The Hyperlinked Bethany

“Never stop learning” is a familiar advice my parents would tell me. “If you stop learning, you’ll stop growing.” I still believe in the ideals of learning and discovering and telling new stories—but who is to say if this can hold out for the rest of my life? How do you promote infinite learning to […]

Dr Stephens said I was going to love this module. I love anything to do with stories and storytelling. Storytelling is perhaps the one constant through my life that represents my passions, aspirations, and life’s calling. The power of stories needs no further convincing beyond the title alone, because what’s there to not love about […]

What is the future of libraries if they are known to adapt and change with the needs of their communities? It seems to start with a redefinition and reevaluation of what libraries can do that best serves their communities. Eric Klinenberg caught my attention with his response about cities who don’t understand the investment into […]

While reading about the health initiatives promoted by the public and state libraries of Victoria from the previous module, something that interested me was the example of creating community presence in the library to combat the loneliness epidemic and other possible health struggles. One example was to offer simple activities for people to join, whether […]

Learning about libraries as communities is a great way to start changing the notion of what a library is. A library is not primarily in the service of books, but people. A place of books is otherwise a repository, but what gives those books meaning and value are the people who read them. Humanity’s nature […]