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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse_at_wisc.edu>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:40:02 -0600
Greetings, CCBC-Net Community -
Thank you, Julie Deaver, for articulating what for me became a significant dimension of CCBC-Net: Community. You observed that "the idea we could form a community and talk about books was amazing." We were all learning what to do and how to do it - effectively. As K.T. wrote yesterday, initially there were pages of instructions about functioning within CCBC-Net. The UW-School of Education provided both the impetus and technological support. (Here's a shout-out to Chris Dowling who was a vital player in our "backstage" CCBC-Net community for so long.) We really did not know what to expect. We wanted to develop a unique way to use CCBC resources in order to make a unique contribution to the wider world. We really had little idea what that might mean for all of you, or for us. The moment when I really began to grasp the concept of the CCBC-Net community occurred during our discussion of the marvelous book "Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom" collected and edited by Leonard Marcus. During that August I had traveled to England for one of the splendid institutes created by Children's Literature New England (CLNE). Midst an opening reception all conversations with me were based upon the on-going CCBC-Net discussion of "Dear Genius." It seemed as if readers, writers, artists, editors, publishers, reviewers, parents, and others had become united within the same virtual space. Due to the CCBC-Net participation of many who cared about the past and present of books, about where and how they originate, about where and how they resonate, a community had become energized. The community included people who had stepped up to comment as well as those who were paying attention without commenting - at least within CCBC-Net. These people were on our campus, throughout Wisconsin, and even beyond national and continental borders. Whether or not we always agreed with each other, we could continue the discussion in person wherever we were, and we could forward comments to others who hadn't signed on. Individually and collectively each of us could make a difference, and we still can. The rumpus will continue.
Peace, Ginny
Ginny Moore Kruse CCBC Director 1976-2002 CCBC Emerita Director 2002 - Present gmkruse_at_wisc.edu
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Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:40:02 -0600
Greetings, CCBC-Net Community -
Thank you, Julie Deaver, for articulating what for me became a significant dimension of CCBC-Net: Community. You observed that "the idea we could form a community and talk about books was amazing." We were all learning what to do and how to do it - effectively. As K.T. wrote yesterday, initially there were pages of instructions about functioning within CCBC-Net. The UW-School of Education provided both the impetus and technological support. (Here's a shout-out to Chris Dowling who was a vital player in our "backstage" CCBC-Net community for so long.) We really did not know what to expect. We wanted to develop a unique way to use CCBC resources in order to make a unique contribution to the wider world. We really had little idea what that might mean for all of you, or for us. The moment when I really began to grasp the concept of the CCBC-Net community occurred during our discussion of the marvelous book "Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom" collected and edited by Leonard Marcus. During that August I had traveled to England for one of the splendid institutes created by Children's Literature New England (CLNE). Midst an opening reception all conversations with me were based upon the on-going CCBC-Net discussion of "Dear Genius." It seemed as if readers, writers, artists, editors, publishers, reviewers, parents, and others had become united within the same virtual space. Due to the CCBC-Net participation of many who cared about the past and present of books, about where and how they originate, about where and how they resonate, a community had become energized. The community included people who had stepped up to comment as well as those who were paying attention without commenting - at least within CCBC-Net. These people were on our campus, throughout Wisconsin, and even beyond national and continental borders. Whether or not we always agreed with each other, we could continue the discussion in person wherever we were, and we could forward comments to others who hadn't signed on. Individually and collectively each of us could make a difference, and we still can. The rumpus will continue.
Peace, Ginny
Ginny Moore Kruse CCBC Director 1976-2002 CCBC Emerita Director 2002 - Present gmkruse_at_wisc.edu
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