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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, Inspiration Report: The Power of Stories, on the site 3 days, 4 hours ago
Hi, Olivia! What a wonderful post. I especially appreciate the statistics chart you included in your reflections on the success of the Human Library, which really helped me quantify why this project would serve your community as it has for so many others! At the same time, I think your acknowledgement that bringing groups of people that are…[Read more]
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, Laura Loves Lifelong Learning at the Library 🫶, on the site 4 days, 9 hours ago
Hi, Laura! I just wanted to comment and thank you for referencing the 23 Things quiz. What a cool and interactive website – apparently I am the “Visionary” creativity type: “Emotional, passion-driven, and full of ideas, the VISIONARY combines a vivid imagination with a desire for practical solutions. Your introspective and intuitive nature is bala…[Read more]
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, P.L.A.Y. – Playful Learning Activates You!, on the site 4 days, 12 hours ago
Hi, Savannah! Right off the bat I want to say that I love the sentence “Let’s talk about the mess.” Your writing style in this post does a great job juxtaposing the concepts that you and many of the readings for this week rightfully point out to be something “uncomfortable” and therefore difficult to hurdle and have productive conversat…[Read more]
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, Reflection: Infinite Learning with Infinite Successes, on the site 4 days, 12 hours ago
Hi, Christie – first of all, congrats on your pending graduation! I wanted to comment and say how much I appreciate the way you phrased the sentence “… this formula provides us with infinite successes…” I like how you’ve reimagined success in Professor Stephen’s equation not as the product but as a mere factor of experience; I find that the no…[Read more]
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Mary Joy (MJ) wrote a new post on the site Mary Joy's INFO 287 SP24 Blog 5 days, 23 hours ago
Creative Computer & Information Literacy Learning in Elementary School Libraries: How Running an Ice Cream Truck Made Me a Better Citizen | Reflection Blogging: Weeks 11/12 – Infinite Learning (Learning Everywhere/Library As Classroom)
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, The Power of Questions, on the site 6 days, 5 hours ago
Hi, Maggie! I wanted to echo the value of Storyworth – what a fantastic website! I remember all the way back in high school, as part of one of my English classes we had to contribute a recording to Storyworth and I had such a fun time creating and listening to other classmates’ contributions. The question “What is the first major new story you c…[Read more]
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, Inspiration Report: Makerspaces, on the site 6 days, 15 hours ago
Hi, Jeanna! I’m in complete agreement with @emmizo– your report is extremely thorough and engaging both visually and in its content. The Battle Bots link was so cool (I love how reactive the crowd was!) and a great way to illustrate just how fun and creative your proposal could be for library patrons. Excellent work!
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Mary Joy (MJ) posted an update in the group
Break the Ice: Binge-Worthy 1 weeks agoHi all! Wanted to recommend the TV show “The Artful Dodger” on Disney+ to all my fellow English Literature friends. It’s pretty graphic (takes place in a Victorian hospital) but it’s a very fun reimagining of Dickens’ characters and is set in 19th century Australian colonies. David Thewlis (Remus Lupin) plays Fagin!
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@gilbertmaryjoy Putting it on the list!
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, Storytelling & Social Cohesion: How Libraries Can Make Voices Be Heard | Reflection Blogging: Week 10 – The Power of Stories, on the site 1 weeks ago
Okay, one more! This version of One Hundred Miles from the movie Inside Llweyn Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY_S0Xoo02A&list=RDMMZVfPu42wDvs&index=16. The violin is so mournful. I could talk music all day!
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, The Hyperlinked Museum: Technology as a Tool of Remembrance | Reflection Blogging: Week 6 – Hyperlinked Environments & Issues, on the site 1 weeks ago
Yes! That was what drew me to that video initially is how engaged the children are in the audience. I work with children every day and I can tell when students are enjoying a book we’re reading based on how zoned in they are to the conversation and how much they want to discuss what we read afterwards. It’s such a fantastic museum that I des…[Read more]
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, Sound & Skill-Building: How Libraries Embody “Creativity, Community, Innovation, and Entrepreneurialism” | Reflection Blogging: Week 8 – New Models, on the site 1 weeks ago
@michael That’s wonderful (and I’m so jealous!)! She was so articulate and had such a great, thoughtful presence on stage – I felt like I had to write about her.
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, Reflection on New Models: Transformation within and without, on the site 1 weeks ago
Hi, Mathilda! I wanted to comment and say thank you for putting into words the concept that transforming the physical space of a library is also a transformation of the social structure within it. I think we can root a lot of this hierarchical upheaval to the way library spaces are actively thinking about accessibility of information. The more…[Read more]
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Mary Joy (MJ) wrote a new post on the site Mary Joy's INFO 287 SP24 Blog 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Storytelling & Social Cohesion: How Libraries Can Make Voices Be Heard | Reflection Blogging: Week 10 – The Power of Stories
Storytelling & Social Cohesion: How Libraries Can Make Voices Be Heard Reflection Blogging: Week 10 – The Power of Stories I do […]-
@gilbertmaryjoy OH! The recordings you shared are amazing. Thank you. On a personal note my family on both mom and dad side came from Eastern Kentucky and hearing the voices in your recordings reminded me so much of my family. That accent is just so special to me. My mom had 11 sisters and one brother and they all called their parents “mommy and daddy.” I loved that.
