Melbourne Grammar Library Services: Vision by Genevieve Shepherd

genevieve1anne — 2024-05-16 01:57:21 UTC

My vision for Haileybury libraries:

genevieve1anne — 2024-05-16 02:17:53 UTC

To be welcoming, inclusive, and innovative hubs that nurture a love of reading, support the discovery, creation and sharing of information, and foster collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, global citizenship, and lifelong learning.

Inspire a Culture of Innovation

genevieve1anne — 2024-05-16 02:40:22 UTC

Vision

Passion

Commitment

Communication

Trust

Collaboration

Championing

Professional Learning

Encouragement

Look to the best libraries in the world; think outside the box and challenge the status quo.

genevieve1anne — 2024-05-16 06:37:01 UTC

“Have a bias towards action – let’s see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.” – Indira Gandhi

genevieve1anne — 2024-05-16 09:47:34 UTC

"shushing" to engaging

How do we realize this vision?

genevieve1anne — 2024-05-16 10:38:15 UTC

Physical & Digital Spaces

Library Collections

Library Programming

Culture of Reading

Engagement

Relationships

Professional Learning

Advocacy

How can we innovate?

Connection, Unity & Belonging

genevieve1anne — 2024-05-16 13:16:16 UTC

One school community with different libraries & diverse people. Developing connection, unity and belonging helps inspire team members and facilitates a culture of innovation.

Happy and engaged team members are more likely to be productive, creative, and innovative.

(https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2019-10-24-happy-workers-are-13-more-productive).

genevieve1anne — 2024-05-16 13:50:23 UTC

Innovation is more than simple change. It is process of developing and exploring new ideas, taking risks and solving problems in unique ways. Developing a culture of innovation encourages more unique, creative and problem-solving thinking. Innovating challenges key assumptions about the way we operate. So, to innovate is to question the “box” in which we operate.