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Hi Will. Thanks for the interesting post. Like you, I have a natural ability to work well with children and I think being a children’s librarian would be a really, really fulfilling career. I’m sorry I didn’t know this about you earlier. There was recently a casual position advertised at SLQ for a such a position over the summer holidays. I hope you saw it! (I applied and sadly missed out!).
I wanted to bring to light how much I appreciated your perspective on this program. When I think of such programs I will exclusively consider the benefits brought to the children, especially in terms of literacy. It was interesting to me that you discussed in detail the benefits brought to the parents of these children. This is not something I considered in much detail, except, also, in regards to literacy. For example, it has been seen that the literacy of adults can be improved by them attending the children’s reading programs and by them consequently reading to their children more at home. Thank you for bringing this perspective to light for me.
Saurav, greetings! I really like the point you made about libraries reflecting the popular culture of the various cultures of the library users. Here, there are collections and story times etc in other languages that are pertinent to the languages of those libraries’ users. Often, popular events, such as the Chinese New Year will also be celebrated in the libraries. However, I can’t help to think of the Event Cinemas in my area that screens Bollywood, Chinese and Korean films because many people in my area are from these cultures and countries. If the cinemas have identified a need to provide this source of pop culture to these members of our community, I imagine that the library could also support this need too.
Hi Katherine. Thanks for choosing to write your review on this RA! I’d never heard of it being done is such a way and it was really enjoyable to read your post. The conclusions you make were really quite great and I agree completely with Will and thought he couldn’t have worded my thoughts better! For IFN616, I am discussing the use of such interactive tools in local history library websites. Upon looking through many though, I too realised that they very rarely get used by the users. Upon writing my recommendations for IFN616, I actually statesd that a significant amount of effort should be put into marketing. Like your post points out, these sorts of products and services meet the needs of the users exceptionally well, yet they won’t know to use it if they don’t know it exists! Strangely enough, none of the literature I’ve been reading about implementing such ideas on their website discuss the idea of marketing.
Great expression of this idea, Chris. I was quite shocked to find that hobby 3D printers need not actually be that expensive. But I suppose it’s relative to the library’s budget, right?
Hi Debbie. Thanks for pooping by! A field trip to Sno-Isle sounds about perfect! I’m glad you took the time to look through their website.
Hi Katherine! Thanks for reading my post – especially at a point when it wasn’t proof read yet! When I decided to do a service review this week, I knew that, because of my timetable, I would have to review an online service. Instead of searching through libraries’ websites for YA RA, I searched for YA RA in general. I would say that a lot of the literature and web content was all American. Yes, it seems that Americans are really on the ball RE: teens in their libraries. Like you say, they create so many different ways to meet the users of teens. Volunteering is one that I had never come across in my experience as a teen in Australia. Although I volunteer at a library now as a LIS student, I never knew of any opportunities to volunteer at my public library as a teen. And yes, things like advisory boards, which seem very common sense, were unknown to me before researching for this review. I think it would be great to see public libraries do more of this, or , if they already are (which Im sure many are), to make them more known to the public. I would like to do more reading about how well such programs/services are working for public libraries. Will pop by your post to check it out soon!
Hi there! I like the way that you presented your argument. I keep forgetting to focus on RS rather than the topic of research in general. Reading your post helped me to align my thoughts again! I would agree with you that yes,
RS offers economic viability
I think you succinctly summed up your argument well with those words.
Hi Robynne! Just dropping by to say that I really enjoyed your post. It’s clear that you have a great understanding of this topic. I also liked how you brought the Twitter chat into your reflection and also the way you formatted your post. I particularly like the last line you wrote
librarianship and libraries are truly experiencing extraordinary changes in their nature and finding ways to adapt, survive and thrive is a significant challenge.
I find it really inspiring how libraries and librarians never let these starts of changes stop them. They always keep moving forward, as you say, adapting, surviving and also thriving. Great!
Thanks for reading my post Debbie. I really enjoyed reading yours; great to see you found a makerspace so aligned to your interests. Really inspired to try some some over the summer holidays! Our resent trip to the Edge made me want to dabble in something like robotics too, just for fun!
Thanks for reading my post, Saurav! I like that you wrote
they do have lots of makerspace programs available for different people to learn lots of new things
This gave me a fresh perspective on my post. Perhaps there is something in the amount of variety the libraries offer too? If every library is providing 3D printing and laser cutting etc, who will maintain the sewing, craft etc classes? I wonder if libraries can all provide both …
Thanks for your reply Chris! I think your example of the smart phone is spot on. I was in a similar situation. I only ever used my phone to text and call. When I was given a hand-me-down iPhone earlier this year, I found my self browsing the net, sharing photos and videos with my friends, on social media, doing online banking etc on my iPhone without even realising these were things I wanted my phone to do! I even ending up giving my iPad away because I never used it anymore. I found reading the article on San Diego Public library really interesting because, by the way the expressed their article, it seemed that they provided the printers before they knew there was a precise need for it. Their program is going really, extremely well. I keep thinking back to our tour of the makerspace at the Edge and the rationale there.
Hi Jennifer! I really enjoyed reading it to your post. I also wrote a program review on a children’s storytime. It was interesting to compare your experience with mine. It seems that the storytime you attended was much more traditional than the one I attended. However, they both seem to have the same foundations. It’s interesting how different programs can be, although providing the same benefits! Glad to hear you and your nephew had an enjoyable time!
Hi Hanan. Thanks for your great post. It is clear that you are very passionate about this topic! I really enjoyed reading your tweets throughout the twitter chat because they were filled with this passion. I imagine you would have enjoyed the TED talk YouTube videos concerning creativity as I did. It is upsetting that so many people see themselves as ‘not the creative type’ or ‘science and maths orientated’ rather than ‘arts orientated’. Many people fail to see the creativity that is required and used everyday by them, whether in a chemistry lab, an art studio or an office job. In this way, I really agree with the following statement you provided
We often translate creativity as creating or developing things that are formally not in existence, whereas, creativity means growth
This twitter chat really helped me to open my eyes to this fact.
Last year I went to Comic-Con in Brisbane and I attended a seminar where Orlando Bloom was answering the audience’s questions. I can’t even remember what the question was but Orlando discussed that no matter how ordinary one’s life seems, it can be made much more fulfilling by simply leading a creative life (whether you are an actor or work behind a register at the super market). So, there’s me referencing Hollywood stars instead of academic literature but I thought it was fitting and a bit of fun!
Hi Ruth, great post! Really opened my eyes to this paradox that I had not previously realised. A lot of food for thought!
