Author Archives: Kristin Fontichiaro
Can library ties help an underserved community?
If your community had an unemployment rate of nearly 20%, 34% lived in poverty, 25% were immigrants, and 64% had a high school diploma or less, what would you add to your library’s collection? Traditionally, we’d say literacy programs. But … Continue reading
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On creating safe spaces for makers
From maker mentor Molly at the remarkable MakerJawn project at Free Library of Philadelphia: Embarking on a long term project requires a level of trust in a Mentor, because by challenging themselves to engage on a deep level, our Makers … Continue reading
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Collaborative Work Spaces – Renaissance Style
From Piero Formica’s “The Innovative Coworking Spaces of 15th-Century Italy” in Harvard Business Review: Coworking spaces are on the rise … Much has been made of these shared workspaces as a brand-new idea, one that barely existed 10 years ago. But the way they function … Continue reading
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Making Maker Learners: Ann Arbor
Wow, was it a luxury to get to be in our own building today for Making Maker Learning in Ann Arbor. Thanks to everyone who came out despite the cold weather and lunchtime hail! You can find photos here. Around … Continue reading
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Booklist
Boy, was it a treat to see my Hacking Fashion: Fleece book on Booklist’s “Top 10 Project Books for Youth: 2016”! Thanks, Booklist! You can learn more about the book here (and about the series here).
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Slides from Making Maker Learners in Benton Harbor
Hello! Here is the slide deck for the May 10 Making Maker Learners workshop at Benton Harbor Public Library. Check out the Flickr album here. Nicotine reaches cialis sale the brain within 10 seconds after smoke is inhaled. Try this … Continue reading
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Making and Apprenticeships and Storytelling
I like using Flipboard because it finds readings from topics I’m interested from sources that I might not know about or follow regularly. That was how I found “The Apprenticeship: gallery exhibition celebrates craftmanship” in the Brisbane Times of Australia. … Continue reading
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Check out the renovated U-M Clements Library!
WHAT? We have a Paul Revere engraving of the Boston Massacre on our Ann Arbor Campus?!? Gosh, I work at a great place. Physical Causes The physical causes of impotence for middle-aged men might include condition like guilt, stress, or … Continue reading
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Lin-Manuel Miranda on Hands-Off Parenting and Creativity
Lin-Manuel Miranda, interviewed in GQ, talked about the importance of non-parentally controlled time in childhood, said: Time alone is the gift of self-entertainment—and that is the font of creativity. Because there is nothing better to spur creativity than a blank page … Continue reading
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Hamilessons
Congratulations to our alum Addie Matteson on the publication of her Hamilton-themed Hamilessons in School Library Journal! She writes: I teach in a Title I school, and I knew many students would connect to Hamilton’s difficult childhood. My library also has … Continue reading
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