Our resident Goblin in the Library, Josh Neff, was interviewed about Library Camp Kansas for LISNews. Listen to the podcast!
Our resident Goblin in the Library, Josh Neff, was interviewed about Library Camp Kansas for LISNews. Listen to the podcast!
It’s March 19th! I’m here in Manhattan, KS for our first Kansas Library UnConference, which we’re calling Library Camp Kansas. Approx 100 people signed-up and we’ve got a great mix of people… from academic libraries… from public libraries… from special libraries, too.
See the Flickr photos from the event!
Read blog posts from the event! A few posts about the event include:
Eudora Welty said, “A good snapshot stops a moment from running away”. People have been taking photographs to record memories for hundreds of years. Digital cameras now make it easier and more instantaneous than ever. This weekend, Diana and I had the opportunity to attend the grand opening of the Turner Community Library in Kansas City. My sister teaches at Turner Middle School and has been GIDDY waiting for this library to open since it’s so conveniently located for her students. We ate hot dogs and took a tour of the new facility. Diana captured all of it with her digital camera. You can see the photos in our Flickr account.
It has become part of our routine to take photographs at events and to post them in our NEKLS Flickr account. It serves as a photographic diary of where we have been and what we have done. It has become a tool for promotion and a tool for communication. Many NEKLS member libraries have Flickr accounts (Tonganoxie, Richmond, and Hiawatha, for ex).
The library world has been fairly word-centric and I think we’re just starting to realize the potential benefits of sharing images… the power of a picture. Flickr, of course, believes in this power and is collaborating with TechSoup on a new project called Flickr for Good, donating Flickr Pro accounts to individuals working with non-profit organizations. Check out TechSoup’s site, not only for information about that project, but also for ideas about how-to get the most out of Flickr.
