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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Class Social Chat Thoughts?, on the site 2 weeks, 1 days ago
@Michael, I can make the 11th! (Taking my daughter to her first concert on Mother’s Day–can’t think of a better way to celebrate 😁😏).
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Inspiration Report: Indigenous Heritage Collection of Alameda County, on the site 2 weeks, 3 days ago
@laurele, thank you for highlighting this important work. Your report is well laid-out and very informative. My tribe, the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, uses Mukurtu as a platform for learning Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo. I thought about doing my report on something like this as well, but then pivoted to something completely different! 😋
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Inspiration Report: Community Education Kit Program at MCL, on the site 2 weeks, 3 days ago
OMG, I’m so sorry–I mean well done, @matilda! Eek, that’s embarrassing.
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Inspiration Report: Community Education Kit Program at MCL, on the site 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Well done, @laurele! Your page reads like a website and I like that it is succinct and provides lots of inspiration and information. I especially like your inclusion of Indigenous people and resources (as a Native person myself). What an interesting idea that can continue to evolve in a library!
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Reflection #4: Robotic Animals in Public Library Collections – Wild Card / New Models, on the site 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Hi @mikayla,
This is what I’m doing my Inspiration Report on! I too was motivated by that article in AL Mag. I love that something manufactured can illicit human empathy and emotion.
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Inspiration Report- Hopeful Futures: Contra Costa County Library as a Social Prescription Hub for Foster Youth, on the site 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Nice, @royaflin! Your report is so full of research and well-thought out. It highlights an important need that libraries can help to fill.
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Module 6 – Hyperlinked Environments & Issues (AI), on the site 2 weeks, 5 days ago
@brobinson, I enjoyed reading about your renewed enthusaism for libraries. Your prose is very pleasant to meander through. I share that same wanderlust for libraries and the capacity they have to inspire unkown joys for us all.
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Reflection: Laura Loves Lifelong Learning at the Library 🫶, on the site 3 weeks, 1 days ago
Thanks for reading, Mary Joy, and so glad you took the quiz! I know, those transitions were mesmerizing and remind me of what my kids call “ASMR”–sounds that are satisfying, or something…I’ll have to go check out who my Ideal Collaborator is too. If you download the results, it gives you a whole Zip drive of different file types you can use for…[Read more]
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Reflection: Laura Loves Lifelong Learning at the Library 🫶, on the site 3 weeks, 1 days ago
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Reflection: Laura Loves Lifelong Learning at the Library 🫶, on the site 3 weeks, 1 days ago
Good call! I know, not enough play is given to adults. My library has a story time for adults, but with developmental disabilities. I feel like many more would be able to tap into the kid in themselves if given the opportunity.
Glad you took the quiz and thanks for reading my post!!
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Inspiration Report Topics & Questions, on the site 3 weeks, 1 days ago
@Michael, Thank you!
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Inspiration Report Topics & Questions, on the site 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Thanks @Michael. I have to admit, I’ve been focusing on another big project for my other class and haven’t been able to focus on my Inspo. Report yet! I’m also floundering on a topic. I’m thinking of leaning into Indigenous librarianship. Are we to kind of pick and choose other things libraries are doing that highlight our chosen topic and report on them?
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Inspiration: Photos from My Day at Lake Villa District Library, on the site 1 months ago
@Michael Well said!
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Laura Wecksler wrote a new post on the site L-Dawg's Blawg 1 months ago
Reflection: Laura Loves Lifelong Learning at the Library 🫶 The supportive nature of the library as a means for lifelong learning was a major part of what drew me into Library school. Before I even […]
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Reflection: "Storytelling With a Beat", on the site 1 months ago
Why, thank you, @emmizo! Yes, you totally tapped into what I was putting down–both that the baskets’ designs hold symbolic meanings (especially intricate ones), but also that it was a social activity. Indeed that was the case in our class. I found out who was related to whom and heard stories their families had passed down. Pretty cool stuff!…[Read more]
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Reflection on New Models: Transformation within and without, on the site 1 months ago
@matilda, I love your post. It is focused, articulate and provides lots of apt examples. I was looking for inspiration for my next post and found it in yours! Thank you. I love the idea of libraries shifting the traditional paradigm on its head.
