Category: Public Librarianship

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The Gentle Power of Gardening: Learning, Self-Care, and Community Resilience

Gardening for Mental, Emotional and Social Growth Spring is the perfect season to turn your little corner of the world—whether it’s a backyard, balcony, or window box—into a place of wonder. No matter your age or background, gardening offers something meaningful for everyone. It’s a joyful learning experience for children, an act of self-care for adults, a way to connect with nature, and a powerful … Continue reading The Gentle Power of Gardening: Learning, Self-Care, and Community Resilience

Unknown's avatarPamela Lynne Kemp
Garden design, librarianship, library design, Public Librarianship

Library Gardening Programs: an Informal Learning Experience

Motivated by the COVID-19 pandemic protocols, in August 2020, I embarked on what I believed at that time would be a relatively simple project.   My goal was to provide a more amenable outdoor seating area at a small public library branch by renovating its Reading Garden and landscaping outside the main entrance.  However, to justify the expense of purchasing plants, shrubs, and soil, my Manager … Continue reading Library Gardening Programs: an Informal Learning Experience

Unknown's avatarPamela Lynne Kemp
history, librarianship, Public Librarianship

Women in the African American Civil Rights Movement: A Review of the Library of Congress Digital Library Collection

excerpt from a library collection review written on April 21, 2019 Whenever there is a general discussion about the women involved in the African American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s-60s, a few prominent names such as Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Coretta Scott King are mentioned. However, as in any movement, there were numerous others who worked quietly in offices, marched in protests, … Continue reading Women in the African American Civil Rights Movement: A Review of the Library of Congress Digital Library Collection

Unknown's avatarPamela Lynne Kemp
Digital Literacy, librarianship, Public Librarianship

Why U.S. Cyberstalking Laws Should Be Amended

A Cybercrime and Digital Law Position Paper December 2019 According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in six women and one in 17 men have been the victim of stalking at some point in their lives  (“Preventing Stalking |Violence Prevention|Injury Center|CDC,” 2019).   A 2014 CDC study found that: an estimated 55.3% of female and 56.7% of male stalking victims had received … Continue reading Why U.S. Cyberstalking Laws Should Be Amended

Unknown's avatarPamela Lynne Kemp
librarianship, Public Librarianship

Celebrating Herstory – 100 Years and Counting

March is Women’s History Month. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment which granted women the right to vote in the US. This book display in a public library’s children’s non-fiction section is designed to celebrate the 19th Amendment Centennial and introduce young readers to the past and present contributions of women around the globe. Continue reading Celebrating Herstory – 100 Years and Counting

Unknown's avatarPamela Lynne Kemp