@michael I just wanted to give you heads up that the due dates listed are incorrect for this class

Hello! I just posted my Hyperlinked Environment reflection post and I was wondering if you needed us to submit each link into Canvas or if you are following them throughout the semester? Thank you!

@michael This module was really helpful! I do work with some employees who have several years and even several decades under their belt that are great co-workers, but are a little bitter and/or jaded by having worked for a county library system for so long that they have a lot of negativity around new ideas. I get it, they are often overwhelmed by their daily tasks and some are stuck in their way. But this unit provided some avenues for reaching those co-workers. Great module!

Very cool, and beautiful photos! Hope you’re having fun!

Wonderful pics!

@michael Maaan, this makes me miss Scotland; I got to do a travel abroad program when I was 19, and absolutely loved it! Scotland is for sure one of the most beautiful places to visit. Thanks for the pics of Edinburgh!

@inabookbind @catladylilia @claireburke Yay! Things are going well. Monday was rainy so we visited all four museums under the National Galleries. So amazing!

Claire – any chance I get I suggest to parents or their young folk: travel outside the US – it is eye opening and life changing…especially if you are a YA.

@michael Thank you for this. I haven’t messaged but things have been pretty hectic in my world so this is appreciated.

@Michael Thank you so much! Your generosity is so appreciated.

Thank you so much for this, @michael . Such a crazy time.

Whoa! Thank you @michael
I appreciate the flexibility.

Wow, thank you much, @michael. Your grace is appreciated more than you know.

@mickeysosa97 @terribeth @msandoval @Catherine Glad to do this!

Thank you @michael. This is very appreciated and I just had weight lifted from my shoulders.

This is so generous, @michael–thank you so much! I hope you’re extended similar grace in your own life somehow. Also, I’m obsessed with those broccoli earrings, hah.

I appreciate this post as anger really is the face for all the emotions you feel underneath. There was a chart in my child’s therapists office that has anger at the center of it and then spokes coming off with so many different emotions. I really want my children to be able to name what they are feeling or the emotion they are experiencing. By doing so, one moves their brain activity away from the amygdala to the prefrontal cortex, which is the part of the brain that helps us navigate irrational behavior – like anger.

I first learned about Dokk1 in Info 200, and have been obsessed ever since. This is such a cool use of social media, and I love the humanness of the caption. You just don’t see that everyday, especially on an account that represents such a large organization. I love it.

I’ve had several people ask me the same question when they learn I’m working towards my MLIS- and I wonder what they are thinking. I need a snappy comeback, but I usually just say they aren’t going anywhere.

I really appreciate your focus on how programming is changing and becoming more community focused. I see examples of this in some of my local libraries daily as they plan jigsaw puzzle competitions and teach teens to design and apply henna. Libraries need to reach out and see what their community members want or are interested in, and try to focus more programming on those areas.

Hi Bethany,
When you mentioned examples of animal-based interventions in your post, what were you referring to?
Our library has been hosting kitten adoption events. Held in our meeting room, a local non profit brings in kittens and the public can come in and adopt a kitty. One attendee mentioned they came because the quiet environment is much more suitable to their child’s needs, as the shelters are so loud with all the animals.
We also have a organization that brings in therapy dogs and young readers can read to dogs (who often are sleeping) thereby working on their reading skills with the comfort and ease of an animal who isn’t making eye contact with them.

Hello. This is a test of linking a favorite video of mine without pasting in the URL.

Thanks for this video! I’m glad it works…I’ll have to figure out how to insert the HTML — does it only work if you’re the author of the site? I may stick to pasting in URLs!

I feel like I have heard a lot about Gwinnett County Public Library system through the LIS program. I was wondering if there was any opinions on the reasons why? This is just out of curiousity. Is it because of the huge population they serve and some of the innovative services they offer?

Hello Professor Stephens! I just want to verify the time for this meeting. Will it start at 1PM PST?

@celimiranda Yes! My apologies for missing that. Adding it above and on the chat page. TY!!

@michael Will this be recorded? I work my second job on Sundays – my shift starts when this meeting starts.

Thank you for providing this information!