The Power of Stories
Create a project, plan, or idea that captures the power of stories for librarians, patrons, and/or communities. Your brief may be designed to introduce a storytelling-inspired proposal to your library director or admin team. Note: for this assignment, please be creative and consider the DOK library in Delft’s mantra: “Keep stories, make stories, share stories.” The Director’s Brief is ripe with opportunities–be creative and have fun!
Stories have power to educate and promote empathy. The most important challenge we are facing in libraries now is ensuring we are open and welcoming for everyone. We need to make sure our services meet the needs of those who might visit the library to feel safe. Those who need access to information and services that may help them get on solid ground in their lives. The underserved and the invisible should feel welcome and encouraged in our spaces, both physical, virtual and across the community itself.
The most important challenge we are facing in libraries now is ensuring we are open and welcoming for everyone. The world has changed so much in the last few years. We need to make sure our services meet the needs of those who might visit the library to feel safe. Those who need access to information and services that may help them get on solid ground in their lives. The underserved and the invisible should feel welcome and encouraged in our spaces, both physical, virtual and across the community itself.
The most important challenge we are facing in libraries now is ensuring we are open and welcoming for everyone. The world has changed so much in the last few years. We need to make sure our services meet the needs of those who might visit the library to feel safe. Those who need access to information and services that may help them get on solid ground in their lives. The underserved and the invisible should feel welcome and encouraged in our spaces, both physical, virtual and across the community itself.
And every voice should be heard. Every story told.
Need inspiration? Take a look at the following selected resources but feel free to select an approach to storytelling not included here as well.
School Libraries
Academic Libraries
Public Libraries
- The Library Story: A Strategic Storytelling Toolkit for Public Libraries
- Digital Storytelling for Communities: The Case for Digital Storytelling in Libraries
General Applications
- 7 Storytelling Techniques Used by the Most Inspiring TED Presenters
- Programming Librarian Blog: Digital Storytelling in 6 Steps
- ALSC: Storytelling with Puppets
- The Power of Story
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