preparations

monday + tuesday, we spent lots of time doing preps for our big event, "managing public ircs for best results: workshop for mainland south east asia"


this meant more opportunities to appreciate the amazing baldwin library/american center!

they still love the topiaries

the american center boasts over 20 student clubs + was in the midst of a heavily contested student council election while we were in residence

writing and reading are a huge part of the culture, at least among those who frequent the american center.

for part of the workshop, we decided to use legos to help the librarians visualize their public access spaces


it took some time to work that all out!


we also visited our american corner at the library of the myanmar institute of theology. american corners are partnerships between the u.s. embassy in a given country and a local host institution (usually a public or university library). we provide materials in english, access to online databases, and often support for computer hardware/software, physical facilities, etc. the host institution provides the staff and serves as a welcoming programming venue for public diplomacy programs.

meeting with m.i.t. librarians + faculty

+ then back, back, back in the (all too familiar) cargo van for a ride back to the hotel

to meet all of the workshop participants for a welcome dinner!

(korean! delicious!)