Noah Lenstra
@noahlenstra
Associate Professor of Library & Information Science at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Founder of Let's Move in Libraries. Engaged scholar of community collaboration involving public libraries
Sign up for the Safe Routes to Libraries Virtual Learning Series. It's free and starts July 14, led by Safe Routes Partnership & Urban Libraries Council with the first session featuring Taylor Arnold, Makerspace Librarian from Billings Public Library saferoutespartnership.org/event/librar...
Check out the July 2026 Let's Move in Libraries newsletter for An inspiring story from Illinois, news about an outdoor-focused librarian winning a national award, The Safe Routes to Libraries Impact Brief, and more! letsmovelibraries.org/july-2026-ne...
New Hampshire "program series offered through partnership between Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Walk with a Doc, Whole Foods Market, and Portsmouth Public Library." portsmouthpl.librarycalendar.com/event/walk-5 #EngagedLibraries
Please reach out with any questions about this project! At this point, we're just sharing this flyer for informational purposes. If you're interested in project updates or want to get involved, email madison.weaver@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
It was a full room at our session this morning at the Association for Rural & Small Libraries conference on Libraries Advancing Community Learning to Reduce Substance Use. Learn more about this project and access the learning resources at lacl.missouri.edu
Check out my new report produced in collaboration with the Colorado State Library. This is a dense document, but we'd love your thoughts on what we found! athena.cde.state.co.us/search~S1?/g...
Check out this interview with LaCretia Keith, Social Worker for the New Hanover County Public Library in Wilmington, North Carolina! www.wilmingtonbiz.com/insights/chr...
News we need from small town North Carolina. "Albemarle Parks & Recreation, in collaboration with Stanly County Partnership For Children, Stanly County Library, and Atrium Health, has introduced a StoryWalk® at City Lake Park" www.facebook.com/AlbemarlePar...
To help shape this new Safe Routes to Libraries effort, we invite you to complete the Safe Routes to Libraries Survey by Friday, February 28. Your insights will be crucial in making libraries safer and more accessible for all! qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #EngagedLibraries
Our report "Public Librarianship & Food Justice: Exploring the Intersections" includes a look at historical antecedents of the present, including work in the 1970s promoting food policies in the War on Poverty and promoting Victory Gardens in WWI & WWII. Learn more at go.uncg.edu/food-justice...
Yesterday at the "Libraries & The Future of Wellness" Symposium was amazing! This morning I'm leading Texas rural librarians and their peer specialist partners in a workshop on how and why "Public libraries are partners in healthy living"
DYK yesterday was #WalkToAParkDay? Let’s start #WalkToALibraryDay! Who’s in?