MyWiki:Wikipedia Loves Libraries/2013

2011 2012 2013

Northeast

The Northeastern United States comprises the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

• New York City
  • Wikipedia Takes Brooklyn - September 7 at Brooklyn Public Library
  • Wikipedia:GLAM/Metropolitan New York Library Council: Introduction to Wikipedia for Libraries, Archives, & Museums - September 18 at METRO - http://metro.org/events/417
  • Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC: "Greenwich Village in the 60s" Edit-a-thon - November 2 at Jefferson Market Library. Hosted by NYPL's Jefferson Market Library, Wikimedia NYC and the Metropolitan New York Library Council ("METRO"). RSVP @ wikivillage.eventbrite.com or Wikimedia NYC's Meetup page
  • Open History: Queens and Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon - December 6 at Queens Library
• New Jersey
  • Johnson Public Library (Hackensack, New Jersey) - likely early 2014
• Boston
  • Open Access to Mass History Week edit-a-thon during Open Access Week hosted by Boston institutions and archives. Sites now include:
    • Northeastern University, Social Justice History in Boston
    • Harvard Medical School, Center for the History of Medicine
    • Massachusetts Historical Society
    • Cambridge Public Library
    • Whittemore Library
• Philadelphia
• Washington D.C.
  • George Mason University, October 22nd 3pm talk hosted by the GMU Center for History and New Media on several ongoing intitiatives between Wikipedia and Libraries (see: The Wikipedia Library for details)
  • Smithsonian Libraries Editathon 2013, Friday, October 25, hosted by the American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery library branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries
• Your city and date/location of the event here

Midwest

The Midwestern United States comprises Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

• Akron at Akron-Summit County Public Library Main Library and all 17 Branch Libraries.
• Chicago - Contact: I JethroBT (talk · contribs)
  • Saturday, October 26th at the Pritzker Military Library from 10AM - 5PM. See WP:Meetup/Chicago 8‎ to RSVP and get info, and see WT:Meetup/Chicago 8‎ for discussion.
• Minneapolis
• Cincinnati Wednesday, October 16th at The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County through October 27th
• East Grand Rapids, Michigan Saturday, October 19 at the East Grand Rapids Library 2- 3 pm. Edit-a-thon to improve Ramona Park article. Contact Bdcousineau to RSVP. Expanded information here.
• Ann Arbor, Michigan from 4pm - 6pm, Wednesday, October 23 at the University of Michigan, Gallery Lab, 100 North Hatcher Graduate Library. Edit-a-thon to improve articles relevant to the UM libraries's collections. Contact ChemLibrarian (talk) for more information.
• Your city and date/location of the event here

South

The Southern United States comprises Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

• Atlanta - Saturday, November 16 at Athens-Clarke County Library, Athens, GA.
• Arlington, Virginia - Tuesday, October 22, 7 PM at the Cherrydale Branch Library of Arlington Public Libraries
• Austin
• Austin, Texas - Wikipedia:Meetup/UTAustinOAWeek
• Baltimore, Maryland - October 21 or 28 at Enoch Pratt Free Library
• Naples, Florida
• Nashville, TN
  • Vanderbilt University (October 23)
  • Wikipedia:Meetup/Nashville/Vanderbilt Edit-A-Thon 2013 (November 16)
• Washington, D.C. - Friday, October 25, Smithsonian Libraries Editathon 2013, hosted by the American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery library branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries
• Your city and date/location of the event here

West

The Western United States comprises Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

• West Hollywood, CA
  • Saturday, September 21st, 1-5pm - Come Edit Wikipedia! at the West Hollywood Library.
• Berkeley, CA
  • Saturday, September 21st 1-5pm - Berkeley Edit-a-thon at Berkeley Public Library (2090 Kitteridge Street)
• Seattle contact user:bluerasberry
  • Wikipedia trainings will be at Seattle Infocamp 12-13 October
• Portland, Oregon: 1–4pm on Sunday, October 13 at the Portland Art Museum's Crumpacker Family Library
• Vancouver, Washington: 2:30–4:30pm on Sunday, November 17 at the Vancouver Community Library (901 C Street)
• Moscow, Idaho: October 23 at the University of Idaho (see library website)
• Boulder, Colorado: November 16 at the Boulder Public Library.

China

• Shanghai
  • Shanghai American School High School Library
    • Seminars, where we talk about the principles of Wikipedia and discuss issues such as credibility.
      • Fri, October 25, 1:10pm – 1:25pm
      • Tue, October 29, 1:10pm – 1:25pm
    • Edit-athons
      • Thu, October 31, 3:00pm – 4:20pm
      • Tue, November 5, 3:00pm – 4:20pm