Comments on: The Power of Online Community http://librarygarden.net/2006/07/13/the-power-of-online-community/ An ongoing conversation among librarians with differing perspectives (public, academic, school, consortial, youth) but one shared goal: ensuring the health and relevance of libraries. [insert your own gardening metaphor here] Fri, 17 May 2013 18:44:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Chrystie http://librarygarden.net/2006/07/13/the-power-of-online-community/#comment-1582 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:49:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/the-power-of-online-community/#comment-1582 hi janie, i am so glad that you shared this story here on your blog. of course, we’ve been blessed with your voice (and powerful stories) over at WJ for a long time now (two, three, ten years is it?) i agree with jane that our stories are powerful. keep it up, girl!

]]> By: K.G. Schneider http://librarygarden.net/2006/07/13/the-power-of-online-community/#comment-1573 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:32:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/the-power-of-online-community/#comment-1573 Your story is wonderful–and one that underscores the power of virtual communities. It’s the kind of story we should take into account when we’re thinking about services for our users.

It was so good to meet so many of the “garden” in New Orleans!

]]> By: Jane http://librarygarden.net/2006/07/13/the-power-of-online-community/#comment-1570 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:45:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/the-power-of-online-community/#comment-1570 Our stories are what make us who we are. There is no reason you should not be comfortable sharing them. Many blessings on your Family Day.

]]> By: Kathryn Greenhill http://librarygarden.net/2006/07/13/the-power-of-online-community/#comment-1569 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:51:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/the-power-of-online-community/#comment-1569 Thanks Janie. I came to the blog for librarianship and was touched by your story. I also have an “online community” and “Russian adoption” story. When my son was born, I was part of an online board that shared our pregnancies and what was happening in our lives with our children. After three years, one of the mums adopted a little girl from Russia. For months, I heard of the ups and downs of her adoption process. One of the most touching parts was that when they took her to her new playroom, she looked at all the toys and touching each one said in Russian “For me?”, “For me?”. Thanks for reminding me.

]]> By: Anonymous http://librarygarden.net/2006/07/13/the-power-of-online-community/#comment-1568 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:31:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/the-power-of-online-community/#comment-1568 Happy family day! We got caught up in the great Chinese slow-down of 2002 and it seemed like the referrals would never come. The online community was an important support during those days, our group even sent lunch to our agency during the week we expected our referrals so they wouldn’t have to take time out to eat!

Cathy Doyle

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