere. Want to acquire your own Emotional Support Plant(s)? Contact me at mclotts@gmail.com.
Play Permit
The play scholar Stuart Brown defines play as a state of mind. He describes it as an absorbing, apparently purposeless, activity that provides enjoyment and the suspension of self-consciousness and time. It is also self-motivating; when we play, we want to keep playing or play again (Brown, 2009) Play involves critical thinking, evaluation, reflection, and…
Nacho Food Truck Dreams
I honor of international zine month 2025 I made a zine about my love of nachos, high drama reality TV, and food trucks. It also includes nacho art and a few 6-word stories.
Art work by MCLotts for Chop Shop 7
CHOPSHOP7 Please Draw a City is a project created by Derrick Buisch that was on display in the Gelsy Verna Project Space at the UW-Madison Art Lofts in June 2025. This is the image I submitted below which is a black and white photograph of a “city” I made using Colorforms.
Lil Zine Vending Machine at ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025
This project is an artist project created by Megan Lotts, ALA Editions author. All proceeds from this project will be donated to The ALA Public Support Program.
Scholarship
Access and learn more about my research, zines, teaching, and speaking engagements at this website.
Library Pros podcast…
On episode 115 of the Library Pros podcast… Want to laugh and learn at the same time? Then this is the episode for you. Megan Lotts, an Art Librarian at Rutgers talks and laughs about so many great things she is doing. She is a Maker, Author, Artist, Librarian and INNOVATOR!! We talk about the…
L&T Chat show…
On Season 5 Episode 9 of the L&T Chat Show (Oct. 30, 2024) with Roger Saunders, “Megan talks to me about how an experience with Lego at a conference in Manchester led to a 4000 mile road trip across America using playful learning to address issues in library services using creative thinking. She goes on…
Virginia Public Library of the Year TINY PRINTS Vending machine project.
You can learn more about Samuels Public Library, the Virgnia Library of the Year 2024, by visiting the following website at: https://samuelslibrary.net/index.php/virginia-library-of-the-year-more
Jersey Collective Sticker Machine
In the summer of 2024 I was invited to submit a design for Series 2 of the Jersey Collective Mystery Sticker Machine. I submitted Lil Jade Plant which is a nod to New Jersey’s nickname, the Garden State and my own love of succulents. This plant is part of our home collection and one of…
The Playful Library: Building Environments for Learning & Creativity
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…
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