Author Archives: Diamond Patrick

This week, I looked at the article “What the Nordics can teach us about having fun,” which looked at developments in architectural designs of playgrounds around Scandinavia. The emphasis of these playgrounds is about equal access to play, seeing play … Continue reading →

For this module, I looked at the two articles on The Human Library. I thought the concept of “checking out” a person that specialized on a specific topic to “read” was so interesting, but it instantly made sense to me! … Continue reading →

I decided to focus on Storyhouse for this blog post because, if I’m honest, I was skeptical about it. It’s shiny cool building, it’s snazzy web design, and the buzzwords throughout the site made me nervous about how accessible and … Continue reading →

Please enjoy my presentation on Clothing Mending and Upcycling at the Library! Clothing Mending and Upcycling at the Library

The academic library I work at has been talking a lot about how we want to approach the topic of generative AI, so I looked a little at both these environments for this module. Two articles I saw as being … Continue reading →

In Module 5, I enjoyed reading the “Libraries Resist” article by Kelly Jensen. Like Jensen mentions, it’s easy to think of libraries as a neutral place, and I think part of that is because we forget that inclusivity — dedicating … Continue reading →

I gravitated towards Brian Kenney’s article “Three Ways Publishers and Libraries Can Work Better Together” (2016). I’ve mentioned previously that I am soon graduating with my Master’s in Creative Writing, and as part of that program I took a class … Continue reading →

Hello, my name is Diamond (she/her). I decided to join the MLIS program at SJSU because I already work in a library and like it so much I wanted to make a career out of it. I chose this course … Continue reading →