Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston Public Library/Wikipedia Loves Libraries 2012

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!colspan=2 style="font-size:150%;"|Wikipedia Loves Libraries event at the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library

November 10, 2012

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Wikipedia Loves Libraries is a series of outreach events between the Wikipedia community and libraries. This event will be held at the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library. It will include a tutorial on how to edit Wikipedia and an edit-a-thon! Particular focus will be given to articles on local history (specifically Grove Hall, Roxbury, and Dorchester), as well as African American history and persons.

Event details

Date: Saturday, November 10, 1:00 to 4:30 PM
Venue: Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library, 41 Geneva Avenue, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Participants: The event is open to anyone and everyone that wishes to join. No previous editing experience is necessary, as a tutorial will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers, and experienced editors will be on hand to help out. Join us for as little or as long as you like.
Details: Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. A limited number of library-owned laptops are available for those that cannot bring their own.
Registration: Pre-registration is not required, however it would be greatly appreciated if you could sign up below!

=Transportation=

Please note that this event will be held at the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library, which is in Dorchester.

The library is a 25 minute walk from the Fields Corner station on the Red Line, or you can take Bus #19 from Fields Corner to Geneva Ave & Jeremiah Burke High School. Alternatively, there are a number of other [http://mbta.com/rider_tools/servicenearby/?saServiceNearBy=41+Geneva+Avenue%2C+Boston%2C+MA&sLocation=42.3080459%3A%3A-71.0812174&selectedPoint=&accessible_now=on&sDate=11%2F10%2F2012&time=12%3A00+PM bus stops near the library].

There is also a parking lot available for use.

Participation

If you are planning on attending, please sign up below. If you already have a Wikipedia username, you can use that. If you don't, you can use your real name or a pseudonym, whichever you're more comfortable with. Feel free to leave a short note after your name.

To edit this page and insert your name, click the blue [Edit] link to the right of the word "Participation", on the grey line right above. Please put a hash (the # symbol) in front of your name and sign at the bottom of the list.

– GorillaWarfare (talk) 00:04, 12 October 2012 (UTC) I'm the coordinator of the event, and will be giving the how-to tutorial!
Sven Manguard Wha?
Ish dar ian 06:05, 15 October 2012 (UTC)