Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Fostering a Spirit of Creativity
Molly Meyers LaBadie
Why are YOU talking about creativity?
What Does Creativity Look Like?
Creativity is NOT JUST ART!
Problem solving skills are at the heart of creativity in the library.
What Kills Creativity?
Yes…. And
Meeting Their Needs
“It took a bit of popcorn and a library snack bar to make me realize that being a librarian was about more than just giving people information. It was about serving a community. And if the community is hungry for more than just knowledge, then maybe it’s about time to open a snack bar.” ― Scott Douglas
Who are the people in Your Neighborhood?
Caine’s Arcade
Creating Creative Programs for Children
Visitor Centered: You Built it, They Came, Now What?
Do they come to your library and stay or do the come, get what they need and leave?
Is there an opportunity to play together in your Library?
Creating New Stories
Visitor Centered: You Built it, They Came, Now What?
Creating Conversations Creating opportunities to Explore
Creating A Memory
If I Ran the Zoo
Selling Tickets Hippo in a Cage
Be the Gorilla Librarian
You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.
“Gorilla Librarian." Monty Python's Flying Circus
