• libraries used to be the place that collected and shared learning and stories
• the digital age has allowed everyone to be able to share their stories
• the local librarian is a digital navigator for all of us
• as a society we are losing connection with our neighbors
• “We don’t know each other”
• the library is a currated collection of global knowledge available to the local community
• What 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
• 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
• libraries can help us share knowledge
• Human Library “Books” – participants can check out a human who has a particular story to share
• Try it out: - My name is…
• I am passionate about…
• My work in this community is…
• We all hold valuable stories. Tell your story.
• “Your story has power and you are the only one who can tell it.”

Categories: Learning · Tags: tedxmac2017 · Originally published on stephen.braunius.org