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Jeanna commented on the post, Reflection on Hyperlinked Environments: Libraries can be anywhere, and should be everywhere, on the site 1 months ago
Similarly, I really like the idea of the library expanding beyond the one building. Bookmobiles are great, but limited. With the electronic check-out, it would be awesome to have book vending machines in public places. Insert library card, out pops book. Put them in hospital waiting rooms, the DMV, public parks…
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Jeanna commented on the post, Reflection #5: Infinite Learning Modules, on the site 1 months, 1 weeks ago
Perhaps one way to look at it is in how we learn things on our own. If I want to casually learn to code, what would I do? Definitely coding games. If I want to learn Photoshop, it’s because I want to edit my personal photos or make things to post online. If I want to learn more about a historical period, I’m probably going to watch a documentary…[Read more]
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Jeanna commented on the post, Inspiration Report: Makerspaces, on the site 1 months, 1 weeks ago
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!
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Jeanna commented on the post, Reflections: The Power of Stories, All-Inclusive Ballet Performances, on the site 1 months, 2 weeks ago
That’s really special. Thank you so much for sharing. My husband is autistic/ADHD and yes, even for adults the whole experience can be just too much; that room at the back to go have the meltdown and then come back is a GAME CHANGER.
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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: Infinite Learning One of the biggest complaints about the “new” public education system is that it is so focused on tests — the taking of tests, the […]
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Jeanna commented on the post, Innovation Strategy and Roadmap: Hosting a Reverse Career Fair!, on the site 1 months, 2 weeks ago
What a great idea! It reminds me of the agent/editor speed dating rounds at author conferences.
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Jeanna wrote a new post on the site We're all stories, in the end 1 months, 2 weeks 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,
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.
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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!
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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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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!
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Jeanna commented on the post, Reflection Blog #1: Hyperlinked Communities- All Are Welcome, on the site 1 months, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 4 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, 1 weeks 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, 1 weeks 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, 2 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, 2 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, 3 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 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months 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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I think the library is a valuable part of the modern world since you can learn all sorts of new things and you are right it’s a safe place people can learn what they wouldn’t in school. However I don’t believe we should offload so much of our work towards the library, instead we need to push for schools to be a better educational setting too. It shouldn’t always be at risk to lose creative learning environments. Play is an important part of learning as you say, so it needs to remain in schools to a certain degree. I’ve never learned that well if I didn’t have fun, but this comes in many different ways. I just don’t think we should give up on schools having fun.
@jeanna so much goodness here, but I’m gonna focus in on the last little bit about library services under one roof. My thought would be to expand the library into that storefront and anywhere else. The library might find some space such as the farmers market or the community center or anything in between. This is a good way to think about service and the library’s place in the community.