“Honestly, the thing that blew my mind was the facilitation techniques...I still continue to do that till this day. I take a pause and be like, okay, what does this person need from me?"
— Azra Tahirovic, Queens Public Library, NY
“PLIX, has helped me see, like anybody who's engaging on whatever their level is [that] they're still engaging. It just might not necessarily look like what I think it looks like.”
— Han Kane, Fond du Lac Public Library, WI
"PLIX is my go-to resource for incorporating STEM activities into my branch programming and also an encouraging space for getting messy, making mistakes, and learning while having fun!"
— PD Workshop participant (Anonymous)
This method of folding a zine takes a little longer, but the direction of the folds fall into place at the end!
Understand what goes into a good example and how to make your own!
Cultivate your own creative learning facilitation practice with these supportive techniques
Practice facilitating for different patron personas in this role-playing activity
Grow your facilitation skills with these easy reflection prompts
These 6 types of example projects help model expectations and the invisible mental processes during creative learning.
Six strategies to remix PLIX activities to fit your context, programming ideas, and community interests, developed as part of the PLIX Rural and Tribal Toolkit
Documenting your activity is a great way to share about what you’ve done. Here’s a printable zine to keep in your pocket as a helpful friend and reminder!
Sign up for this free 8-session email mini course on facilitating creative learning
This three-week automated email course will help prepare you to run the Urban Ecology activity series in your library!
"I love this resource! As a small, rural library it's hard to find low cost resources that you don't need a huge staff or 50 participants to run effectively. PLIX makes everything easy to understand and replicate. Ada really builds my confidence and helps me relax while doing activities that might be out of my wheelhouse."
— Stacy Lane, Laurel Public Library, DE
"This PLIX experience was both wonderful and educational to me. It helped me to open my creative side on the different activities that can be done within my public library. I am very appreciative of the opportunity given to myself and other Belizean librarians; together we can make libraries more fun and engaging."
— Adamari Orellana, Belize National Libraries
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