The Artist's Library : : a Field Guide, From the Library as Incubator Project
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"Creativity, like information, is free to everyone who steps into a library. The Artist's Library offers the idea that an artist is any person who uses creative tools to make new things, and the guidance and resources to make libraries of all sizes and shapes come alive as spaces for art-making and cultural engagement. Case studies included in the book range from the crafty (pop-up books) to the community-minded (library galleries) to documentary (photo projects) to the technically complex ('listening' to libraries via Dewey decimal frequencies). The Library as Incubator Project was created by Erinn Batykefer, Laura Damon-Moore, and Christina Endres. It highlights the ways that libraries and artists can work together, and works to strengthen these partnerships. By calling attention to one of the many reasons libraries are important to our communities and our culture, it provides a dynamic online forum for sharing ideas. Erinn Batykefer is a librarian, a writer, and a lifelong do-it-yourselfer. She earned an MFA in writing and a Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her first poetry collection, Allegheny, Monongahela, won the Benjamin Saltman Poetry Prize. Laura Damon-Moore is a librarian, blogger, and avid art-maker in her spare time. Laura received her master's degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012. Jessica Pigza is the assistant curator in the New York Public Library's Rare Book Division. She also writes on handmade material culture, DIY, and handicrafts at Hand-Made Librarian"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Coffee House Press, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 217 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781566893534
1566893534
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Batykefer, Erinn.
SUBJECTS
Libraries and community.
Libraries -- Cultural programs.
Libraries -- Social aspects.
Arts -- Library resources.
Libraries -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- Case studies.
Library users -- Case studies.