Hi, Sarah! This list is the second place I've posted the request- I originally posted on the WikiWomen's Collaborative Facebook page. Someone on there suggested that I write a blog post and also send my request to this list. It took me a long time to finally write the blog post, and now I can't figure out what to do with it! The good news is that I've heard from two people as a result of posting here, and one of them seems like they might be willing to help us out after they move to the area this summer. The other lives further away and indicated that they would be happy to provide some virtual support. It would be nice to have two people, but I'm surprised and satisfied with the response I've already received. Thank you gendergap listserv!

Kelsey Smith Adult Services Librarian Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE Olympia, WA 98501 Phone: 360-352-0595 www.TRL.org

Currently reading: Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm by Mardi Jo Link

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Message: 2 Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:35:09 -0700 From: Sarah Stierch sarah.stierch@gmail.com To: Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Gendergap] seeking wiki-ninja for Wikipedia Loves Libraries Local History Project Message-ID: CAKiGLfoZbH7RaZX7io_pEuwChuObaPKgCpM7dgFWMPZ9WrZzpA@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Hi Kelsey -

Is this listed publicly anywhere online? On a blog or as a job/internship description ?

-Sarah

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:47 AM, ksmith@trl.org wrote:

Are you a Wikipedia content creator with a love of history, living in the area of Olympia, Washington? The Olympia Timberland Library is desperately seeking a Wiki-Ninja to help us develop and maintain our Wikipedia Loves Libraries Local History project. Our goal is to have regular editing and content creation sessions at the library, with the goal of improving articles related to the history of Olympia, Washington. We have a whole crew of enthusiastic local history buffs who are interested in helping with this project, but we are missing the key element to our success- someone with more Wikipedia knowledge than us who is willing to share their expertise. Our ideal Wiki-Ninja would be available for about 3-4 hours on Friday evenings 6 times per year (every other month) to teach the basics of writing and editing in Wikipedia. We can compensate for any travel expenses. Please get in touch if you have any questions or are interested in our Wikipedia Loves Libraries Local History Project-

Kelsey Smith Adult Services Librarian Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE Olympia, WA 98501 Phone: 360-352-0595 www.TRL.orghttp://www.trl.org/

Currently reading: the Magician King by Lev Grossman

*Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedia* *www.sarahstierch.com*