Faculty Publications
Document Type
Conference
Keywords
Academic Libraries, Library and Information Science, Fantasy Literature
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Oklahoma Association of College and Reseach Libraries Annual Conference
First Page
1
Last Page
22
Abstract
Our field is requiring ever more courage from us as we face challenges to our bedrock beliefs in free access to information and the value of diverse viewpoints, of representation of different ways of being and living, of higher education, and of imagination itself. Where can we find inspiration to keep going? In order to meet the challenges we face with creativity and courage, we need both the ability to imagine a better world and the determination to work to bring this world into being. I’ll talk about some inspirational examples of the pairing of courage and creativity in my favorite books and media, both fiction and non-fiction, and parallels with some heroic real-life librarians.
Department
Rod Library
Original Publication Date
11-8-2024
Object Description
1 PDF File
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Date Digital
11-11-2024
Copyright
©2024 The Author(s)
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Croft, Janet, "Imagination Grows a Better World: Courage, Creativity, and Fantastic Futures" (2024). Faculty Publications. 6692.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/6692
