Curiosity Creates Resources
Head over to ALSC's YouTube channel to hear what some of the Curiosity Creates grant recipients learned from their programs. Curiosity Creates has its own playlist. If you would like to share a video from your library about encouraging children's creativity, contact Angela Hubbard at ahubbard@ala.org.
Curiosity Creates: Innovative Library Programming for Children (PDF 4.21 MB)
Learn more about how librarians structured their programs and the tips they would share to anyone interested in implementing similar experiences.
Talk with Curiosity Creates minigrant recipients at Networking Uncommons - June 25, 2016
Hear from ALSC’s Curiosity Creates minigrant recipients. Programs ranged from bike-building and maintenance at Reading Public Library in Pennsylvania to a sewing program at Kenai Community Library in Alaska that taught participants how to create customized clothing for American Girl Dolls that are in the library’s circulating collection. Grant recipients and others interested in learning about their programs are invited to meet at the Networking Uncommons on Saturday, June 25 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Rasmus Thoegersen, Library Director at Morton-James Public Library in Nebraska City, Nebraska and Curiosity Creates Grant Recipient, will be the point person for the gathering. Follow and join the conversation virtually using Twitter at #ALSCCreates #alaac16
Curiosity Creates ALSC Chat - February 11, 2016
How is your library sparking creativity in children? On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 9pm Eastern, ALSC hosted a special one-hour chat on the topic of curiosity and creativity in youth service libraries. Two recipients of the recent Curiosity Creates grants led the discussion about curiosity and the library. You can follow the chat by using the hashtag #alscchat. The event was moderated by the ALSC Children & Technology Committee.
Curiosity Creates at ALA Midwinter in Boston
News You Can Use Session:
Curiosity Creates: Research and Best Practices in Creativity Programming for Children
Saturday, January 9, 2016
A room full of participants joined us to engage in a conversation about how libraries encourage children to explore and create through intentional programming and thoughtful use of resources. Erica Fortescue, Associate Director of the Center for Childhood Creativity, shared the latest research from a variety of fields including neuroscience, psychology, sociology, and education. Participants gained an understanding of the seven critical components of creativity outlined by the Center for Childhood Creativity, as well as examples of how to incorporate them into library programming in developmentally appropriate ways for children ages 6 to 14. In addition to timely research, participants benefited from peer-to-peer expertise. Recipients of the Curiosity Creates grant shared updates and lessons-learned. Librarians who are currently implementing creativity programming in a variety of formats described how they got started, the outcome trends they have noticed and the tips they would pass along to others seeking to replicate their programs. Video from Midwinter will be posted when it becomes available.
Curiosity Creates Grants
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is thrilled to announce that of over 400 applications received, the following libraries have been selected to receive up to $7,500 to support creativity programming. We have been amazed by the robust response to our request for proposals and the range of ideas that were submitted will continue to inform our work. The Curiosity Creates grant has been made possible by a generous donation to ALSC by Disney.
The 79 Curiosity Creates grant recipients are:
| Alexandria Library - Beatley Central Library | VA |
| Apalachicola Municipal Library | FL |
| Attleboro Public Library | MA |
| Avon Free Public Library | CT |
| Baldwin Public Library | NY |
| Baltimore County Public Library | MD |
| Bayard Taylor Memorial Library | PA |
| Blount County Public Library | TN |
| Broward County Library | FL |
| Calvert Library | MD |
| Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls | PA |
| Carroll County Public Library | MD |
| Carter County Public Library | KY |
| Cheboygan Area Public Library | MI |
| Defiance Public Library | OH |
| Derby Public Library | KS |
| Douglas County Public Library | GA |
| Dunham Public Library | NY |
| Eastern Shore Public Library | VA |
| Edith B. Ford Memorial Library | NY |
| Fairfield Public Library | CT |
| Free Library of Philadelphia's Kensington Neighborhood Library | PA |
| Glacier County Library | MT |
| Glen Ellyn Public Library | IL |
| Gloucester County Library System- Mullica Hill Branch | NJ |
| Hialeah Public Libraries | FL |
| Highland Park Public Library | IL |
| Homer Public Library | AK |
| Inglewood Public Library | CA |
| Jefferson County Library | CO |
| Kenai Community Library | AK |
| Lee County Library | MS |
| Lillian Marrero Neighborhood Library | PA |
| Live Oak County Library | TX |
| Livingston Public Library | NJ |
| Lone Cone Library District dba Norwood Public Library | CO |
| Louisville Free Public Library | KY |
| Maude P. Ragsdale Public Library | GA |
| McCracken County Public Library | KY |
| Milton Free Public Library | NH |
| Monroeville Public Library | PA |
| Morgan County Public Library | WV |
| Morton-James Public Library | NE |
| New Brunswick Free Public Library (NBFPL) | NJ |
| North Plainfield Memorial Library | NJ |
| Norway Memorial Library | ME |
| Ocean County Library | NJ |
| Ontario City Library- Friends of Ontario City Library | CA |
| Orange County Library System | FL |
| Perry Public Library | OH |
| Pio Pico Koreatown Branch Library | CA |
| Piscataway Public Library | NJ |
| Portneuf District Library | ID |
| President Millard Fillmore Library | UT |
| Pueblo City-County Library District | CO |
| Reading Public Library | PA |
| Salem County Bookmobile Library | NJ |
| San Diego Public Library | CA |
| San Jose Public Library | CA |
| San Lorenzo Library | CA |
| Seminole Community Library at St. Petersburg College | FL |
| Sevier County Public Library System | TN |
| Show Low Public Library | AZ |
| Singletary Memorial Library | TX |
| Skokie Public Library | IL |
| Smyrna Public Library | GA |
| Spokane Public Library: South Hill Branch | WA |
| Springfield City Library | MA |
| Springfield Public Library | OR |
| St. Mary's County Library | MD |
| Stair District Library | MI |
| Swanton Public Library | VT |
| Toledo Lucas County Public Library | OH |
| Tom Green County Library System | TX |
| Warren P. Sewell Memorial Library of Bremen | GA |
| West Georgia Regional Library System | GA |
| West Hartford Public Libraries | CT |
| Widener Neighborhood Library | PA |
| Woodbury Public Library | NJ |