CBC Spark on Libraries
Spark is a CBC radio show and blog out of Toronto that is too excellent and thoughtful to be called a show about technology, but it’s about technology. And trends. And us.
Jon Kalish, who did the npr story on libraries and hackerspaces for Weekend Edition talked with Nora Young for a Spark episode on “Library Hacking, Niche Publications, and Enlisting Online Influencers.”
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From the script for this segment:
JK TX 13: She is. Backus works at a public library near Syracuse, New York and she teaches a course with her artist husband at Syracuse University called Innovations in Public Libraries. And lest you think that she’s not serious about innovating, check this out. Backus brings her dog in to the library and let’s people in need of interaction with the animal kingdom check the dog out for a few hours as you would a book.
NY TX 13: Get out!
JK TX 14: Not only that, her library has a half-acre of open land, so she spearheaded a move to turn it over to the public, which now farms it.
NY TX 14: That’s too much.
Hello Meg,
My name’s Jeff. I wanted to reach out and introduce myself, thought this may be an ok way. I’m helping teach a course this coming semester in the Design School at Harvard on libraries. Grad Seminar (Bibliotheca II: The Library Test Kitchen). It’s actually a continuation of a course we did last semester. But last semester was more research, this will be development.
Anyhow, looking through your site it seems like we may be on the same wavelength and it could be great to talk! Your class looks awesome, loved the final project ideas/text/provocations you posted.
I believe my mail will be visible to you, otherwise visit buildingways.com
Best,
Jeff