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Jeanna wrote a new post on the site We're all stories, in the end 1 months ago
Inspiration Report: MakerspacesCommunity creation labs in public libraries are commonplace worldwide, yet none of the libraries in Placer County have adopted the […]
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Jeanna commented on the post, Reflection Blog #1: Hyperlinked Communities- All Are Welcome, on the site 1 months, 1 weeks ago
There have been a few books over the last years about Roosevelt’s Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, including Kim Michele Richardson’s “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” & its sequel, “The Book Woman’s Daughter,” as well as Jojo Moyes’s “The Giver of Stars.”
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Jeanna commented on the post, The Power of Stories: Stories of the Invisible, on the site 1 months, 1 weeks ago
Oh, the prison commissioner comment rings very true. I know people who have worked in prisons for their entire careers (including one who was the social worker leading therapy groups) who have never once expressed any semblance of compassion or care for the men in their custody. I love that this could open eyes to the real humans they work with every day.
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Jeanna commented on the post, Mending Circles at the Library!, on the site 1 months, 2 weeks ago
I read recently about a University library that was holding a similar event. What a neat idea! It’s such a valuable but entirely underrated skill.
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Jeanna wrote a new post on the site We're all stories, in the end 1 months, 2 weeks ago
Reflection Blogging: The Power of Stories I am fascinated by the Living Book projects, but I wonder if it would be possible to take it one step further – if the people who had good e […]
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@jeanna Oh my! I need to know more about the emoji language the 20 somethings have… I am way out of there loop as a late-50’s something!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the human library. I do believe there is some training involved in the formalized human library programs for the “library books” to be aware of how people might talk to them.
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Jeanna wrote a new post on the site We're all stories, in the end 2 months ago
Reflection Blogging: New Models I am fascinated by the world of hygge in its coziest form: the fuzzy socks and blankets, the sweaters and candles, the faux fur and the […]
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I absolutely loved this journey you took us on through different cozy library-themed bars and actual cozy libraries across the country. I live in Sacramento, so I could investigate the books to see if they are functional or just chosen for aesthetics! I have had the chance to sneak into The Reading Room in New York. I don’t know if I would call it cozy. It was a tad intimidating.
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Hygge!! Love it too. Those pictures just suck you right in. I’ve been to the Library Bar and have heard of the Bourbon and Branch (went to a speakeasy in SF too but it was called The Vault, an old bank)! What a fun and inventive idea for this post. We have a bookstore/restaurant in Santa Cruz called Bad Animal that I was so excited about until I ate there and the waiter was snarky and lame. The book guy was really excited about the reference in the title though…which I can’t remember of course.
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@jeanna I was super thrilled to learn about all the various permutations of the concept of the library bar. I am in for a nice glass of red anytime I happen upon one of these places. You share some very interesting ideas as well about what this means for libraries and welcoming people into our spaces. Cheers.
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Jeanna commented on the post, The Traveling Librarian, on the site 2 months ago
Hi Laura,
Love love LOVE this. I’m doing study abroad this summer (14 days, 28 GLAM organizations) for this exact reason.
The first time I went to Paris, I lived on pain au jambon — ham sandwiches — the whole time. Food in Paris is so much better when you have both a more mature palatte and money, so yes — get the escargot and the…[Read more]
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Jeanna wrote a new post on the site We're all stories, in the end 2 months, 1 weeks ago
Innovation Strategy & Roadmap: Technology PlaygroundPlacer County Library, Rocklin branch, shall introduce a new “technology playground” as well as accompanying fortnightly “Connecting with […]
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Jeanna commented on the post, From Twitter – Idaho Libraries, on the site 2 months, 1 weeks ago
And yes, I’m being fecetious, but this is the mindset.
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Jeanna wrote a new post on the site We're all stories, in the end 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Reflection Blogging: Hyperlinked Environments I feel like The New York Times summed up the entire history that led to this class in one sentence: “Curators 35 years ago were not […]
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@jeanna I so appreciate this post regarding museums and interactivity and technology. I have really enjoyed some of the museums I’ve visited in the last couple of years, including those in Scotland, and in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Both utilize technology in interesting ways, and they also told stories via the exhibits, artifacts, etc. Innovation in the museum sector continues, especially with what I see going on in some art museums with displays and immersive environments.
