libraries as communally constructed sites of participatory and passion-based learning:   creating conversations and connections through enchantment

libraries as communally constructed sites of participatory and passion-based learning: creating conversations and connections through enchantment

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buffy j. hamilton || the unquiet librariandecember 2011

how do we

transformourselves and

libraries?

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trustworthiness

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likability

fantastic product or service

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enchantment

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enchantment: sustained, voluntary delight that is mutually beneficial

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relationships are the cornerstone of libraries and participation

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“enchantment transforms situations and relationships.”

Guy Kawasaki,

Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions

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library is the story

of the humanexperience

libraries as sites of the experience of self-excavation and discovery through learning

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libraries as communal experiences and “commonplace” texts constructed by participants

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Participatory Librarianship and Change Agents: http://blip.tv/file/1566813

patrons contribute to conversations for learning through libraries

cultivate passions and learning

through enchantment

vanishing boundaries

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relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement

strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations with others

what is known by the most experienced ispassed along to novices

members believe that their contributions matter

members feel some degree of social connection with one another

participatory culture is a

catalyst

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“It’s all about learning…how is this going to fundamentally enrich a conversation?

There isn’t a part of the library that isn’t about learning. Learning is a collaborative conversation.”

Dr. David Lankes

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Participatory Librarianship and Change Agents: http://blip.tv/file/1566813

passion based affinity learning and groups form around shared interests, questions, and passions in a participatory site of practice

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collection

“To Do” by Illegal Art @ UC Santa Barbara Library

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shared story of “library”

physical space

play

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“No risk, no art. No art, no reward.”

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embed

empower

engage

enchant

contact information

[email protected]://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.comhttp://buffyjhamilton.wordpress.com@buffyjhamilton

works cited

Kawasaki, Guy (2011). Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions (Kindle Locations 116-118). Portfolio. Kindle Edition.