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Dokk1 Library Overnight Readathon, on the site 1 months ago
@matilda, it’s a MUST watch!
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Inspiration: Photos from My Day at Lake Villa District Library, on the site 1 months ago
@Michael, awesome pix! Nice to photo the empty space so you can really get a feel for its capabilities. Unfortunately makes my library seem to pail in comparison!
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Laura Wecksler commented on the post, Reflection: "Storytelling With a Beat", on the site 1 months ago
Thank you, Frances :). (Frances is also my middle name!)
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Laura Wecksler wrote a new post on the site L-Dawg's Blawg 1 months ago
Reflection: "Storytelling With a Beat" Okay, the title is actually the catch-phrase to the podcast, “Snap Judgment,” a sister podcast to “Spooked,” my all-time favorite and […]
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Hi Laura,
It is good to hear that libraries learn to listen to great stories and share their books to inspire others to know about diverse perspectives, especially American Indian stories. Thank you!-
Thank you, Frances :). (Frances is also my middle name!)
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What a lovely post and what a fun adventure to learn about your indigenous roots. I am sure it has been rewarding to learn of your ancestors by doing, by working with your hands. I am interested in the storytelling while basket weaving. I know many tribes tell stories through intricate pictures on their baskets. When you speak of telling stories, are you referring to oral stories? When looking at that are baskets made by Native Americans, I never really thought about what they were doing while weaving, but of course they told stories and chatted about every day happenings while weaving. What a neat thing to think about! What people were exchanging verbally while making the art you are looking at now. Neat. Thanks for the post.
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Why, thank you, @emmizo! Yes, you totally tapped into what I was putting down–both that the baskets’ designs hold symbolic meanings (especially intricate ones), but also that it was a social activity. Indeed that was the case in our class. I found out who was related to whom and heard stories their families had passed down. Pretty cool stuff! Thank you for reading, your kind comments and glad you enjoyed.
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@lauraw I really enjoyed your thoughts on storytelling. I especially like the quote you shared — “The most important part of a story is the piece of it you don’t know.” I always feel like I want to know the weird side stories of a story or person’s experience more so than the actual story. Like with history, I don’t want to know about the big war battle, I want to know about the woman living on her farm, surviving, and what she is feeling.
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@laurele, Yes! Thanks for reading. I loved that quote too, but haven’t read Lacuna.
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Thanks for reading, Jeanna. Did you read Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr? (apologies if I’m repeating myself myself…) It is one of my favs. and is told from multiple perspectives, which I have to admit, I was put off by at first but then found so mind-blowing once the connections revealed themselves. I haven’t watched all of Outlander, but totally see where you’re coming from with it.
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Hi @lauraw,
Life long learning is so important! When my sole focus was that of being a stay-at-home mom and the care/livelihood of my children, in so many ways I felt dried up and missing something. Coming back to school and learning a subject so different than my past studies has opened a new part of me. Learning something new has brought so much happiness and motivation to my life! 🙂
-Laurel
Laurel,
Yaaaayy!! I hear you. Amen, sista! Thanks for reading ; ).
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 balanced by a keen interest in the world around you and a desire to contribute to society.” I really think the form matches its function in mirroring what it assesses visually in between questions with its surrealist movement and soundscapes; it almost felt like interpreting what was happening in between the questions was more important than the questions themselves, even though I have no idea if they change based on your answers or not. (I felt particularly called out by the question concerning whether you’re a “Restart now” or “Remind me tomorrow” type of person.) What I like the most about it is that it tells you which type of creative your “Ideal Collaborator” would be – for me, the “Thinker” – which I think cuts to the heart of the sentiment of your blog post here; that the value of libraries is what we can learn from the people they’re made of.
Thanks for reading, Mary Joy, and so glad you took the quiz! I know, those transitions were mesmerizing and remind me of what my kids call “ASMR”–sounds that are satisfying, or something…I’ll have to go check out who my Ideal Collaborator is too. If you download the results, it gives you a whole Zip drive of different file types you can use for your image.
Good call! I know, not enough play is given to adults. My library has a story time for adults, but with developmental disabilities. I feel like many more would be able to tap into the kid in themselves if given the opportunity.
Glad you took the quiz and thanks for reading my post!!