Hello! I have prepared a 3-2-1 my symposium to share my course A-Ha’s! This is a link to my symposium Powtoon: Watch my Powtoon: 3-2-1!  

Hi, all, Here is a link to my Inspiration Report, Storytelling for all Seasons. I’ve structured an interactive storytelling program that incorporates oral history, podcasting, photo voice and performance/exhibits/website sharing of stories from Richmond Library users to promote an inclusive, welcoming space. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jOApp6KpQIC7ClCQ0vsDPmXdD1dl3vnW/view?usp=sharing  

Hi, all, Public libraries are facing book bans related to books about climate change, are increasingly serving as warming or cooling centers in extreme weather conditions, and are faced with the challenge of updated aging facilities in sustainable ways. Using the principles of participatory library services, this project centers on engaging library users and others…

I really like the reframing of Professional Development (PD) to Professional Learning Experiences (PLE). I appreciate the opportunity to reflect on my own PLE Networks. Yes, I went to 3 teaching & learning, school-based health, and school administration conferences this month like it was my full time job, and I picked up new information and…

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” ― Anais Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934 “There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.” – William Butler Yeats StoryTime!…

(Historical Photo Courtesy Of Richmond Main Library) – I can say that the space looks very similar to this today. Both the New Models and New Horizons for Libraries got me thinking about what is happening locally in my community: the City of Richmond (AKA “RichCity”” in the East Bay Area of California, recently received…

I’ve been reflecting on the Laerke’s article about the Four Space Model for libraries, narratives, storytelling, and connections. The four spaces are Experience, Involvement, Empowerment and Innovation. I’ve also been reading Coaching A-Z by Haesun Moon. Moon talks about hosting and curating better conversations, and acknowledges that not every story told is healing or transformational.…

The idea of libraries as a commons, hub for services, information and connection speaks to me in the hyperlinked libraries examples Dr. Stephens offered in his lecture. Libraries have been activating more and more of these creative kinds of programs and designs to facilitate these community connections.  Lately, I have been hearing more about programming…

In his chapter, ‘The Hyperlinked Organization,” David Weinberger calls out how technology, like email,blogs, and the web itself, are accelerating the flattening of hierarchies and promoting the connections between humans to share information with each other about how they are experiencing the organization beyond the organizational charts, press releases, and official memos.  Michael Stephens states,…

Hi, all, My name is Quarry (pronounced just like the dictionary says. I’m named after Marie Curie, by way of a Korean pastor trying his best to complete my birth certificate form on demand at UCLA Medical Center. My mom was a Chemistry major and admirer of the Polish Nobel Prize winning scientist).  Currently, I’m…