Semarang (10/23) The Library Science Students Association (HMPS) of Diponegoro University held “Diponegoro Library Festival (LIBFEST) 2023” with several series of events. The events are the Olympiad which was held in June, the National Competition which was held in September, the Coaching Clinic as a Pre-Event was held on September 17 and 24, 2023, and the Seminar and Workshop as the main events held on October 21, 2023, in the Theater Room, Building A, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Diponegoro University. These events were attended by students and the general public.
Diponegoro Library Festival (Libfest) is an annual work program of Library Science Students Association (HMPS). This program presents a series of interesting events arranged with a different concept every year. This year, Libfest has “Library Branding: Libfluencers Working in the Era of Society 5.0” as the big theme.
This year, at the peak event of Libfest, there are some speakers who are interesting and competent in their fields. The first speaker is Maulana Hasan, S.IP, a librarian and founder of the Instagram account @pustakawan.care. Through his works, he presents the figure of Libfluencer in the real world through creative content about the world of libraries on the Instagram account @pustakawan.care. At the Libfest event, he shares knowledge and experience connected to the sub-theme raised at the 2023 Libfest seminar, namely “Fomo Librarians in the Post-Truth Era”.
The second speaker is Naufal Faalih Muhammad, A.Md, a librarian at the Muhammadiyah University of Semarang (Unimus). Moreover, he is also a content creator and the admin of Unimus library Instagram account. In the workshop, he guides the participants in using Canva easily as a tool for creating practical and attractive designs.
The participants, both the library Science Students and public were enthusiastic about in participating these events, especially the in Seminars and Workshops. They enjoyed the Libfest even though it only held three series of events. Participants’ enthusiasm can be seen when the two moderators at the seminar; Luthfi Nurhayati (the moderator of session 1) and Freddy Prastianto Pamungkas (the moderator of session 2) gave an opportunity to 3 questioners in each session. Besides that, the participants also show a high enthusiasm for taking part in direct practice in workshops using Canva. A total of 6 questioners were selected to receive prizes from the committee as a form of appreciation.
It is hoped that Libfest 2023 will bring knowledge, competitive spirit, relationships, and valuable experience to the participants. Moreover, it is hoped that these events will inspire Library Science Students to deeply understand library branding strategies in the future.
The writer thanks all the guests, participants, and parties involved who have actively participated in these events including Libfest 2023.
