{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Stephen Braunius","home_page_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org","feed_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/json/","description":"<p>Seek | Do | Share</p><p>I have always loved to learn new things and put that knowledge to use. 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Examples: - Nuestra Comunidad Hispana: collecting, sharing, honoring, and preserving the stories of local Hispanics – these stories can be checked out from the library</li>\n<li>Lakeland Library has a seed library as a result of working with individuals in the community who had a large amount of knowledge about heirloom seeds</li>\n<li>libraries can help us share knowledge</li>\n<li>Human Library “Books” – participants can check out a human who has a particular story to share</li>\n<li>Try it out: - My name is…</li>\n<li>I am passionate about…</li>\n<li>My work in this community is…</li>\n<li>We all hold valuable stories. Tell your story.</li>\n<li>“Your story has power and you are the only one who can tell it.”</li>\n</ul><p><em>Categories: Learning · Tags: tedxmac2017 · Originally published on stephen.braunius.org</em></p>","content_text":"Sara DeVries, What’s next for libraries\n\nlibraries used to be the place that collected and shared learning and stories\n\nthe digital age has allowed everyone to be able to share their stories\n\nthe local librarian is a digital navigator for all of us\n\nas a society we are losing connection with our neighbors\n\n“We don’t know each other”\n\nthe library is a currated collection of global knowledge available to the local community\n\nWhat if the libraries became the publisher of the community to share with the world? Examples: - Nuestra Comunidad Hispana: collecting, sharing, honoring, and preserving the stories of local Hispanics – these stories can be checked out from the library\n\nLakeland Library has a seed library as a result of working with individuals in the community who had a large amount of knowledge about heirloom seeds\n\nlibraries can help us share knowledge\n\nHuman Library “Books” – participants can check out a human who has a particular story to share\n\nTry it out: - My name is…\n\nI am passionate about…\n\nMy work in this community is…\n\nWe all hold valuable stories. 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