How can we know our students? This session attempts to answer this eternal question through two undergraduate student storytelling initiatives. The first is a peer storytelling project in which students who have successfully made use of library services and spaces share what they learned via an online gallery. The second is a life history project that situates students' experiences within a wider library landscape, allowing us insight into their perceptions and willingness to engage in library instruction. Both projects center students as experts of their own experience. These stories allow us to develop instruction resources that authentically reflect our students.
Participants will: 1. Be able to describe two approaches to centering student stories in library instruction.
