Time to catch up on everything. I'm in Columbia, SC as we speak attending the 2011 SCASL Conference. For those of you unfamiliar with SCASL, it is the South Carolina Association of School Librarians. But, does this really accurately describe and/or fit the role for the 21st century? Think about it . . .
Meanwhile, back to the conference. Today I attended a preconference workshop entitled "Leadership Strategies for Building Communities @ Your Library". Dr. David Loertscher did an excellent job in challenging the attendees to think without a box - I like "thinking without a box" better than "outside the box". Why? Not sure except that without a box, it's a "no holes barred" scenario, enabling or empowering one to imagine beyond infinity what might be possible in a school library.
Oh, there's that word again, "library". Rambling right along here, I dont have a library. I have a Learning Commons that contains a library collection, a media center, a mini computer lab, an e-classroom, a readers theater, a discovery dock AND an information island. Yes, I imagined those words and gave them life at my school. All without a box, too!
I have a desk plate that reads "those who see the invisible will do the impossible". I think that captures the essence of how I approach my craft, that of serving as a library media technology specialist. I haven't come up with an improved title yet. I highly suspect it will hit me in the near future though.
The SCASL conference theme for 2011 is Building Community @ Your Library. And so it is the purpose of the Learning Commons. It's the perfect community building playground. More on this in a future post.
For now, I need to review the program and identify sessions that are important to me and my imagination. I also need to finish or polish my presentation for Friday. I'm presenting Friday morning @ 8am. My presentation is entitled "Is your media center stuck in the 20th century?" So is it or is it not? The choice is yours!
I don't believe in boxes. I believe in infinity and eternity.
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