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Apr 16, 2019

Book Look: A Whole Book Approach storytime (Week 1, Trim Size)

I'm trying a storytime experiment! I was so inspired by Megan Dowd Lambert's book Reading Picture Books With Children about t...

Mar 19, 2019

App Survey response or, "Why I don't focus on "educational" apps"

Thanks to everyone who participated in the my survey about the app recommendation services that we offer at Madison Public Library. I wa...

Jan 30, 2019

Why do we do Anji Play at the library?

I recently pulled together some research and reflections about why we do Anji Play at Madison Public Library. This is something I'...

Jan 29, 2019

AnjiPlayDate update, January 2019

We've had two weeks of AnjiPlayDate so far this session and it has been BUSY! Attendance has been over 50 people each week and the pl...

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Who are Library Makers?

Library Makers: Madison, WI, United States; Libraries have always had a reputation for being places of learning. Traditionally, the books housed in libraries have been perceived as the library's main purpose, and indeed books are a great way to learn. However, in today's increasingly digital world, it is important to remind the public that valuable learning also takes place outside of books and libraries are a great source of person-to-person learning experiences. The learning that takes place in libraries is what keeps this institution relevant in a world where access to books is changing rapidly. Here are a few somewhat non-traditional library programs I've created to take advantage of the one-on-one opportunities we have at the library today.

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