@claireburke I have never been to a human library, but it is now on my bucket list to find one that I can attend. The concept is just so cool. It is one thing to read about a culture, it is a whole other thing to actually meet someone that is a part of that culture and hear first-hand stories and experiences.

@claireburke this is a great project! Also, it’s a great cause that I wish we could actually launch at my library. I did a WebJunction “Helping librarians to be autism-ready” toolkit this summer in preparation for working with ASD children at my library. I can see the thought and research you put into your plan: everything you included aligned…[Read more]

@claireburke I agree with what’s been said so far by others, and with what you yourself said about VR fieldtrips! I remember reading about the senses and memory retention when I was studying for the MCAT (when I needed those memory skills the most, RIP). I like the idea of using VR to reach places that would otherwise be out of budget, but to…[Read more]

@claireburke Sensory rooms and kits are a great idea. This reminds me of an art installation I once saw in NYC: LaMonte Young’s Dreamhouse, which is a continuous sound environment with sine wave drones that never stop playing! It’s a highly controlled environment that changes sensory perception and even invites a kind of meditative experience. I’m…[Read more]

@claireburke I so agree with you about the plus and the minus of the VR field trip. I would hope that we will find a balance eventually between connecting via VR to some very far away place that it would be impossible to get to for a field trip and having that experience of going to a place with all of its sensory inputs.

@claireburke I agree that VR field trips by no means replace physically going on a field trip, but I do feel like they are supplemental. Maybe it wouldn’t replace field trips, but it could be “mini field trips” in between. It would allow users to go to places far away, that they probably wouldn’t be able to experience otherwise. I would have…[Read more]

@claireburke I actually didn’t know about sensory rooms and kits in more detail, until recently. I actually went into a sensory room, and I instantly felt relief. My anxiety has been out of this world lately, and I started to feel burnt out, and the sensory room honestly gave me life again. It allowed me to reboot and “work again”. I think this…[Read more]

@claireburke Listening now! Thanks!

@claireburke Thrilled you tried it. I don’t think your link will work if it goes directly to your google account.

@claireburke Wow, you make such an awesome point about the those who are challenging books and the hypocrisy behind it all. I love it!

@claireburke Right on target with your ideas and thoughts related to the book banning module. I know there are concerted efforts for folks to put in book challenges for the Bible as a way to point out the hypocrisy of what the very organized book ban groups are doing across the US. Home of the free is right – it needs to stay that way!

@claireburke So appreciate this reflection on belonging and getting up to dance. It resonates.

I will date myself by saying I recall Leo Sayer making the rounds on TV shows when his songs were super popular!

@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.

Thank you, @claireburke! : )
Yes, you should give Rush a listen! My favorites are Freewill, Fly By Night, and Limelight. ; )

Hi @claireburke,

I came for the meme and stayed for the writing. ; )

I just wanted to say that Coelho’s point about how fines essentially only punish the people who really *need* the library is so spot on. I remember collecting a fine once, when I was working at a library in a very well-off town, and this woman wrote a check for her…[Read more]

@claireburke I love this post! I also love the idea of giving rewards for returning books early or on time, instead of punishing for being late. There should also be rewards for those who may not have returned the book, but rechecked it out in the proper way and in timely fashion – because not everyone reads at the same speed. I love many of the…[Read more]

@claireburke I am giving The Blackcoat’s Daughter a try — from the director of Longlegs (which I can’t get out of my head).

@claireburke Yay! I have found Feedly (and any feed reader really) to be super useful! Thanks for the comment and for jumping in.

@claireburke. Great pics! 🧛‍♀️ I am enjoying a run on horror films right now… Monday night was Longlegs and last night I started Oddity. Boith are very well done. Thanks for your sharing here. Welcome to #hyperlib!