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Advancing a culture of creativity in libraries : programming and engagement

2021

Format:	Book
Author:	Lotts, Megan, 1974- author.
Title:	Advancing a culture of creativity in libraries : programming and engagement / Megan Lotts.
Publisher, Date:	Chicago : ALA Editions, 2021. ©2021
Description:	ix, 116 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary:	"This book shows academic and public libraries the many benefits of nurturing a culture of creativity, offering hands-on guidance on encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration, launching active-learning events that highlight collections and services, fostering goodwill and trust-building, and forming partnerships that promote library visibility"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:	Rutgers University. Libraries -- Case studies. Libraries and community. Libraries -- Cultural programs. Libraries -- Activity programs. Creative thinking. Libraries and community -- Case studies. Libraries -- Cultural programs -- Case studies. Libraries -- Activity programs -- Case studies. Creative thinking -- Case studies.
Genre:	Case studies.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-112) and index.
Contents:	Part I: Creative Library Culture. Creativity is not a Superpower -- Active Learning and Play -- Creativity and Team-building -- Engagement and Partnerships -- Assessment -- Part II. Ideas in Action. Making it Happen -- LEGO -- The Bubbler -- Zines -- Button-making -- Rutgers Art Library Exhibition Spaces -- Experimentation Station -- Faculty Writing Retreats -- Urban Sketching -- Appendix A. Rutgers University Libraries-New Brunswick Events, Exhibits, Outreach, and Engagement Assessment Form -- Appendix B. Creativity Worksheet.
LCCN:	2021005179
ISBN:	9780838949474 0838949479
Other Number:	1237252955
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Today's library workers have many roles to play: information gatekeepers, connectors, collaborators, and storytellers. The key ingredient is creativity, which acts as the lynchpin of functioning successfully as a team as well as impacting communities in positive ways. This book examines creativity and how it can be applied in library work culture, programming, and outreach. Lotts shows how libraries can encourage staff to approach teaching, learning, and problem-solving in unconventional ways. This invigorating book

demonstrates why the challenges of our current historical moment provide us with a unique opportunity to stop and consider our work and our goals; dives into several case studies of creative and playful library projects, many of which can be adapted for reuse, investigating how they came to be and the impact they have had on their communities; discusses getting buy-in from administrators and funding organizations; offers pointers on collaborating with communities; guides readers in assessing the impact projects have on communities; and talks about how to learn and grow from failure and frustration.

Table of Contents

	Preface	p. vii
	Acknowledgments	p. ix
Part I	Creative Library Culture
Chapter 1	Creativity Is Not a Superpower	p. 3
Chapter 2	Active Learning and Play	p. 13
Chapter 3	Creativity and Team-Building	p. 23
Chapter 4	Engagement and Partnerships	p. 37
Chapter 5	Assessment	p. 37
Part II	Ideas in Action
Chapter 6	Making It Happen	p. 47
Chapter 7	Lego	p. 51
Chapter 8	The Bubbler	p. 57
Chapter 9	Zines	p. 63
Chapter 10	Button-Making	p. 69
Chapter 11	Rutgers Art Library Exhibition Spaces	p. 75
Chapter 12	Experimentation Station	p. 79
Chapter 13	Faculty Writing Retreats	p. 85
Chapter 14	Urban Sketching	p. 97
	Conclusion	p. 101
Appendix A	Rutgers University Libraries-New Brunswick Events, Exhibits, Outreach, and Engagement Assessment Form	p. 103
Appendix B	Creativity Worksheet	p. 107
	Bibliography	p. 109
	Index	p. 113

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