Part II: Takeaways from PLAI 2018:“Connected Actions, Collective Vision: Libraries Transforming Society”
1. Lecture Title: “Your Voice Counts: Libraries for Supporting Community Advocacy”
- Bibliotherapy – one way to support the community
Donate books for the waiting areas of hospitals, especially public hospitals
Storytelling for hospital wards
Support digital inclusion – provide free access to some literary materials for the less fortunate
2. Lecture Title: “Creating Experiences in Spaces: Exhibitions to Spark and Stoke Interest in the Visual, Auditory, and Print story of Filipinos”
- Speaker M. Bugnosen is the librarian at the Filipinas Heritage Library (Ayala Museum)
- Suggested Library Exhibits/Designs
The Secret Life of Books – art exhibit on book binding/book making, demonstrations, lectures, workshops
Revolutions Exhibit – uniforms of old soldiers
Film exhibits – digital screens show different scenes/short movies
Film screening
Poetry reading
Concerts – cello, local musicians, guitar/acoustic
3. Lecture Title: “Reading Beyond Books: Exploring Human Libraries”
- De La Salle University librarians and organizers recount their experiences with the “Human Library” project they set-up with the international organization The Human Library http://humanlibrary.org/
- Events in various countries are set up and listed at https://www.facebook.com/humanlibraryorg/
- Event application form is at http://humanlibrary.org/human-library-organizers-event-application-form/
- What is a human library?
A person rather than a book is being “read” by another person
Basically a Q&A, monitored by a marshall who ensures the human book’s safety and security
The library is transformed into a safe place for discussion and “reading”
The goal is to un-judge someone
There may be more than one book available per session, depending on the availability of marshalls and organizers
- Who qualifies as a human book?
Someone who is a victim of unfair judgment, who might have been misunderstood by society, who wants his/her voice to be heard
- Planning for the Human Library project:
Come up with project description/rationale
Target audience?
Learning outcome?
Budget? Source of funds?
Project flow?
Collaborating agencies
Limitations? How ‘free’ is free speech?
Should there be pre-determined “chapters” that the book can talk about?
1. Lecture Title: “Your Voice Counts: Libraries for Supporting Community Advocacy”
- Bibliotherapy – one way to support the community
Donate books for the waiting areas of hospitals, especially public hospitals
Storytelling for hospital wards
Support digital inclusion – provide free access to some literary materials for the less fortunate
2. Lecture Title: “Creating Experiences in Spaces: Exhibitions to Spark and Stoke Interest in the Visual, Auditory, and Print story of Filipinos”
- Speaker M. Bugnosen is the librarian at the Filipinas Heritage Library (Ayala Museum)
- Suggested Library Exhibits/Designs
The Secret Life of Books – art exhibit on book binding/book making, demonstrations, lectures, workshops
Revolutions Exhibit – uniforms of old soldiers
Film exhibits – digital screens show different scenes/short movies
Film screening
Poetry reading
Concerts – cello, local musicians, guitar/acoustic
3. Lecture Title: “Reading Beyond Books: Exploring Human Libraries”
- De La Salle University librarians and organizers recount their experiences with the “Human Library” project they set-up with the international organization The Human Library http://humanlibrary.org/
- Events in various countries are set up and listed at https://www.facebook.com/humanlibraryorg/
- Event application form is at http://humanlibrary.org/human-library-organizers-event-application-form/
- What is a human library?
A person rather than a book is being “read” by another person
Basically a Q&A, monitored by a marshall who ensures the human book’s safety and security
The library is transformed into a safe place for discussion and “reading”
The goal is to un-judge someone
There may be more than one book available per session, depending on the availability of marshalls and organizers
- Who qualifies as a human book?
Someone who is a victim of unfair judgment, who might have been misunderstood by society, who wants his/her voice to be heard
- Planning for the Human Library project:
Come up with project description/rationale
Target audience?
Learning outcome?
Budget? Source of funds?
Project flow?
Collaborating agencies
Limitations? How ‘free’ is free speech?
Should there be pre-determined “chapters” that the book can talk about?