Wikipedia:Meetup/New Mexico/SilverCityPublicLibraryEditathon

Silver City Public Library Edit-a-thon

Silver City in southwest New Mexico
When and Where
Date	March 13, 2017
Time	3:30pm to 5:45pm
Address	Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue
City, State	Silver City, New Mexico

Edit-a-thon at the Silver City Public Library

Join us at the public library for our first-ever Wikipedia editing event. We'll learn about the five pillars of Wikipedia, Wikipedia policies, and editing best practices. We will begin to edit and update pages. Stop by this free event any time after 3:30pm, you won’t be interrupting!

Event Information

• Date: March 13, 2017
• Time: 3:30pm to 5:45pm
• Location: Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City, NM, map

Your Wikipedia Account: If possible, create your free Wikipedia account beforehand by clicking on "Create account" in the upper right corner of en.wikipedia.org. Contact coordinator Lillian Galloway (User:LillianLibrarian) on her talk page User_talk:LillianLibrarian or at 575-538-3672 if you need assistance.

Equipment: You may bring your laptop or mobile device and use the library's WiFi. The library will have approximately 15 devices available to use. The library's collection of print and electronic resources will be available to look up facts and cite sources. Reliable sources can also be found at El Portal, a tool provided by the New Mexico State Library.

Participant list

If you have already created your Wikipedia account, please add your Wikipedia username below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row). We welcome remote participation - participate virtually, from anywhere.

• LillianLibrarian (talk) 16:59, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

How-to

• Help:Getting_started
• Wikipedia:Tutorial
• Wikipedia:Five_pillars
• Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines
• Wikipedia:List_of_policies
• Wikipedia:List_of_guidelines
• Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view
• Wikipedia:Starting an article
• Wikipedia:Featured Articles

Possible topics for editing

Wikipedia could particularly benefit from adding facts about our region which are found in the library's Southwest Collection materials. Much of this information may not be accessible to the world online.

WikiProject New Mexico

Wikipedia:WikiProject_New_Mexico

Geographical locations

• Silver_City,_New_Mexico
• Bayard,_New_Mexico
• Glenwood,_New_Mexico

...and more

Results / Outcomes

Here's where we can take note of the pages we have improved!