{"id":22654,"date":"2019-01-11T19:34:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-12T00:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=22654"},"modified":"2019-01-11T19:34:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-12T00:34:46","slug":"imagine-the-possibilities-pen-in-hand-at-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/imagine-the-possibilities-pen-in-hand-at-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Imagine the Possibilities \u2013 pen in hand \u2013 at the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why do you go to the library?
\nIs it to pick up the latest work by your favourite author and explore the new adventure on every page between its covers? Do you pull up to grab an audio book for the commute? Maybe you come in to use the computers to stay in touch with family and friends around the world, or to bring your ideas to life through burgeoning maker-spaces.
\nNow, as the Aurora Public Library continues its renovations into the first quarter of 2019, they are inviting you to Imagine the Possibilities of things to come by leaving your mark on a temporary wall at their main entrance.
\nIf you have been into the Aurora Public Library (APL) since the early days of December, you\u2019ve noticed the stark white wall jazzed up with colourful dialogue and thought bubbles just waiting to be filled in. If you\u2019re a frequent flyer at APL, you\u2019ve seen these spots get filled in pretty quickly with quotes, doodles and inspiring messages.
\nBut there\u2019s still room to fill in, and more possibilities to be imagined, says Jodi Marr, Manager, Customer Opportunity, at APL.
\n\u201cWe wanted to give people a spot to express themselves in a more controlled way, hopefully!\u201d says Ms. Marr with a laugh. \u201cAny big white wall is going to attract some friendly fire.\u201d
\nThe title of this community effort, \u201cImagine the Possibilities\u201d came from a suggestion made by fellow APL staffer Michelle, selected as it tied in nicely with their renovation mantra that \u201cgreat change is coming.\u201d
\n\u201cThe response has been really great so far,\u201d says Ms. Marr. \u201cThe bottom has been totally taken over by small children during story time. There have also been a lot of parents engaged as well. There were a few who even wrote on it before it was ready to go who said they loved the idea and couldn\u2019t wait for us to finish painting. We had to paint around those comments! We love that there are six or seven different languages on our wall, some Arabic, some Chinese, Malaysian and French.\u201d
\nParticular inscriptions Ms. Marr says she finds especially interesting are those giving a shout-out to Library staff \u2013 often noting story times performed by Polly and Jackie \u2013 and those that really heed the idea of limitless possibilities, including \u201cWherever knowledge is, that\u2019s the place to be.\u201d
\n\u201cThere is room for this wall to grow,\u201d she says. \u201cThe whole point of the wall is for people to continue to add to it. While the bubbles are already filled, there is lots of white space in between and people can continue to just go and go. It might get a little messy looking, but we\u2019re okay with that! Anyone can just grab the marker and write little messages as they go by. So far, everyone has been very rule-following and no one has really taken it upon themselves to draw anything inappropriate.
\n\u201cWe love to hear more about where our customers and our community feel like the Library could take them, or where we have taken them and help them out. If anyone wants to come in and share or express where they have been or how the Library has really impacted them, that would be fantastic. The wall is going to be up until the end of February, which is what our timeline is looking like for the renovations. Because of all the great feedback, I can totally see us doing something similar in the future. We will have to see where and how that will play out. Having this community-led feedback is what is a huge part of our strategic plan and it is exactly what we want to start to gather more of.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why do you go to the library?
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