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Jeanna commented on the post, Assignment X – Re-thinking Library Spaces, on the site 2 months, 2 weeks ago
You didn’t say — are they dumping 1/2 the books entirely, or are they moving them to storage so they’ll still be retrievable? Is it perhaps the outdated non-fiction books…?
Every branch?
That seems…excessive.
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Jeanna wrote a new post on the site We're all stories, in the end 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Reflection: Hyperlinked Communities My last post discussed the inaccessibility of local library resources for working adults (and their children). Building on that theme, […]
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@jeanna I heart your list of things you want to do at the library! Golden!
The type of programming you brainstorm is exactly what I think we should be aiming for in our evolving information spaces.
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Jeanna commented on the post, Reflection II: The Hyperlinked Academic Library: Flipping Education vs. Traditional Education, on the site 2 months, 2 weeks ago
I absolutely adore the bins! It now looks like those highly organized Pinterest-worthy playrooms combined with an excellent secondhand music store that specializes in vinyl. What a great idea!
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Jeanna commented on the post, Reflection #3: The International Learning Communities great stories in the Hyperlinked "Global Model" Libraries, on the site 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Beautifully put. The lonliness statistics are figuring into my project as well.
The human library project could do amazing things for combating prejudice, one person at a time.
Interesting story: My father, a prison guard, is racist and homophobic to the extreme, but one year when I was a teenager, I had tickets to see “Kiss of the Spider…[Read more]
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Jeanna wrote a new post on the site We're all stories, in the end 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Project X: Open the Doors As a young teacher, absolutely unable to afford anything but Bay Area rents, the library was my bookstore. I had my card number memorized […]
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Jeanna,
I really appreciate the points you make in this post. How can libraries be seen and used as community hubs if they aren’t open at times that the majority of people can visit? I’m lucky to work for a library that has evening hours (open until 9pm) Monday-Wednesday. We recently started up a new monthly program and, for now, we’re experimenting with different days of the week and times and seeing what works best for our community. A library in my library system also experimented with an open+ style system, but I haven’t heard how that played out.
I think this topic can lead to a funding talk, but that’s a conversation for another day, heh.
Sara
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Hi Jeanna,
Thank you so much for bringing this important point forward! My county library system has the same 10am-6pm hours, which puts such limitations on who gets to benefit from programs, services, and education that our system offers. I really appreciate your examples of how we may unlock this access, via Bibliotheca’s Open+ system and your idea of collaboration with Parts & Rec services. There is so much opportunity for expanded operation and use of library spaces to truly serve all people, especially working people, if we push beyond institutionally-imposed boundaries.
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Jeanna commented on the post, Behold! Our OPML File!, on the site 3 months ago
Done and done. Easy-to-follow instructions (even without the video). Thank you for doing this!
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Jeanna commented on the post, Making the Most of Your Blogging & CYOA, on the site 3 months, 1 weeks ago
lol oh good. 😀
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Jeanna,
I just perused your inspiration report. You did such a great job! Thank you for providing us all with a great example. I appreciated how well thought out your plan was, even down to factoring in liability issues and providing solutions.
I really appreciated this sentiment, “As computers and cell phones
make much of the library’s historical purpose obsolete, we can ensure our
continued relevance by providing opportunities that other organizations cannot.” I think this is exactly what this course is all about–in order for public libraries to survive, they must evolve, adapt, and be linked with the community.
Good job! I enjoyed reading this.
-Emily
Wow — thank you so much! I really struggled with the graphic presentation but after a couple false starts, I finally found something that worked. Good luck with yours!
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!
Jeanna,
Thank you for treating and sharing this fantastic report!! You expertly and clearly breakdown the trendy term of “maker’s space” and define the true diversity of creative endeavors that Placer County Library system could (and should!) adopt. I especially appreciated learning about global makers spaces.
Thanks all for the encouraging remarks! Good luck with the end of the semester!