What's happening with PLA? I'm here to find out.
There is a webinar coming up put on by WebJunction called The Power of Small: How Rural Libraries Help Their Communities Thrive. The speaker is Allie Stevens, Director and solo librarian, at Calhoun County Library & Museum in Hamtpon Arkansas. Allie is a 2018 Library Journal Mover & Shaker.
Register for this free webinar on April 18 3:00-4:00 p.m. EDT.
https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/power-of-small.html
I have a new graphic for the blog. I’d like to thank Jill Fuller from the Bridges Library System for creating this graphic. It will be used on the Wisconsin Library Association‘s web site to direct people to this blog, Diary of a Library Liaison.
Photovoice is a type of participatory research methodology designed to empower participants through photography and the power of storytelling in small group settings. In 2013, the Chicago Public Library (CPL) partnered with a local organization to start collecting stories from refugees and political asylum seekers about their lives in Chicago. Through photovoice, the participants got connected to their new home town by taking pictures of their daily lives, and in small group settings, they got connected to CPL and to others who have also experienced forced migration. Participants gained broader connections to other Chicagoans through the resulting exhibit and its opening event. This webinar will introduce the project and its methodology, and will help attendees begin to design their own photovoice project.
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will:
This webinar is open to everyone interested in exploring issues around programming, outreach, and/or community partnerships. It will be particularly relevant to those with an interest in services for marginalized communities or the role of visual art and storytelling in public libraries.
THIS WEBINAR IS FREE, BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND SPACE IS LIMITED. You can register for this webinar until it begins, or until space is no longer available, whichever comes first. Please do not register unless you are sincere about attending the live webinar. Space is limited, and signing up and not attending may deprive someone else of the opportunity. Thank you for your cooperation.
REGISTER NOW! On the next screen you’ll click “Register” to continue the online registration process.
I attended the Book Buzz program on Wednesday morning. This was being offered at the same time as some pre-conference sessions. There were quite a few people in attendance at the Book Buzz program even with the snow storm and others in pre-conference sessions.
Book Buzz: Presented by Book List highlights some of the best upcoming books for adult readers, along with great book group picks.
We got the inside scoop from these publisher representatives:
Books:
Parker book club pick)
Check out librarylovefest.com blog. It sounds amazing.
First Look Book Club will send you excerpts from books which gives you just enough to know if you want to keep reading and is also great for reader’s advisory.
Ok, I’ll be the first to admit that I am behind when it comes to sharing via a blog or using an RSS feed to receive information from blogs. I have about five minutes of blogging experience from when my husband and I started a blog to update the world on our beautiful family. I think we posted three times.
Back to this blog, I was super excited when a co-worker mentioned signing up to receive email updates from the blog. Here I thought people had to either remember to come to the blog to check for posts or someone get an RSS feed set up. It turns out there is a teeny-tiny button in the lower right-hand corner that indicates that you can follow this blog. That’s really nice if you spot it. I decided to make it bigger by making a Follow Me! widget in the sidebar to the right. —>
Once you submit your email address to follow the blog, you will receive a confirmation email. You can select your frequency preferences at this time: immediately, once a day, etc. I’m pretty sure you can unsubscribe at any time. If you have questions, you can contact me using the contact form link above.
Of course, there’s an app for this blogging software I am using called WordPress. This will make it super easy for me to post on the fly. If you have any questions about starting a blog, send me a note via the contact form above. So far it has been a pretty easy going experience.
Part of my role as the WAPL-PLA Liaison is to keep up with all things PLA. My boss gets sent a print subscription to Public Libraries, which is a bi-monthly publication. I’ll admit, I rarely look at it because it’s out in our reception area and how often am I waiting out there? Like never. With this new liaison position, I am going to make a greater effort to be mindful of what is happening around me in and because of public libraries.
One of the first things I came across in the July/August 2017 issue of Public Libraries was an article about podcasting and how libraries across the nation are getting into this. I have heard people talk about listening to podcasts but I have never actually tuned in. I know, I am a bit behind!!
I took the first step in learning more about podcasting by reading the article in Public Libraries and going to the DeKalb County Public Library web page on Podcasts and watching a brief video on how podcasts work and what it means to subscribe. Next, I am going to pick one of these library podcasts featured in the Public Libraries magazine and I am going to give this podcasting thing a try!
Do you listen to podcasts? What are your favorite library-related podcasts?
