Your presentation is polished and clear. I loved how you hit on the core themes of our course in a Cliff Notes style!

Initially, I also did not understand the hyperlinked theory. Your symposium shows how it is what we make it and have fun with it!

Thank you very much! We are participating in the hyperlinked library every day!

Ironically, I was just talking to the librarian and librarian assistant at my fomer employer last week about how libraries should have a program that teaches gardening and creating homemade dishes. People often eat fast food because it is convenient although it is unhealthy and expensive. Although the initial investment in creating a…Read more

Wonderful report, I enjoyed the layout, graphics and content. I love the idea of a human first approach.
Bravo!

@jcrystalc

This is a wonderful idea for a library to add to its services. I especially like how the garden is year round because it gives patrons the opportunity to come in at any time to learn about gardening. Also, helping people learn how to cook is great because these are important skills to have.

I have to admit that I get excited every time I hear or read the word ‘makerspace’ because I associate it with fun and creativity, which is why they exist! Ron Harris does make a wonderful point that your presentation is unique because the main demographic you are targeting is the military community rather than the general public. I…Read more

Your innovation strategy and roadmap is amazing! I like how you are using social media as a way to draw teen groups in while allowing the teens some autonomy over the content that is posted on the channel. Teens know what other teens like and having teens create content that they know will interest other teens is a great way to draw…Read more

I love your idea of creating limited edition bookmarks because I will tell you from experience, anything limited edition will draw a crowd. Recently my library system introduced limited edition library cards designed by a famous artist and the lines to get the cards were long. We ran out of cards within four days, and I know other…Read more

With the current political climate we are in, your inspiration report is a perfect addition to all libraries, especially in areas where there is either a huge migrant community or areas where there are a lot of former migrant children live.

Thank you so much! My goal is to present an idea that would improve library services for patrons, especially those who physically cannot come in-person to ask for help.

The inspiration for this presentation stemmed from the phone calls I would recieve from older patrons when I was working for this library system, who needed help either navigating the internet or the library website itself. They could not come in-person for help because they had no method of transportation and I would spend a lot…Read more

Thank you so much for the comment! I personally think that live chats between librarians and patrons should exsist in all libraries. This type of service makes the library look better in the eyes of their users because users will see that the library is trying to reach out to them. Patrons definately notice when libraries are…Read more

Very cool! We were able to tour the Cheech after hours during a tour via the CLA conference in October. I also attended the arts and culture tour that your planning commissioner representative offered. Did the bid for the Arts and Culture go through?

I love your idea of a hybrid book club as it gives busy patrons the opportunity to participate in the program from home, work, etc. I could see this book club expanding to a podcast format with users being able to join via phone call or even over Zoom!

I agree that libraries play an important role in sharing and keeping knowledge for everybody. When libraries host programs, it brings people from different backgrounds in one room and for a moment, what each person’s job, socioeconomic status, political and religious beliefs becomes completely irrelevant. Patrons (crafters) will often…Read more

Over the years, I have noticed an increase in the utilzation of library services, especially book circulation. The attitude went from ‘gross I would not want to check out books used by other people’ to ‘books are too expensive, I am going to the library to read it for free’. The more people utilize libraries, the stronger the libraries…Read more

Infinite Learning

I agree that not having access to information is a form of censorship and that libraries should always strive to preserve stories, books, and manuscripts to ensure that future generations have equal access to those sources. It is understandable that many libraries cannot do that because of the lack of funding and knowledge on…Read more

I always get excited when different library systems partner with each other and other organizations for the purpose of educating the public. Library systems should not attempt to compete with one another. When I enter different libraries it always bothers me when the clerk tells me that this library system is better than the other…Read more

Learning new things means making new mistakes. It does not matter so long as you learn from your mistakes and do the best you can to avoid doing the same thing again. Of course, crafting is excluded because it does require a lot of mistakes to occur before you understand how to craft like an expert!

Regardless of where we are or at, we are always learning something new. The concept of learning everywhere is so intriguing because it makes you realize that almost everything you do is learning. You are always learning something new everyday.

When I was younger, I did not utilize public libraries as often as I do now, mostly because my elementary school and middle school library had all the books I needed for my age. I would go to the public library to register for the summer reading challenge or log on to the computer to play a PC game from the Magic School Bus series.…Read more

New Models

Thank you so much for your response. I was introduced to this software in my Archives and Manuscripts class and it was so fun. I created a timeline of the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Here’s the link in case you are intrested:…Read more