After watching the module ten lecture, I was intrigued by the ways in which libraries connect with the community through stories using modern technology. As said by Stephens (2019), “libraries should keep stories, share stories, and make stories” (p. 92). One of the most interesting examples discussed by Stephens (n.d.) was a program called the Community Oral History Project by the New York Public Library (NYPL). According to the NYPL (n.d.), this project “celebrates New York City’s unique neighborhoods and diverse people. It preserves and documents history by collecting the stories of those who have experienced it.” This program gave users the opportunity to listen to stories told by other…

  The concept that resonated with me the most from the ‘New Models’ lecture is the concept of hygge. Joe Pickard (n.d., as cited in Stephens, 2019) defines Hygge “as the art of building sanctuary and community,” of paying attention to what makes us feel alive. A feeling of belonging to the moment and celebrating the everyday.” Like how international libraries interpreted the concept of libraries for people, hygge has been incorporated into both library architecture and services. Examples that Stephens (n.d.) provided in the module eight lecture is the design of the Anythink Library and the program, Tea Tree Gully, in Australia.  When I first saw the architecture design…

In this module, the adventure I chose was examining how international libraries create libraries for people rather than books. Since I live in the United States, I wanted to explore how other countries interpreted this concept and integrated it into their libraries.   U.S. Libraries  According to Stephens (2019), libraries are “the center of urban development and the incubators of community knowledge, bringing together multiple functions in a centralized hub and open, evolving learning spaces” (p. 61). In the U.S., the concept of libraries for people is usually integrated into the programs and services that libraries offer to their communities. For example, my current employer, the L.A. County Library System, offers…