This is amazing! I love how they say “we are so much more than a public library” while actively showing a patron sipping coffee while sitting in a comfy chair–it just exudes coziness. I love it. This commercial makes me appreciate libraries even more!

Wow! I just submitted my Innovation Strategy & Roadmap into this Audio AI and it created a perfect 5 minute podcast summarzing the project. My mind is blown. Will share along with my finished roadmap when finished.

I just pasted my last blog post and listened to the podcast created, and it just blew my mind. Here is a link to it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WQ5cbjLAHqrQNWIE4i8uagM7tHT7rIpw/view

@michael This is so COOL! Mine ended up being like 12 minutes long, but this technology is INCREDIBLE!
https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/2049ad73-81f6-47db-b981-4aa6cc1e3229?original_referer=https:%2F%2F287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu%23&pli=1
I had to click on the Notebook guide then load to listen to the podcast. Thanks for the info!

This is so cool! I can’t wait to try it out.

@michael I tried this for the roadmap assignment. Very cool! https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/51c6ee63-66f5-4ff7-ad83-4d386d2055a3/audio

Adobe Stock and Pixabay are good places to download duty-free images for a project as well.

I use Pixabay.com!

Pexels is my go-to, but I’ve also used Unsplash.

unsplash.com is one of my favs. It has beautiful photographs that, honestly, I can’t believe are free to use.

I love this so much! When my kids were little our public library used to host a sleepover for kids who pledged, and succeeded, to go screen-free for a week. We have such precious memories of making blanket forts in the stacks and reading late into the night surrounded by our neighbors and community!

@michael I LOVE that library you shared about in Copenhagen with the climbable shelving! I worked as a media assistant at a public elementary school library for several years which has an amphitheater that begs to be climbed on and you bet that I let the kiddos get comfy on those oversized steps to read and get cozy and socialize. It made them so happy.

@michael I did not get a comment from you.

@michael I absolutely love this idea – it is so creative and cool! As an extension, the library could also host board game nights and have people bring their homemade board games. So fun!

@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.