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Digital Storytelling as Advocacy – TechSoup Contest

Jan 12th, 2011
by pollyalida.
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TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Event

Are you up for a fun challenge? One that will help you showcase your organization’s mission and work? What a great opportunity to create a compelling advocacy piece for your library and to learn more about digital tools you can use to share your “story” with your community.

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Event kicks off tomorrow (Thursday January 13) with a free webinar: How To Tell Your Story. A second free webinar, Tools for Digital Storytelling, is scheduled for January 20.

The Digital Storytelling Challenge also begins tomorrow and runs through January 31.

The Challenge

What’s your digital story? by Wesley Fryer, on Flickr
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License by Wesley Fryer

Participants will have several weeks (January 13 – January 31) to create a 60 second video 5-panel picture story, showcasing their mission and work. No production or storytelling experience is necessary. TechSoup is here to help through free webinars tools and strategies for creating your digital story, featuring leading nonprofit, media, and communications experts, as well as an event discussion forum where you can ask any questions as you go about creating your story. The deadline to submit your entry is January 31, 2011 at 5 PM Pacific.

Oh and did I mention PRIZES?

I’ve just signed up for the webinars and looking forward to sharing the tips and ideas I learn with the Digital Storytelling class we’re holding at the Champlain Valley School Library System in Plattsburgh later this month.

Got a terrific school library web site?

Dec 3rd, 2009
by pollyalida.
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Got a terrific school library web site? Does your site need a pick me up? Or a complete make-over? Get some inspiration from your colleagues web sites and share your own great examples on the new SchoolLibraryWebSites wiki spearheaded by Joyce Valenza (Pointing to effective practice, join the wiki!)

The wiki has examples of:

  • Elementary, Middle School & High School web sites
  • Pathfinders
  • Book & Reading Promotion Ideas
  • … and so much more!

Also a handy-dandy list of school library bloggers and tweeters! So if you’re looking for a few new blogs to follow or want a ready made group of school library colleagues to connect with on twitter, you’re in business!

Yay it’s National Gaming Day!

Nov 13th, 2009
by pollyalida.
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Woo hoo! It’s National Gaming Day this Saturday!

On November 14, 2009, libraries across the country will participate in the largest, simultaneous national video game tournament ever held! Kids will be able to compete against players at other libraries and track their scores while playing at their local library. In addition, libraries will be offering a variety of board games for all ages to play together. (ILoveLibraries.org)

Is your local library participating? Check out the map of participating libraries and get your game on!


View 2009 National Gaming Day participating libraries in a larger map

KidLib Camp 2009 – August 13

Jul 20th, 2009
by pollyalida.
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Don’t miss this unconference! KidLibCamp – for librarians interested in youth service in school & public libraries.

KidLibCamp 2009 is a place for youth services librarians to get together and talk about topics that are important to serving children in school and public libraries. KidLibCamp is an unconference that asks participants to share their work, skills, or knowledge as active participants. Unlike more traditional conferences, KidLibCamp will be highly participatory. Sessions will be determined the day of the KidLibCamp by those in attendance.

If you’ve never been to an unconference, you’re in for a treat. Sharing knowledge and collaborating are what drive an unconference. Everyone has a chance to contribute and learn. This day is being organized by Linda W. Braun or Gretchen Hams-Casserotti. The meeting is being  held at Darien PL in southwest CT. If you’re in my neck of the woods (eastern NY) it’s an easy trip.

Gretchen and the Children’s Services Dept. did a really interesting reorganization of their collections when they moved to their new building in January – you can read about it at KidLit Reorg 2008 on Tame The Web.  And go to the unconference and see it first hand and share your own great ideas with your colleagues.

Is there a Red Box DVD machine in your library’s future?

Jul 1st, 2009
by pollyalida.
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Princeton Public Library just installed a Red Box DVD machine outside their building. What a great idea. Janie Hermann posted this photo and note about the service to Facebook today:

“We are a pilot site at PPL for having Red Box services to supplement the library collection. This gives our library customers 24 hour access to the newest DVDs, means that we do not have to buy as many copies of new releases (thus saving money), and we can a cut of the money from having the Red Box on site that we can use for collection development. Win, win, win — at least we hope so. Pilot projects are exciting.” (More info)

Capital Region WiFi – Is your library on the map?

May 15th, 2009
by pollyalida.
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All Over Albany has a handy map of WiFi locations in the greater Capital Region. I see a few libraries on there. Is yours listed? If not, submit it!

(via twitter: gailgolderman)

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