On the Creative Edge: The Artistic Side of One Library

Mary Fletcher

Abstract


Libraries can go beyond being places of information to become places of inspiration. Years ago, at the Avon Free Public Library in Connecticut, we began offering creative art for children. These sessions were so successful that a room in the library was redesigned exclusively for creating art. Today, we have one of the first creative art studios located in a public library in the country.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/cal.14n4.10

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