Storytelling in Libraries: Making Community

英国财政紧缩的遗留问题促使人们重新思考公共图书馆的角色及其在社区中的范围和目的，包括将地方图书馆重新构想为“邻里空间”（以前称为“社区中心”）。该项目将调查讲故事作为社区发展和福祉的工具，重点是图书馆服务如何利用讲故事来团结不同的当地社区。通过与卡姆登区图书馆服务中心的合作，该CDA将确定以图书馆为基础的社区建设故事倡议的设计和交付的最佳实践，并通过公共图书馆的故事实践来建立包容性和可持续社区的示范方法。论文将包括一个适应性强、可扩展的讲故事工具包，可以作为未来在其他图书馆或环境中推广的蓝图。使用公共图书馆作为社区空间不足以增强社区凝聚力，特别是在Camden这样非常多样化的地区。正如Sunga和Hepworth（2013）所指出的，这需要具体和本地化的方案，围绕当地居民的特殊优势和资产设计。这项研究将从一开始就采用参与式行动方法与社区合作，以便共同设计以特定社区需求为重点的故事叙述。该项目将采用以资产为基础的方法，识别和调动个人的微观技能和现有协会和机构的宏观资产，以实现协作发展，而不是采用以赤字为基础的方法，侧重于识别和服务需求（Nurture development, 2018）。本研究将深入了解如何通过讲故事来加强社区凝聚力和图书馆的参与，通过在卡姆登各地提供一系列的测试案例，以确定图书馆和故事如何作为社区资产来促进社会转型的最佳实践

The legacy of austerity in the UK has necessitated a rethinking of the role of public libraries and their scope and purpose within our communities, including the re-imagining of local libraries as 'Neighbourhood Spaces' (formerly known as 'Community Hubs'). This project will investigate storytelling as a tool for community development and well-being, focusing on how storytelling can be used by Library Services to bring together diverse local communities. By partnering with Camden Borough Library Services, this CDA will identify best practice in the design and delivery of library-based community-building storytelling initiatives, and model approaches to inclusive and sustainable communities through storytelling practices within public libraries. The thesis will include an adaptable and scalable storytelling toolkit that can be used as a blueprint to roll out across other libraries or contexts in future. Using the public library as a community space is not enough to enhance community cohesion, particularly in very diverse areas such as Camden. As Sunga and Hepworth (2013) argue, this needs specific and localised programmes, designed around the particular strengths and assets of local residents. This research will take a participatory action approach to collaborate with communities from the outset, in order to co-design storytelling focusing on the needs of particular communities. Rather than following a deficit-based approach to community development that focusses on identifying and servicing needs, this project will use an asset-based approach that identifies and mobilizes the micro-skills of individuals and macro-assets of existing associations and institutions towards collaborative development (Nurture Development, 2018). This research will result in a deeper understanding of how to strengthen community cohesion and engagement with libraries through storytelling by providing a series of test cases with groups across Camden in order to identify best practice for how libraries and stories can be used as community assets to engender social transformation