Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Libraries/2011

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Wikipedia Loves Libraries 2011 campaign planning archive page.

The first annual coordinated Wikipedia Loves Libraries event in October/November 2011 brought Wikipedians and librarians together for knowledge-sharing and editathon events across the U.S. and Canada. The campaign as a whole was covered. It was a big event lots of people came. the food was great! in American Libraries magazine, while 'Wikipedia: The Musical' drew New York Times coverage. There was a great diversity of events focused on the particular holdings and community of each participating library.

See 2011 highlights at the pages linked below:

• Around October 2011, in sympathy with Wikipedians' moral support of Open Access Week.

(One possible option is the weekend of Oct 29/30 to exactly match Open Access Week, but any date is good.)

November

Training Workshop on Capacity Building of College Librarians of Pakistan on 17-18 November, 2011 at Lahore by Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organziation^[1]http://librarianswelfare.org/trainings/

Canadian cities and libraries

Montreal

With grassroots organizing help from local Wikipedia:Meetup groups and Wikimedia Canada...

• Grande Bibliothèque-Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Montreal

Proposer: User:Zalgo

Toronto

One of the following libraries:

• Toronto Reference Library
• North York Central Library

Proposer: Rayson@Open Grid Scheduler

Vancouver

• Vancouver Public Library (info @ Wikipedia:Meetup/Vancouver)
  • Proposer: User:A. Kupicki
  • Date of local event: October 23 16, 2011
  • Location: Central Branch

U.S. cities and libraries

WikiUSA

WikiProject United States US Multi-Events Wikipedia Day USA (January) Great American Wiknic (July) Wikipedia Takes America (September) Wikipedia Loves Libraries (October/November)

With grassroots organizing help from local Wikipedia:Meetup groups and the Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS) committee...

Entry format:

* Library and city, link to meetup or discussion page
** Proposer:
** Date of local event:
** More details (or discussion) at X

Northeast

• New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, NYC
  • Proposer: Pharos (talk)
  • Date of local event: October 22
  • (Smaller NYC outreach events: Wikipedia Loves METRO and Rutgers Alexander Library)
  • More NYC details at Wikipedia:The Musical (focus on musical theater and Broadway content)

• Pittsburgh: see Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Pittsburgh#WP:Wikipedia Loves Libraries
  • -_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me} 02:44, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
  • Date of local event: still in early planning

• Monroeville Library in Monroeville, Pennsylvania (Greater Pittsburgh area)
  • Proposer: Jeepday (talk))
  • Discussion
    Wikipedia:Meetup/Monroeville
  • Date of local event: Possible Spring 2012 (October 2011 planning stagnated)

• Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library in Clifton Park, New York (Greater Capital Region)
  • Proposer: Lawrence Kelley (talk))
  • Discussion Wikipedia:Meetup/Albany-Capital Region
  • Date of local event: Program Room C reserved for November 12th, 1:00pm - 5:00pm

• Bernards Township Library (Somerset County, New Jersey)
  • Proposer: Bernards Township Library
  • Date of local event: October 26
  • More details at library's event page Call 908-204-3038 with questions.

• Harvard University Library
  • Proposer: User:Canderson7 (talk)
  • Date of local event: November 17, 2011
  • Discussion: Wikipedia:WLL at Harvard

Midwest

• Under discussion on the Wikipedia:Meetup/Minnesota local meetup page.
  • Proposer: Jonathunder (talk)
  • Organizer:
    talk
    )
  • Date of local event: Saturday, 22 October, 1–5 p.m., Central Library of the
    St. Paul Public Library
• Chicago will likely have WLL event at the Chicago Public Library's Harold Washington Library.
  • Proposer:
    BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR
    )
  • Date of local event: October 29
  • More details at Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 5

• St. Louis, Missouri
  • Proposer: Elonka
  • Date of local event: October 15th, 10:30 a.m., Kathryn Linnemann Library.[1]
  • To help the library with an accurate count, please pre-register at the library's website, here
  • More details at Wikipedia:Meetup/St. Louis

• Luther College (Iowa), likely in January

• Bloomington, Indiana (
  Indiana University-Bloomington
  )
  • Proposer/Organizer:
    talk
    )
  • Proposed date of local event (confirmation pending): likely in February, Herman B. Wells Library,
    Indiana University-Bloomington

• University of Michigan Library
  • Proposer: cleeder
  • Date of local event: TBA
  • More details: Please contact me if you're interested in helping organize

• Hennepin County Library
  • Proposer: Hennepin County Library
  • Event: Edit-a-thon
  • Date of event: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 10-5 pm
  • Location: Minneapolis Central Library, Special Collection 4th floor
  • More details at Meetup/Minnesota talk

South

• National Archives at College Park, Maryland: Wikipedia:Meetup/NARA 2
  • Organizer: Dominic
  • Date: October 8, 2011, beginning 11 AM

• Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DCPL), Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 25
  • Proposer:
    talk) and User:Aude
  • Date of local event: November 5, 2011

• Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
  Main Branch (probably in the Carolina Room on the third floor)
  • Proposer: Eric Cable  |  Talk  15:04, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
  • Date of local event: October 15, 2011 11:00am
  • More details at Wikipedia:Meetup/Charlotte
    • Cancelled due to lack of interest. Visit and post on [[the meetup page to be informed of future events. Eric Cable  |  Talk  14:39, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

• Farmville-Prince Edward branch of the Central Virginia Regional Library
  • Organizer: Ethompson525
  • Date of local event: October 30, 2011
  • More details at Farmville/PE Library Offers Wikipedia Training
  • There will be a session for laptop users in the library's meeting room from 2:30-3:30 pm. An identical session for desktop users will be offered in the library's computer lab from 3:45-4:45 pm.
  • Instruction will be designed for the beginning Wikipedia editor. Call (434) 392-6924 to register (registration is optional) or for more details.

• Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library (www.afpls.org/central-hq
  )
  • Organizer: Ganeshk
  • Date of local event: November 19, 2011
  • Conference room on the reference floor with a projector
  • Easy access to reference materials, library databases, and a librarian if you had any questions.
  • Sign up at the Wikipedia:Meetup/Atlanta/Atlanta 2 page

West

• Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA (Los Angeles area)
  • Date: Saturday, November 19
  • Contacts:
    Howcheng
    (local)

• Berkeley Public Library, Berkeley, CA - Wikipedia:Meetup/Berkeley
  • Proposer: Ijon (talk)
  • Date of local event: September 17

• Boulder, CO
  • Proposer: User:Gaurav
  • Date of local event: October 27