2017 MLA Annual Conference

The learning and health benefits of connecting children and families to nature are well documented. The Minnesota Children & Nature Connection wants to encourage libraries provide opportunities for exploration, learning, and play to spark curiosity in the outside world. We recently surveyed librarians in the state to find out what's working and what's not in connecting communities to nature based learning. We'd like to share the results of our survey and provide some tools to help you more easily integrate nature based collections and programming at your library. We will showcase success stories highlighting resources, creativity, and collaboration with community partners from Minnesota libraries. Whether you're just getting started or are interested in expanding your nature based services, we'll have something for you to increase nature based literacy, environmental stewardship, and build a better future for the community and the planet.