What a wonderful article! https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/there-joy-all-tips-joyous-library-programming I love acquiring new knowledge that the programs I create provide. Even if the program is on a serious topic, it can be a joyful experience because I have intentionally created a welcoming, safe environment for people. This intentionality is all a part of the program-planning process which can be […]
Category Archives: Inspiration
Inspiration: Austin Central Library
John Szabo, City Librarian at Los Angeles Public Library, posted this to Facebook. I asked if I could share with you all. He said yes! During a brief trip to Austin, I had to see the gorgeous new Austin Central Library. It’s a stunner. Beyond the beauty of the space, the best part was seeing […]
Inspiration: Gwinnett County PL Branch!
Hey all – Michael Casey sent me this article about the grand opening of GCPL Snellville Branch last fall. Take a look at the photos! Note the staff member with the rolling cart. There is no service desk! We chat with Michael on Sunday. https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/multimedia/check-out-the-new-elizabeth-h-williams-library-branch-in-downtown-snellville/collection_ac093340-566d-11ee-8b3f-972207902027.html#2 November 3: Michael Casey, author of one of our foundational […]
Inspiration: Collection as Waterfall – National Museum of Scotland
Hello all – Just remembered I took a video for our class at the National Museum of Scotland. In one of the large galleries, the museum has an installation of monitors and surface table type screens. The collection – in the form of digital entries – cascades down the “waterfall” and into the surface screens. […]
Inspiration: Dokk1 Library Overnight Readathon
From Marie Østergård on Facebook: 54 kids, 9-12 year old and 4 adults on a 14 hour all night Readathon at Dokk1. They rocked the place! We didn’t get any sleep but got to see the library taken over by intense playing, reading, joking, running and much more. Who knew Dokk1 had so many places to […]
Inspiration: Parks Pass & Hyperlinks
This just in from a former #hyperlib student via email: I just wanted to say hello and let you know that I’ve been thinking about you and our class! I was doing my MLIS homework one day and came across a free California State Parks pass that was able to be checked out from the […]
Inspiration: Creating a Board Game Library Program
Caught this on Gwinnett County’s Instagram last year: So cool! From the creator of the program: All the pieces were either cut on draft board on our Glowforge, 3D printed, or were just basic paper shapes (like cut-out cards and circles as tokens). I can’t find the website I used to get some of the […]
Inspiration: Anythink Nature Library
As a public library, Anythink provides access to knowledge in a free, safe and trusted space available to all. As an experience library, Anythink is even more uniquely qualified to build a nature library – using spaces, experts, TryIts and other resources to help people find their place in nature. Inspired by the Environmental Kinship […]
Inspiration: Humans of Dokk1
Hey all – I so appreciate posts like this from Dokk1 on Instagram You might find inspiration here for future assignments. https://www.instagram.com/dokk1aarhus/
Inspiration: Gwinnett County Open+
Michael Casey shared this video and article to explain more about the Open+ system. Where are they now? Gwinnett County Public Library: Magnifying access with open+