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This song resonates deeply with me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrcd1SMD924
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Okay, one more! This version of One Hundred Miles from the movie Inside Llweyn Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY_S0Xoo02A&list=RDMMZVfPu42wDvs&index=16. The violin is so mournful. I could talk music all day!
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Mary Joy (MJ) wrote a new post on the site Mary Joy's INFO 287 SP24 Blog 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Sound & Skill-Building: How Libraries Embody “Creativity, Community, Innovation, and Entrepreneurialism” | Reflection Blogging: Week 8 – New Models
Sound & Skill-Building: How Libraries Embody “Creativity, Community, Innovation, and Entrepreneurialism” Reflection Blogging: Week 8 – N […]-
@gilbertmaryjoy thank you for this reflection on the teen creation space at the San Jose Public Library. It is such a good example of how to do something like this so well. Smith’s TedTalk really resonated with me as well. I have been lucky to work with her at conferences before her retirement.
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@michael That’s wonderful (and I’m so jealous!)! She was so articulate and had such a great, thoughtful presence on stage – I felt like I had to write about her.
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@gilbertmaryjoy So cool! I am glad you were inspired.
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Mary Joy (MJ) wrote a new post on the site Mary Joy's INFO 287 SP24 Blog 4 weeks ago
Innovation Strategy & Roadmap: Unstacking the LibraryPlease use the following link to access my presentation for the Innovation Strategy & Roadmap Assignment, titled “Unstacking the Library.” […]
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, Checking In, on the site 4 weeks, 1 days ago
Thank you for checking in, @michael. I’ve been incredibly sick for the last two weeks, but I’m finally feeling more like myself. I’ve been keeping up with the reading material but I think I’m echoing a lot of my classmates in saying that times are chaotic. We all sincerely appreciate having an attentive and considerate professor like you!
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Mary Joy (MJ) wrote a new post on the site Mary Joy's INFO 287 SP24 Blog 1 months, 3 weeks ago
The Hyperlinked Museum: Technology as a Tool of Remembrance | Reflection Blogging: Week 6 – Hyperlinked Environments & Issues
The Hyperlinked Museum: Technology as a Tool of Remembrance Reflection Blogging: Week 6 – Hyperlinked Environments & Issues For this w […]-
@gilbertmaryjoy thank you for this essay on galleries and museums. It’s one of the most interesting spaces to me right now where change is happening. I appreciate the examples you shared — they resonate. The exhibits and interactive experiences you highlight are important for people to see and understand. I hope we see more and more of this going forward. More stories shared more lives changed.
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oops…got as little poetic there.
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This is a great article @gilbertmaryjoy I really enjoy the possibilities digital archiving brings to light! I used to think chatbots were really cool as a kid since it was like someone to talk to, but from a completely different mindset since it’s a program. Obviously libraries would use this more practically to teach people based on knowledge that has been gathered, but it can be implemented in games to help teach people lessons on security, early life skills, or on the field work experience! I know museums can really benefit as they won’t have a bunch of strangers that might knock over their priceless artifact.
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@gilbertmaryjoy Thank you so much for sharing this powerful use of technology to preserve history and to combat antisemitism. You could tell by how engaged and attentive the kids were in their question and answer session with the hologram of the holocaust survivor. The Illinois Holocaust Museum is indeed a hyperlinked environment as it transcends time to bring history alive for a younger generation. Thanks again for sharing this!
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Yes! That was what drew me to that video initially is how engaged the children are in the audience. I work with children every day and I can tell when students are enjoying a book we’re reading based on how zoned in they are to the conversation and how much they want to discuss what we read afterwards. It’s such a fantastic museum that I desperately want to visit if I can someday.
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, The Power of Suggestion | Reflection Blogging: Week 5 – Hyperlinked Communities, on the site 1 months, 3 weeks ago
Hi, Olivia!
Honestly, don’t let it intimidate you! You build a support network very quickly in this line of work; I am the only librarian at my school, but there are five of us altogether in the district and we’re constantly communicating back and forth about what has and hasn’t been working for us in our libraries. It may be a competitive…[Read more]
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, Fluid Dates, on the site 1 months, 3 weeks ago
@michael Thank you SO SO SO MUCH for this amendment. As I’m sure many of my classmates can attest, these have been an extremely stressful few months and getting more time to engage with the content is such a relief. I will also be sticking as closely as I can to the due dates, but it is so nice to know that I can take my time if I need to do more…[Read more]
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Mary Joy (MJ) commented on the post, Oral History and The Power of Stories, on the site 2 months ago
Hi!
Thank you so much for this post. I wanted to drop in with a recommendation if you’re interested in Native literature and poetry in California; “Nature Poem” by Tommy Pico. https://tinhouse.com/book/nature-poem/ It’s a fascinating take on the recitation of oral culture of the Kumeyaay (San Diego tribe – UC San Diego is built on their…[Read more]
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