2017 Iowa Summer Library Workshops
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Build a Better World:
​In the Community

Additional Resources for the manual:
  • Volunteer Fair
  • Walking or Rolling Tour of the Town or Neighborhood
  • Town or Neighborhood Photo Scavenger Hunt
  • Cemetery Tour
  • It Takes a Village
  • Craft Fair Show and Tell
  • Blood Drive
  • Local Author Book Talk
  • Little Free Libraries
  • Knitted Chemo Caps

Other ideas:
  • ​Collecting for local agencies
    • Food for Fines (for food bank)
    • Luggage/back packs for kids displaced from homes
    • Socks , etc. for homeless shelters
    • Cards for military personnel
    • School supplies for needy families
    • Book collection (for special location or for library!)
  • About town
    • “You Know You’re from [Your Town] If…   (reminisce program)
    • Coffee with the Council
    • City Department Fair 
    • Local artisan groups (quilters, woodcarvers, train guys, etc.)
  • Area highlights
    • Animal Rescue League (or similar group) presenter
    • Visit with a Veteran (host a panel of local residents who are veterans of various time periods/wars)
    • Zoo presenter
    • Presentations by any “interesting people” in your community (people with unique talents, collections, experiences, etc.)
    • Local sports personalities (current or past)
  • Building together
    • Adult Lego clubs
    • Painting party (either a social paint canvas night, or a “paint the library” if you need a painting job done!)
    • Game nights (electronic or board)---playing games together can help build community
    • Giant Jenga game!
    • After-hours games & wine tasting (for the 21 & over crowd)
    • Robotics 
  • Gardening for the community
    • Community garden project
    • Partnering with local homeless shelters to teach/encourage gardening
    • Sharing bounty with local food pantries
  • Recycling
    • Local waste management facility as guest speaker
    • Initiate a new recycling program at your library (example: ink cartridges, pop cans/bottles…could be a fund raiser!)
    • Craft programs made from recyclables
    • Altered book program (from your weeded books!)
    • Jewelry made from recycled paper (magazine pages turned into beads, etc.)
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  • Home
  • Getting Started
  • Early Lit
    • Construction Zone
    • All Around the Town
    • All About You!
    • Build a Better World
    • Home Sweet Home
  • Kids
    • Build with Things >
      • Cardboard
      • Legos
    • Build with Science
    • Build with Community
    • Build with Art
    • Build with Books
  • Teens
    • Teens Need Summer Programming
    • Blueprints of Leadership
    • Literary Foundation
    • Demolition and Restoration
    • Under Construction
    • Beyond the Library Walls
  • Adults
    • At Home >
      • Clutter/De-Clutter
      • Hoarding
      • Tools Petting Zoo
      • Fire Home Safety
      • To Remodel or Not
      • Building Your Personal Finances
      • Family Game Night
      • Wine Tasting
      • Cake or Cupcake Decorating Tournament
      • Green Clean
      • Adult Coloring
    • In the Community >
      • Volunteer Fair
      • Walking or Rolling Tour of the Town or Neighborhood
      • Town or Neighborhood Photo Scavenger Hunt
      • Cemetery Tour
      • It Takes a Village
      • Craft Fair Show and Tell
      • Blood Drive
      • Local Author Book Talk
      • Little Free Libraries
      • Knitted Chemo Caps
    • Throughout the Country >
      • Flag History and Care
      • Living on the Edge: Storm Chasers
      • Your US Senators and Representative
      • Armchair Traveler
      • Natural Disaster Volunteers
    • Around the Globe >
      • Around the World Armchair Traveler
      • Armchair Architectural Wonders
      • Foreign Film Series
      • Spices and Herbs Around the World
      • Little Dresses for Africa
      • How to Help After a Natural Disaster
  • Contact
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