Collective Brainstorming: Group Activities, Projects & Interests

Street Reference, Tabling, Flyers
Pride Parade/Dyke march – walk, or provide street reference
Bizarre Bazaar
Local festivals
Groups that don’t typically go to “bookish” events
Protests/solidarity gatherings
Flashmob-type events (Guerilla Queer Bar, Banditos Misteriosos, Zombie walks)

Skillshare
Participate in Boston, Simmons PLG, or create our own
(good opportunity for collaboration)

Tours of cool places or meetings with similar-minded organizations
Papercut Zine Library
Lucy Parsons
South End Press
Book Arts Lab at Wellesley
AS220 – holds workshops that may be of interest

Create/add to resources
Local directory of activist organizations and resources.
Add library-related information & resources if one already exists.
Resource guide for job hunting (general or library specific)
Tips for librarians and others (Access to federal depository libraries [including some at Harvard], MIT’s libraries are open to the public, BPL has decent electronic resources, etc.)

Guest Speakers - Could also have speakers from our own membership,
Member spotlight/one person skillshare

Collaborate with other groups – Simmons PLG, Boston Librarians, NEASIS&T, etc.

Help non-profits organize information, provide research or resources to help them stay afloat
Helping Hands

Hold salons or discussions with designated library-related topics, readings, etc.

Prison Book Program - volunteer or hold a book/dictionary drive

Papercut - Losing their space. Suggest other low cost spaces; help with the move or with storage until they find space. Bill H. is in touch with them and forwarded an email recently.

Chinatown Library – Is there anything we can do to help? http://www.cpaboston.org/cyi/librarycampaign.html