http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/07/29/swinging-236-votes-can-libraries-do-it.html shifting libraries at the speed of byte Mon, 07 May 2012 16:14:10 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/07/29/swinging-236-votes-can-libraries-do-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-13860 News » Gaming Is Not Bowling Alone Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:18:38 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/07/29/swinging-236-votes-can-libraries-do-it.html#comment-13860 [...] “Civic participation requires that young people develop confidence in their own abilities (sometimes referred to as a sense of agency) to act as leaders and to work productively for change. To the extent that youth have the opportunity to practice articulating their own point of view, debate issues, and help others in their own communities, they are likely to develop confidence in their ability to do so in the larger civic and political arenas. Finally, civic and political activity is largely a group activity. Youth organizational membership is believed to socialize young people to value and pursue social ties while exposing youth to organizational norms and relevant political and social skills that make maintaining those ties more likely.” Combined with the Thinkering Spaces model, offering more of these opportunities is one of the most powerful visions of the future of the public library for me, and it certainly creates the “transformational experience” referred to in the OCLC report that they believe cause....  [...] […] “Civic participation requires that young people develop confidence in their own abilities (sometimes referred to as a sense of agency) to act as leaders and to work productively for change. To the extent that youth have the opportunity to practice articulating their own point of view, debate issues, and help others in their own communities, they are likely to develop confidence in their ability to do so in the larger civic and political arenas. Finally, civic and political activity is largely a group activity. Youth organizational membership is believed to socialize young people to value and pursue social ties while exposing youth to organizational norms and relevant political and social skills that make maintaining those ties more likely.” Combined with the Thinkering Spaces model, offering more of these opportunities is one of the most powerful visions of the future of the public library for me, and it certainly creates the “transformational experience” referred to in the OCLC report that they believe cause.…  […]

]]> http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/07/29/swinging-236-votes-can-libraries-do-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-13858 The Shifted Librarian » Gaming Is Not Bowling Alone Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:23:21 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/07/29/swinging-236-votes-can-libraries-do-it.html#comment-13858 [...] “Civic participation requires that young people develop confidence in their own abilities (sometimes referred to as a sense of agency) to act as leaders and to work productively for change. To the extent that youth have the opportunity to practice articulating their own point of view, debate issues, and help others in their own communities, they are likely to develop confidence in their ability to do so in the larger civic and political arenas. Finally, civic and political activity is largely a group activity. Youth organizational membership is believed to socialize young people to value and pursue social ties while exposing youth to organizational norms and relevant political and social skills that make maintaining those ties more likely.” Combined with the Thinkering Spaces model, offering more of these opportunities is one of the most powerful visions of the future of the public library for me, and it certainly creates the “transformational experience” referred to in the OCLC report that they believe cause....  [...] […] “Civic participation requires that young people develop confidence in their own abilities (sometimes referred to as a sense of agency) to act as leaders and to work productively for change. To the extent that youth have the opportunity to practice articulating their own point of view, debate issues, and help others in their own communities, they are likely to develop confidence in their ability to do so in the larger civic and political arenas. Finally, civic and political activity is largely a group activity. Youth organizational membership is believed to socialize young people to value and pursue social ties while exposing youth to organizational norms and relevant political and social skills that make maintaining those ties more likely.” Combined with the Thinkering Spaces model, offering more of these opportunities is one of the most powerful visions of the future of the public library for me, and it certainly creates the “transformational experience” referred to in the OCLC report that they believe cause.…  […]

]]> http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/07/29/swinging-236-votes-can-libraries-do-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-11514 Alice Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:27:40 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/07/29/swinging-236-votes-can-libraries-do-it.html#comment-11514 Thanks Jenny. You pointed out some of the biggest discussion points that we had along the way, too. Look forward to hearing more of your insights... Thanks Jenny. You pointed out some of the biggest discussion points that we had along the way, too. Look forward to hearing more of your insights…

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