{"id":29,"date":"2026-07-15T03:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T03:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/linkwrightlinkbright\/?p=29"},"modified":"2026-07-16T02:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T02:42:38","slug":"reflection-blogging-hyperlinked-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/linkwrightlinkbright\/2026\/07\/15\/reflection-blogging-hyperlinked-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection Blogging: Hyperlinked Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this moment I am extremely grateful for the flexible due dates in this course, as life has taken more than one unexpected turn for me in the past few weeks. It\u2019s a bit daunting to catch up on weeks\u2019 worth of educational content, but watching Ciara\u2019s Eastell\u2019s TED Talk: \u201cHow Libraries Change Lives\u201d helped to calm my thoughts and reminded me why I am choosing to pursue the MLIS and this career path. While donning possibly the coolest necklace I have seen in sometime, Eastell describes the library as a third space is the most succinct of ways: when you come to the library, you \u201ccease to be a consumer, you\u2019re here as a citizen\u201d. I think this concept is at the core of the hyperlinked community concept. When there is no capital to be produced, money to be exchanged, what do people bring to this environment? When people scoff at the relevance of libraries, sometimes I wonder if they have forgotten how to be a citizen. Forgotten how to turn towards <\/em>someone when they ask the hard questions like Eastell was asked: \u201cwhen will my grief end?\u201d<\/p>\n

The work that I have been able to do in libraries (that I personally find to be the most meaningful) echo that interaction that Eastell describes. Helping a regular user with dementia use Google Maps to try and remember where they used to live, for example, was something I did on a semi-regular basis. At the time, I wrote the following poem while reflecting on the interaction:<\/p>\n

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This module\u2019s content has reminded me that although I could not solve the larger mental health issues that this patron faced, I could share that time with them. The brooding tone of the poem was true to my feelings at the time; but now I can see the dual sides of the experience, too. There was no charge for internet access, no tip required for my services. Acting as a fellow citizen, I used my computer skills to help someone try to find what they were looking for.<\/p>\n

TEDx Talks. (2019, June 13).\u00a0How Libraries Change Lives | Ciara Eastell | TedxExeter <\/em>[Video]. YouTube.\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/Tvt-lHZBUwU?si=GmH1yglASVKI7Few<\/a><\/p>\n

Author\u2019s Note: <\/em><\/p>\n

Creative detours were taken in the making of this blog post. Screenshots of Eastell\u2019s glorious jewlery were subjected to my (unimpressive) photo editing skills. Apologies to all graphic designers everywhere, but I had fun doing it:<\/em><\/p>\n

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In this moment I am extremely grateful for the flexible due dates in this course, as life has taken more than one unexpected turn for me in the past few weeks. It\u2019s a bit daunting to catch up on weeks\u2019 worth of educational content, but watching Ciara\u2019s Eastell\u2019s TED Talk: \u201cHow Libraries Change Lives\u201d helped … Continue reading Reflection Blogging: Hyperlinked Communities<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":838,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reflection-blogging"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/linkwrightlinkbright\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/linkwrightlinkbright\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/linkwrightlinkbright\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/linkwrightlinkbright\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/838"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/linkwrightlinkbright\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/linkwrightlinkbright\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/linkwrightlinkbright\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/linkwrightlinkbright\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/linkwrightlinkbright\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/linkwrightlinkbright\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}