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John LeMasney speaks to the SLA/PT about Branding in Libraries.


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When in doubt, ask a librarian by John leMasney via 365sketches.orgWhen in doubt, ask a librarian by John leMasney via 365sketches.org

Branding our Libraries 

This program is available to members and friends of the SLA Princeton-Trenton Chapter http://princetontrenton.sla.org/

Speaker:  John LeMasney

Manager of Educational Technology Training and Outreach at Princeton University

Date:  Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Location:  Princeton University’s Campus Club

5 Prospect Ave., Princeton, NJ 08540-5299

The Program: Determining and Reinforcing Organizational Branding for Libraries in Culture, Communications, and Social Media Efforts

John LeMasney will lead a discussion aimed at enhancing our awareness of how our libraries are interpreted as individual organizations and resources.  Does it match our intended mission and outcomes? We can use cultural elements, communication methods, social media efforts, and interpersonal interactions with stakeholders to emphasize and underline what our libraries are and why they provide valuable benefits to their unique patronage. Please join us to add to this valuable discussion on brand in libraries!

About the Speaker:

John LeMasney is a father who lives and works in and around Princeton, New Jersey.  Currently the Manager of Educational Technology Training and Outreach at Princeton University, John worked from 1998-2011 at Rider University, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, as the Manager of Technology Training.  He was recently awarded a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership with honors from Rider University, and he also earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture with honors from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.  John is a designer, artist, writer, poet, technologist, consultant, open web advocate, and open source evangelist. He is most interested in helping people to use technology to make their lives, work, and world better.   (http:///about/)

 

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Spring 2013 Princeton Public Library free technology classes offered by John LeMasney

John LeMasney
John LeMasney

All of these sessions are offered at Princeton Public Library, Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ. They are in the Technology lab on the second floor furthest from the main stairwell. Please come and join me to learn about these fun and useful technologies!

  • Tues, Feb 5 from 7:00-8:30 Discovering Google Chromebook
  • Wed, Feb 20 from 6:30-8:30 Tools to Create Infographics
  • Mon, Mar 11 from 6:30-8:30 WordPress Camp for Beginner Bloggers Part 1
  • Mon, Mar 18 from 6:30-8:30 WordPress Camp for Beginner Bloggers Part 2
  • Tues, Apr 9 from 7-8:30 Ten Things to Know About Your Android Tablet
  • Tues, Apr 16 from 6:30-8:30 Tools to Create Infographics
  • Wed, Apr 24 from 7-8:30 Discovering Google Chromebook
  • Tues, May 14 from 6:30-8:30 WordPress Camp for Beginner Bloggers Part 1
  • Tues, May 21 from 6:30-8:30 WordPress Camp for Beginner Bloggers Part 2
  • Wed, Jun 5 from 7-8:30 Discovering Google Chromebook
  • Wed, Jun 12 from 7-8:30 Ten Things to Know About Your Android Tablet
An article on technology offerings at PPL: http://www.princetonlibrary.org/blog/2013/02/latest-technology-classes-ppl
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Procrastination Basic program by lemasney
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How do I feel today; What did I do today?

I’ve been rather depressed lately. It’s mostly chemical-based, but there are a few stressors and other triggers that have been bringing it on. I tend to meet depression at major points of life change, and some, like the end or beginning of the year, are built-in. There’s also, though, the change that my body has gone through, and the ways in which my eating has changed for maintenance mode, rather than losing mode. One might think that the suddenly allowed addition of 700 extra calories in a day would be welcomed, but for me, it has been a fearful transition. There’s fear that my eating habits will return to the way that they were, where I eat simply because food is there, or simply because of the way that I feel, and that’s scary. I enjoy eating according to a plan, with a purpose, and to a goal, but now that the goal is reached, there is more unknown than known in the future. One might ask “Isn’t your goal now to stay where you are?” Well, yes, but there is more enjoyment in movement towards betterment (transformational) than stability in betterment (transactional), and even though I know what I must do, there is a struggle there with no clear wins or finish lines. I’ve met this depression before, when I graduated from degrees, when I accomplished other goals, and when I changed relationships. There is pain in ending, and fear in new beginnings. It works out in the end, when there is stability and familiarity in the new situation.

What or how have I been eating recently; What did I savor?

I have been eating cautiously lately, mostly whole foods, mostly vegetables, nuts, whole grains, and  fruit. There is joy in eating what you know, and a certain solace in the familiar.

How have I been moving?

It’s cold, and so I’ve continued to slack a bit in my movement. I’m walking about 5000 steps a day, about half of what I walk in nicer weather. I’ve been spending most of my usual walking time finishing projects and starting new work.

  • My FitBit profile: This is where I track my daily activity, sleep, and workouts.
  • My Fitness Pal food diary: This is where you can find out exactly what I ate today.
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20121107: My Favorite places in New Jersey

20111107: My favorite places in New Jersey
20111107: My favorite places in New Jersey
20111107: My favorite places in New Jersey
20111107: My favorite places in New Jersey

Here’s a short list of my favorite places in New Jersey

 

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20121103: a design for a book

20121103: a design for a book.
20121103: a design for a book.
20121103: a design for a book.
20121103: a design for a book.

This is the first of a set of posts in which I am experimenting with using grand concepts of design as a basis for sketches. In this case, the big idea is the book. Books carry a thematic idea through a series of pages, are portable, generally, and did so very much for the forward movement in learning, information distribution, and ideological archivism. I have my own feelings about its paper form and how it may not survive our movement to digital, socially, but for now, here is a small celebration of the idea.

 

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20121102: put a bird on it.

20121102 - put a bird on it.
20121102 - put a bird on it.
20121102 - put a bird on it.
20121102 – put a bird on it.

So, about a year ago, in November of 2011, I stopped posting to 365 sketches, a project with most of two years in its history, and some success. It was simply that I was tired, depressed, and in a very chaotic state. Now, exactly one year later, I have stopped drinking for over 6 months, lost about 90 pounds, exited and entered different, more positive relationships, and repaired many of the bridges that I had burned. In the interest of completing this project, I am going to restart the project for the final two months of 2012 to complete the 2nd series that was originally intended for 2011. I consider abandoning this project one of the most public and private signs that I was in trouble, and I’m happy to say that it will finish strong, here. now.

Of course, this sketch is in reference to the hilarious series of spoofs on life in Portland, Oregon, done in Portlandia.