Hello! If you are interested in doing a brief, informal introduction to your Materials Library at our May 3 meeting, please email me at shannonmarietherese@gmail.com or shannon.robinson@usc.edu. This would be a way for us to see each other’s spaces and organization, etc.

Not at all! 🙂

Thanks everyone for your thoughtful responses. Do you mind if I share them with our new director (who is awesome, btw)?

Hey Christine! I would second what Carla-Mae and Lora have said. I would also add that these types of workshops are relevant to the business of libraries in a variety of ways. Engaged or active learning experiences (like the ones you’ve described) are a fundamentally important pathway for learning. They are also important manifestations of…[Read more]

I think these kinds of workshops are a great idea for the library.  They draw students in and help them feel less intimidated by the library.  “The library of the future” is innovative, and that includes unconventional activities.   Some students feel uncomfortable coming to the staff and asking questions.  Having informal workshops, or mind…[Read more]

Hi Christine,

My library does a lot of these kinds of events. We’ve had puzzle, coloring and lego tables, whiteboard prompts on random topics for the students to write/draw their responses, therapy dogs, zine making etc. As you suggested, we view these as a way to make the library a welcoming community hub – not unlike the public library. It’s…[Read more]

Apologies for the delay on this, but I’ve submitted a tentative date for our annual conference meeting, to be held via Zoom.

Please hold your calendar:

Wednesday, May 3 at 10am Pacific / 11am Mountain / 12pm Central / 1pm Eastern.

(I hope I got that correct. I’ve been on the west coast four months now and still don’t know what time it is!)

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I echo everyone’s thanks for stepping up to chairs the Materials SIG, Shannon. I’m scooting off to Italy for a couple of weeks shortly after the CDMX conference, so don’t plan around me. But do know that I will be lurking on this group. At my institution (MassArt), we’ve been pushing for a Materials Library for over ten years. New administration,…[Read more]

I’m available except for the 2pm slot on May 2. Thanks for volunteering to moderate this group and for organizing a meeting.

Mark Pompelia

Thanks for speaking up, Tara! 🙂

My vote is May 2 or May 3 at 12pm, 1pm, or 2pm CDT.

As 11am CDT is 9am Pacific, I know it’s a rush to be right on time that early. Thoughts?

Hi Shannon!

Thank you for stepping up to be the SIG coordinator!

I would prefer May 3rd at 11, 12, 1, 2, or 3 for the meeting. I could also do May 2nd or 1st in the afternoon. This first week of May works better for me as it is closer to the end of the semester and to finals.

Thank you,

Tara

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Tara Spies Smith (she/her/hers)

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