Happy 2013, GLAM and WikiDC!

I decided to try presenting my first editing workshops while visiting family in a small town over the holiday break. Worked out great, and was really fun, so here's an e-mail to inspire you to try it yourself.

We just finished the first Wikipedia Loves Libraries event of 2013 today, out in Missoula, Montana, at the Missoula Public Library Main Branch, with a satellite event for staff yesterday at the Mansfield Library of the University of Montana.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Missoula/Wiki_Loves_Libraries_2013#Results_.2F_Outcomes

Results were encouraging, for two 2 hour events:

  1. Nine new users!
  2. Thirty-five attendees at the public library!
  3. Satellite event for staff at Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
  4. New article: Albert May House
  5. Copyediting of Bently Spang, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, Cheyenne people
  6. Two new photos uploaded!
The local librarians here in Missoula really knocked themselves out, and got us two stories in the local newspaper.

http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/events/370-wikipmeetup

http://missoulian.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/shelf-life-eager-editors-can-improve-wikipedia/article_2b0eafd8-510e-11e2-a536-0019bb2963f4.html

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/missoula-residents-offered-crash-course-in-wikipedia-editing/article_bb96a0de-5545-11e2-a8d6-001a4bcf887a.html

A big thanks to everyone!

Happy New Year, and happy editing!

Kristin Anderson
User:Djembayz

Wikimedia DC
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