I had the chance to spend two class sessions with 35 undergraduates whose final project was to create a social-justice–themed zine on a topic of their choice. To warm them up for the second session, I led a series of quick drawing exercises that culminated in an eight-minute challenge: making a zine about a food…
Tag: play
Random Acts Of Kindness (take a rock to keep or share)
These 147 rocks will be placed near my office in the Art Library on the morning of Tuesday November 4, 2025. They will be on display until they are gone… Stay tuned for further updates.
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…
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.
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…
Megan Lotts 