Felipe Arida

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

I hope that the future of social media involves more connectedness. This connectedness will entail our friends & family but should move forward with a global perspective. Personal stories from our global community will connect us with the goings-on around the world. #INFO246w82

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@Bobbiknotts_ Creating relationships with users is key. As librarians we will have to live in both physical & virtual worlds while trying to make them both meet. Gauging what our users are responding to will be a continuous process and social-media-time will be as important as desk-time.

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

Businesses need to think about the old mantra, Location, Location, Location. Libraries with social media spaces need to think about another mantra, User, User, User. The only metric that is important is what the content means to the user and not just the likes. #INFO246w719

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@gaby_mlis Hello Gaby, my library recently moved our hold shelf from behind the circulation desk. Staff needs to place the book's spine down. However, they still have a slip of paper with the full last name and partial first name. Nobody has complained yet. I am on the fence. Great question

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@Valerie9SJSU Hello Valerie, I like that your library gives customers access to this information. I have heard this question many times. The only way that I can see what the customer has checked-out is if they turned the item in late. Now that we are fine-free this information will be lost.

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@librie3 Since my first day on the job, I always hesitated looking at the books people were checking out. I thought to myself, looking at the books is an invasion of privacy. Now, to get to know the different series of books, I ask if it is a good series and how many books are in it.

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

The Zimmer article found that there is a great benefit of using “Library 2.0” tools to get content & services to users but at the loss of privacy. The article further concludes that librarians must be informed about privacy issues so that they can inform their users. #INFO246w75

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@Rural_Jedi Hello Victor, story walks are a great way to create meaningful connections. Our library was part of a Día de Los Muertos Festival which created an Altar Walk. We had one of 15 different altars. With library programs, it is a hit-or-miss, but the worst would be not to try at all.

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

During the pandemic, libraries had to reach out through social media to stay in touch with their users. Story walk programs were used to get people at home out of the house. People used social media to connect with others. Libraries and users met at the crossroads. #INFO246w621

[Nicole Umayam @nicole_umayam]

Celebrated the opening of Coolidge Public Library’s Story Walk this morning, which incidentally lends itself to social distancing quite easily.

A great partnership b/w libraries and parks and rec.
Arizona #librariesrock

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@gaby_mlis Hello Gaby, I too was unaware of story walks. I follow @LetsMoveLibrary, and they always post what other libraries are doing when it comes to physical activities. Social media is a great tool to use to connect with the community.

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@Bobbiknotts_ Hello Bobbi, it is great to hear that your library had story walks as well. I thought that story walks grew out of a need for Storytime during the pandemic. During my research, I found that story walks have been around for some time. Do you follow @LetsMoveLibrary?

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@Rural_Jedi I too like driving. The only time I get to drive a lot is when I take my kids to school, it is an hour drive round trip. I was not aware of them creating a season 3 for Mandalorian, I have been studying too much.

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

Hello, my name is Felipe Arida. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I currently live and work in the neighborhood of El Sereno (ES), which is where I grew up. ES is a predominately Hispanic/Latinx suburb located in Northeast Los Angeles. #INFO246w67

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@DeciRodriguez1 I do not live in the 818, I actually live in the 323, which used to be 213 a long time ago.

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@Fabiola_mlis I also find academic libraries and archival work interesting but I really want to continue working in a public library setting.

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@DeciRodriguez1 Hello Deci, nice to meet you. Congratulations on being the Director for Brawley. That is a long commute to Brawley, and I do not blame you for living in two places. Have you visited the Chatsworth library?

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@Fabiola_mlis Hello Fabiola, nice to meet you. I am very familiar with Cypress Park, one of my good friends moved there after high school. It is good to see another person from East LA working to join the librarian profession. Where are you planning to work once you graduate?

[Felipe Arida @AridaFelipe]

@ahnagrace Hello Anastasia, nice to meet you. I like how you asked a question in your tweet, “Where do you find community?”, very engaging. East LA represent is correct, I also work at the El Sereno Branch Library.