The Joint Chiefs of the Storytime Underground--Cory Eckert, Kendra Jones, and Amy Koester--gave this webinar to discuss the whats, whys, and hows of creating a personal learning network as a youth services library worker. This webinar was part of the free ALSC Student Sessions.

1. Create a Personal
Learning Network That
Works for You
Cory Eckert, Kendra Jones, & Amy Koester
Storytime Underground

2. Who? The Joint Chiefs
Cory Eckert @helenstwin
Houston Public Library, Texas
Kendra Jones @klmpeace
Fort Vancouver Regional Library, Washington
Amy Koester @amyeileenk
St. Charles City-County Library District, Missouri

4. So what’s a PLN?

5. So what’s a PLN?
• a way to steal other librarians’ lives - Anne
Clark (@sotomorrow)

6. So what’s a PLN?
• a way to steal other librarians’ lives
• a stack of virtual networks - Julie Jurgens
(@himissjulie)

7. So what’s a PLN?
• a way to steal other librarians’ lives
• a stack of virtual networks
• a personalized tool - Anna Haase
Krueger (@opinionsbyanna)

8. So what’s a PLN?
• a way to steal other librarians’ lives
• a stack of virtual networks
• a personalized tool
• a series of tubes - Sara Bryce
(@PLSanders)

9. So what’s a PLN?
YOUR PLN IS WHAT YOU WANT IT TO BE.

10. Why should I want a PLN?
● Networking
● Collaboration
● Professional development
● Career advancement
● FUN!
(Possibly pizza)

11. Using your PLN for Networking
Whether you network through social media, karaoke,
tacos or listservs, you never know what important people
your PLN knows. Cory went to Space Camp with Starr
LaTronica. Amy’s friends with Betsy Diamant-Cohen.
Milk those connections.

12. Using your PLN for Collaboration
Guerrilla Storytime was a Twitter conversation
that became a collaboration, then an
international movement! It all started with a
question to a PLN.

13. Using your PLN for PD
Your PLN is basically Mr. Miyagi. They
know the secrets. They will train you in the
ancient arts of librarianship.

14. Using your PLN for your Career
“How do you keep up on trends?” interview
question

15. Using your PLN for FUN!

16. Creating your PLN
Do not kidnap reporters. Or librarians.

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27. Questions?

28. Go, ninjas,
go ninjas,
GO!