#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Apr 29 2018 - 8:30pm ET with special guest chatter(s) from the Harry Potter Alliance for #acciobooks

via the Harry Potter Alliance

TOPIC

Fan Activism and Library Advocacy: Accio Books 2019 - what it is and how to get involved

You may remember me mentioning from time to time that I am the Library Advocacy Research for the Harry Potter Alliance. Every year the HPA does an annual literacy based fundraising campaign called Accio Books! which supports literacy organisations and libraries. This year marks the 10th anniversary so I thought I'd invite them to come and talk about the event with a group of engaged library professionals. Katie Bowers and the Social Media team were thrilled with the idea, so they'll be joining us on Monday to talk about the campaign specifically and fan activism more broadly!

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE'VE CHANGED THE TIME TO 8:30PM ET!

QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 Fan activism utilizes pop culture to get fans active in being real-world heroes. Have you ever used stories to inspire real-world acts of charity or activism? Or do you have ideas you'd like to try? Tell us about it!

Q2  The HPA believes that great stories inspire kids to dream big. What's a book, film, or other piece(s) of media that has inspired you to dream?

Q3 For #AccioBooks, @TheHPAlliance has partnered with @diversebooks to help libraries and fans do diversity audits of their collections. What does your library do to make sure your collections have a diverse range of characters and authors represented?

Q4 During #AccioBooks, @TheHPAlliance likes to celebrate the magic of libraries! What is one thing you wish more people knew about libraries?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, APRIL 29 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG. 

#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Apr 8 2018 - 8:30pm ET with special guest chatter Danielle from LinkedIn

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TOPIC

LinkedIn for Library Professionals - how to make the most of it

What does your LinkedIn Profile say about you? What should it say? Come see a live demo and hear some tips to improve your profile and learn how to “get viewed”. LinkedIn is a platform for connecting, networking, learning, and developing your personal brand. I am excited to share some knowledge with you and to offer a 6-month subscription to LinkedIn Pro to one participant (via a raffle). Danielle is currently a Customer Success Manager with LinkedIn Learning, working with large companies who value learning for their employees/organizations. She earned her MSLIS from Long Island University and has worked in many types of libraries including public, legal, corporate, The American Museum of Natural History (her favorite), and a high school (her most challenging). To learn more check out her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellerfrancis/ and ask questions on the chat April 8th.

Danielle is going to run the chat on two fronts, as standard you'll be able to participate on Twitter, but she has also set up a web conference through Webex. Here's the access information for joining the Webex meeting:

Join Webex meeting   Meeting number (access code): 924 689 269 
Meeting password: LinkedIn   Join by phone  8662055379 United States Toll Free  +1 3148881153 United States Toll  Global call-in numbers  |  Toll-free calling restrictions  

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE'VE CHANGED THE TIME TO 8:30PM ET!

QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 What is the purpose of LinkedIn? Why do you use it?

Q2  How important is your LinkedIn Profile? For networking, job hunting, personal branding, publishing?

Q3 What is your favorite LinkedIn Group? Any suggestions for other librarians/information professionals?

Q4 You ask the questions. What do you want to know about LinkedIn?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, APRIL 8 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG.