Author: Denise Jessie

  • Hyperlinked Library Virtual Symposium

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    For the virtual symposium, I created an infographic of my 5 key take-aways from this class.

  • Inspiration Report: STEAM Wing

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    My Inspiration Report is proposing a STEAM Wing to the library. I argue that adding a STEAM wing to the library will enhance the library and the community. The whole community benefits from children learning science, technology, art, and mathematics. Click here to see the Inspiration Report: STEAM Wing:  

  • Reflection: Library as Classroom

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    Libraries are already a place of infinite learning. With a little enhancement, libraries can become the community’s classroom. We just need to provide the space and resources to allow exploration to happen. This can take many forms, from formal classes, to passive programming. In order to reach all community members, libraries must cater to different…

  • Reflection: The Power of Stories

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      Stories can be used to promote the library to the community, or to stress the importance of our services to our stakeholders. Either way, stories are powerful, more so, it seems than graphs and statistics. We need to develop the skill, and habit of storytelling. These stories will resonate with the community, stakeholders, and…

  • New Horizons in Librarianship

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      As librarians, we must always be looking out towards the future. In order to stay relevant, we must anticipate changes that are beyond the horizon. If only we had a crystal ball to enlighten us to what is going to happen. But since we don’t, we have to pay attention to upcoming trends and…

  • Makerspace STEM Lab in the Library

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    My Roadmap is a slide presentation. Please use the following link to view: STEM Lab and Makerspace in the Library slide show

  • Public Library Environment

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    Gone are the days where you were shushed in a library. Today’s libraries are about community. They are a hub – a gathering place, a place to get inspired, learn, innovate, and experience. In order to facilitate all that, the library of today should be set up for it. The library needs to be inviting,…

  • Hyperlinked Communities

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      Libraries are more than a book depository: They are gathering places for the community. They can, and should, fill a need in the community. A library is a place where people come together to “connect” with like minded people (Hassan, 2022). Gone are the days where a library was only a place to read…

  • Assignment X: The Only Consistent Characteristic of Libraries is Change

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    Libraries as a consistent place of constant change In 1731, the first library was established by Benjamin Franklin in what would become the United States. He set up the first library so everyone would have access to books, and thus knowledge. He was young, uneducated, and poor. But, he had friends that were rich enough…

  • Hello!

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    Hello! My name is Mildred Denise Jessie, but I go by Denise. I have a BA in history and a MA in history from Fresno State. I taught history for about 16 years at Fresno State and a local community college. About four years ago, I moved to a small town in Mendocino County and…