Participatory Librarianship: Creating Enchantment and Conversations for Learning

Buffy J. Hamilton November 2012

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“These are the times

that try men’s

souls…”

Thomas Paine, The Crisis

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shifting landscape of librarianship

funding challenges

the fear factor

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tension between traditional and emerging services, practices, programs, and principles of librarianship

meeting the needs of many different kinds of learners

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reality check: problematic models of professional practice and lack of “bulletproof” advocacy strategies for today’s world of librarianship

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how do we

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ourselves and libraries?

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trustworthiness

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likability

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enchantment

enchantment: sustained, voluntary delight that is mutually beneficial

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“enchantment transforms situations and relationships” Guy Kawasaki, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions

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relationships are the cornerstone of libraries and participation

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library is the shared story of the

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

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participatory learning is a lens to

help us see the possibilities and

create a context for crafting a shared

vision of library in learning

communities

“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.”

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

relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement

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

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co-expertise and fluidity in roles of experts and novices

members feel some degree of social connection with one another

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members believe that their contributions matter

meaningful

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play

and experimentation

integrated learning space that values connections between home, school, community, and the world

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learning that feels relevant

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People and relationships

Partnerships for Learning

Sustained participation

communities formed around content and information literacy standards

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communities formed around passions, interests, wonderings, and curiosity

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participatory learning and literacy

are scalable to

the needs of a

learning community

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librarians can be the catalyst to spark larger change in a learning ecosystem

disrupt what paulo freire terms the “banking” system of education that devalues inquiry

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how do we grow a culture of enchantment rooted in participatory culture, relationships, and learning communities as librarians?

vanishing boundaries

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learning communities

formed around inquiry and standards

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http://www.corestandards.org/

Opportunities to create partnerships for learning and craft learning experiences to foster participatory learning

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flex your instructional design and instructional literacy muscles in the context of content based research units

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mentor and support informational writing and content creation

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connect

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“awakening prior knowledge” Kristin Fontichiaro

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Finding patterns/ relationships

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Research Reflections Roundtable: http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/inquiry-formative-assessment-and-student-learning-communities-research-reflections-roundtable/

express

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reflect

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resistance

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embrace the

wobbles

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leave your learning

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change and

understanding=

innovation

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

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participation creates enchantment

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the library is the story of the people and their collaboratively composed narratives of library experience

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contact information

buffy.hamilton@gmail.com http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com

http://buffyjhamilton.wordpress.com Twitter: @buffyjhamilton

Works Cited

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Association of School Librarians National Conference. Charlotte, NC. Nov. 2009. Vimeo. Web. 23 Oct.

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Dynamic Landscapes Conference. Burlington, VT. May 2011. Kristin Fontichiaro. Web. 23 Oct. 2011.

<http://www.fontichiaro.com/‌uploads/‌2011/‌VT-rigor-web.pdf>.

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