LibrarycampA channel for change

Richard Veevers, Sue Lawson, Penny Andrews

@richardveevers, @pennyb, @shedsue

What is it?

Born 2011

Daughter of Barcamp, Govcamp, Thatcamp…

Spawned Radical, London, Brunel, Leeds, Manchester, Exeter, Dublin, Essex, Glasgow...

Friends of MuseumCamp, CareersCamp, BlueLightCamp, Housing camp

Richard VeeversLibrary Assistant, Lancashire County Council

One view of me!

Library assistant10 years experienceBaby BouncesStory TimeHands On ITE Reader advice

Record turnouts!

How We Got Too GoodA staff conference presentationShared onlineHeard by Librarycamp organisersPart of first Librarycamp team

Librarycamp 2011

Librarycamp Leeds

Librarycamp Manchester

Met up with Arts Council England libraries team

Librarycamp 2012SponsorsVenuePREvent managementEvent MC!

Librarycamp UK 2013

What’s next?

Sue LawsonService Development Coordinator

Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives

@shedsue

I love my job...

Library FacebookTwitterBlogSocial media trainingLibrary appManchester ZoomEmail marketingLibrary website contentIP

Librarycamp 2011

I did this!

Intrapreneur

Innovator

Networker

Presenter

Post - librarycamp

Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalexanderson/6658102105/ Kalexanderson

Penny AndrewsMSc Digital Library Management Student,

University of Sheffield@pennyb

Who was I?

Never worked in a libraryOpen University undergradWriter & musicianUnemployableVolunteer at Feminist Archive NorthLost

Who am I now?

Librarycamp has made me:

A library school studentEmployableNot invisibleA conference presenterAn award winner...

How?

Anyone can leadAnyone can have a sayAnything can be saidI found people like me…

Sessions I have run (not an expert!)

Ebooks (with Richard) - LeedsInvisible Disabilities - LeedsMental Health - NationalAiding Self-Advocacy - SheffieldLeadership Without Portfolio - LondonLibraries as Monocultures - Radical Library Camp

What is Librarycamp about?

Making the service betterMaking the profession betterSharing knowledge and best practiceSharing questionsMaking friendsMaking STUFF

What is Librarycamp not?

Something just to put in your CPD or Chartership portfolioA way to get promotedAn ego boostPassiveAll talk and no action

What next?

The Librarycamp OpenCPD MOOC:

Ethical leadershipBetter systemsPractical skillsCritical information literacy...and more