Ignite Talk This Ignite talk tells the story of how the City of Houston joined forces with the Alief Neighborhood to reimagine how city services are provided and how library programs play an integral role in connecting community. Join us as we review Houston Public Library’s involvement in addressing climate resiliency, fostering a culture of […]
Ignite Talk Borrow a democracy ambassador was a part of an initiative that the City of Landskrona Public Libraries undertook before the 2022 election in Sweden. We aimed to strengthen the participation in the democratic system by providing interested organizations and individuals the option of borrowing a democracy ambassador. We are now moving forward after
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Ignite Talk Anythink is designing and building a nature library that will support the wellbeing of the Adams County, Colorado community through spaces, experiences, and collections. This first-of-its-kind library invites residents to find their place in nature. In this Ignite session, attendees will learn about this exciting building project and the philosophies that have inspired
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Ignite Talk Reading is an experience that includes both setting and feelings. We cannot determine feelings, not even our own. But we can make choices that affect our feelings, and that is our goal today. We want to show you how reading can evolve from an individual experience to a shared experience. Discover and take
See the full slideshow for this session here Session We talk a lot about the new services and programs we create. What we don’t talk about is how to retire those programs that no longer support the library’s mission and may be holding us back. We don’t have unlimited resources, so we must strategically use
Both Monday and Tuesday Expo We’ve created the Reflection Parlor, inspired by the Burning Man Temple experience, to gift us all with a carthartic space to release, grow, and celebrate the changes experienced across these turbulent years. When you enter the space there will be three pathways: Release: Write or draw on the paper. Watch
Session One of the best ways of learning is through play – both for adults and children. And in order to play, one must first feel safe. Inspired from the project we are implementing in Romanian (Libraries as a support hub for refugee and local communities), this workshop will bring forward the main methodology used:
Session Playful but serious dialogue: How can we create playful space for our further learning? In this session, participants will connect with each other on a deeper level and talk about democracy and sustainability in a creative way. This will be facilitated by using hand-made puppets, as we believe they have the power of sensing,
See the slide show, the session handouts or the results from the session Session Countering Misinformation, Strengthening Democracy: Co-Designing Community Centered Interventions. Community institutions, including libraries, struggle to counter misinformation and disinformation. We’ll share our experiences working with librarians and other community organizations on co-designing resources to counter misinformation and disinformation. Our project incorporates key
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Both Monday and Tuesday See their demo video right here Expo Want to explore a portal to the virtual library space? The Library Ship pilot-project’ experiments with meaningful uses of web 3.0 in connection to physical libraries and communities. Experience a live-demo on screen or in virtual reality and engage in collaborative exhibition-making for the
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