via parkbench.se Libraries have always done their best to connect to the local community. Physically. Now it’s time we find the proper ways to connect through social media. It’s about listening to local conversations, answering questions and raising new issues. Let’s listen to what Clay Shirky has to say about social media.

The colombian library project Hiperbarrio, which got the golden nica award at Ars Electronica 2009, seems to me to be very close to what we are trying to achieve in Kista library & Learning Center: building community both in physical and digital spaces. Here’s a video from their seminar i Linz: <embed src=”http://blip.tv/play/gbIugZ7pWwI” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” width=”480″ [...]