Two topics today, but both will be discussed a public library location
You might find it interesting to read about this particular public library.
How to get there
If you plan to drive
If you plan to take public transportation
Return trip
Who?
Paul Schissel
The idea of the library as a place for the senses, as we get a tour of the facility.
Who? What?
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Readings for this week's topic
Read these items and plan to post a consideration about them.
- 'Book Mountain' lets Netherlands readers explore pyramid of paper
I like how this library 'inverts' the gatekeeping of books to invite the public in, putting books on the outside, pushing the books out ... I think it may get us thinking about senses of books/libraries/architecture...
- Sensory Play in Libraries: A Survey of Different Approaches
This is a short, more practical article about 'sensory play' in libraries, probably in tune with the challenges and opportunities faced by those in Durham. (The) challenge/task will be to take the broader, abstract questions about remaking worlds through archiving senses, and to link those back to the 'reality' in front of us.
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The Library of Babel, by Jorge Luis Borges
"The Library of Babel" is a short story by Argentine author and librarian Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), conceiving of a universe in the form of a vast library containing all possible 410-page books of a certain format and character set.... surrealism might work to get us to think of the extreme ramificationns of a library's architecture ...
We'll spend some time discussing these readings as a part of today's presentations
Optional items (with no responsiblilty to comment on them)
- An essay by Ursula LeGuin on Libraries that describes public libraries as sort of allowing for a series of intimate relationships of sorts
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Kachalka
A gym built of Soviet-era scraps is a creative community hub in Kyiv, 2019
And, one more, from BBC, to perhaps watch
Who? What?
Who?
Dani Shrilla
Makerspaces and places for makerspaces in public libraries
Who? What?
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Readings for Dani's topic and presentation
Read these items and plan to post a consideration about them.
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What is a Makerspace?
A makerspace is a collaborative work space inside a school, library or separate public/private facility for making, learning, exploring and sharing that uses high tech to no tech tools
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Durham County STEAM services
Our STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) services department offers technological and artistic resources to encourage creative thinking, innovation, exploration, creation, and problem solving. Check us out for access to 3D printing, digital design software, arts and crafts supplies, robotics, coding, photography, and more! We provide an open, welcoming space to gather, collaborate, and learn from library staff and from each other.