<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Arts in&nbsp;Libraries]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>To me, libraries, perhaps especially public libraries, are natural spaces for the arts, and it is natural for libraries to partner with artists, whether performing or visual artists.</p>
<p>This <a title="libraries cultivate art" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erinn-batykefer/5-ways-libraries-cultivat_b_5439865.html?utm_content=bufferedd7a&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">article</a> (Huffington Post) showcases 5 ways libraries cultivate community art.  Perhaps you&#8217;ll want to try these in your library if you haven&#8217;t already, or perhaps you&#8217;ll think of some other way to showcase the arts.</p>
<p>Because, you know, <a title="arts not a frill" href="http://www.boostcollaborative.com/breakfastclub/item/425-music-and-the-arts-are-not-frills" target="_blank">the arts aren&#8217;t just a frill</a>.  They enrich our lives.  Much like libraries do.</p>
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