Franklin Sayre

I’m the Makerspace Librarian at Thompson Rivers University and also Co-Chair the Librarians’ Department. These days I am particularly interested in creating active learning spaces that foster belonging and encouraging sustainability and critical thinking about technology and information.

weekNotes

WeekNotes for 2024 Week 50: Reflections

7 minute read

Weeknotes are where I share what I’m working on / thinking about this week and a few things to share without worrying too much about the ideas being fully...

Weeknotes for 2024-06: February 5

2 minute read

Weeknotes are meant to be quick, off-the-cuff reflections on whats happening this week, with a focus on projects and how they are moving forward.

Weeknotes for 2024-01: January 1-7

4 minute read

_Weeknotes are meant to be quick, off-the-cuff reflections on whats happening this week, with a focus on projects and how they are moving forward._

WeekNotes for Week 48

4 minute read

Writing this early on a Monday morning. It’s still dark outside but there’s no snow yet in Kamloops. That feels weird to me, but it’s also starting to feel n...

Weekly Review 2: April 10-16, 2023

2 minute read

Last week was the first British Columbia Library Conference I’ve attended since 2013, right after I graduated from the UBC iSchool and started my first profe...

Weekly Review 1: March 27-April 9, 2023

8 minute read

It’s Easter Sunday and I should be driving to Vancouver to spend two days with family but instead I’m at home on antibiotics. Two weeks ago I had two bridges...

Links/Sprouts February 19 - March 26, 2023

10 minute read

It’s spring here now and the valley is mostly free of snow. It’s shoulder season and the hills are still icy and the trails muddy. I can wear a light jacket ...

Links: Jan 17-Feb 18, 2023

6 minute read

I am going to try occasionally sharing a roundups of things I’ve been reading. I always enjoy the serendipity of skimming other people’s link roundups, and i...