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Blogging: Not so much ‘how to’ but ‘why?’
The document highlights the importance of blogging, particularly in the context of community engagement and library events. It features positive feedback from participants, including personal reflections on library experiences and a desire to document memories. The author, Emily Dodd, encourages sharing stories through various media formats.
Blogging: Not so much ‘how to’ but ‘why?’
- 1. Blogging – Why?? EmilyDodd T: @AuntyEmily B: auntyemily.wordpress.com E: sustainablestories@gmail.com T: @LeithLibrary B: leithlibrary.wordpress.com F: facebook.com/leithlibrary
- 3. Look at herface!
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- 14. It’s all aboutpeople (and animals)
- 15. Audio, Video orPhoto?
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- 17. I really didenjoy my time at the library…. thank you again for all you did. You are a star. My family love the blog!!! Author Millie Gray (77) I loved this event – I used to cry when I was little if the library was shut and I could not change my books. I never find time to read much now but I will really try – also I would like to write down memories of my grandparents.
- 20. Thank you! Emily Dodd T:@AuntyEmily B: auntyemily.wordpress.com E: sustainablestories@gmail.com T: @LeithLibrary B: leithlibrary.wordpress.com F: facebook.com/leithlibrary
Editor's Notes
- #2 Thanks for inviting me to speak I’ll tell you a bit about me and my background. Why I think blogging is great way to connect to people and to share stories I’ve got 5 tips for blogging - share examples Tell you more about Leith Library Give you some tips Tell you where I went wrong Get you telling stories INTROS ST is in everyone You can all tell stories It’s about people, what matters to them It’s about listening and being interested By listening to someone else’s story you affirm who they are. Being yourself
- #3 My background is in science communication and storytelling. Here are some of the people I work for either in digital or oral stoytelling and communication. We’re wired for stories – that’s what people connect to and that’s what I wanted to share from the library. They were already doing great things just like you’ll be doing in your libraries but people don’t realise all the things that are going on in libraries so my role is to help share that via social media.
- #5 http://auntyemily.wordpress.com/
- #6 On that note I’m going to be telling you about what we did at Leith library in Edinburgh for Book Week Scotland. Book Week Scotland was the first national celebration of reading in Scotland and took place from the 26th Nov – 2nd Dec. We engaged with different audiences with face to face interactions and we shared our interactions via social media. We engages with as many different types of people (and animals as you can see from the photos) as we could. I’ll start by telling you a bit about the library itself and then we’ll go on to how we planned book week and what we did for Book Week Scotland. I’ve got some videos and audio clips to show you too but just to let you know you can find all of what I’m covering online on the leith library blog! Leithlibrary.
- #7 Get staff involved! Ownership etc
- #8 Knitting group http://leithlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/leith-library-knit-scotland/
- #9 Promotion – click to bottom right Leith Library Blog http://leithlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/the-league-of-extraordinary-book-lovers/ Click to Millie Gray http://leithlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/leith-1907-millie-gray/ Launch event Other links http://leithlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/leith-1974-marianne-paget/ http://leithlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/leith-docks-in-the-sixties-marianne-wheelaghan/ http://leithlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/book-week-scotland/ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151248480841702.480772.51968566701&type=3 http://leithlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/book-week-scotland-leith/ Example of photo and video: Pirates in Leith Example of Photo: Twitter Example of audio and photo: Library Link Veggies – Example of video League – strong voxes
- #14 STV article http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/magazine/202993-leiths-reader-in-residence-spreads-the-word-for-book-week/
- #15 Everyone else (sofis, church, gym, climbing wall, cats, haven café) Show gym video http://leithlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/book-week-scotland-leith-day-3-highlights/ Show Judith video http://leithlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/book-week-scotland-leith-day-1-highlights/ Ne
- #16 Group exercise. Three groups. When XXX is best…. Photo Quickest Permissions (e.g. School) Audio If folk are embarrassed If wonderful voice or interesting setting Vulnerable people / anonymous Video Visual, something happening
- #17 http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/teddy-bears-booked-in-for-leith-library-sleepover-1-2960177 http://www.theguardian.com/edinburgh/2011/jan/28/edinburgh-big-garden-birdwatch
- #18 Scottish Book Trust Tweet from Elspeth Memories of Leith event Stats now! Facebook screen grab of Steven Bookbug now up to 90 babies
- #20 http://leithlibrary.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/book-week-scotland-leith/ Pirates of Leith example. (don’t make it too complicated) Hamda Dancing. (it’s all about people)
- #21 Share examples Give you some tips Tell you where I went wrong Get you telling stories INTROS ST is in everyone You can all tell stories It’s about people, what matters to them It’s about listening and being interested By listening to someone else’s story you affirm who they are. Being yourself