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Libraries Transform: U.S. Libraries Innovate to Meet Community Needs
Michael Dowling, Director‐International Relations Office and Chapter Relations Office, American Library Association
https://www.theguardian.com/voluntary‐sector‐network/2017/oct/19/uk‐national‐public‐library‐system‐communityhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/apr/24/toys‐r‐us‐fashion‐chain‐east‐job‐losses‐house‐of‐fraser‐sale‐stake
http://fox6now.com/2018/02/27/libraries‐transform‐lives‐and‐in‐the‐21st‐century‐they‐go‐far‐beyond‐the‐stacks‐of‐books‐%F0%9F%93%9A/
Today’s libraries are not just about what we have for people,but what we do for and with people.
http://libraryhub.nejm.org/article‐hub/2017/07/transformed‐library‐lively‐space‐learning/
http://www.ala.org/tools/future
Libraries are challenged by the same trends impacting the global society.
Libraries to meet the needs of the changingneeds and desires of their communities
National Information on Libraries
http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/09/09/libraries‐2016/
A majority of Americans feel libraries are doing a good job of providing a safe place for people to hang out or spend time.
69% feel libraries contribute “a lot” to their communities
58% feel libraries open up educational opportunities for people of all ages
Foundations and others interested in how libraries can help communities in United States (and world)
https://knightfoundation.org/topics/future‐of‐libraries
Knight Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Aspen Institute
Harwood Institute
National Gatherings on Future – How Libraries Need to and can Transform
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog‐posts/future‐libraries‐2017‐review‐2018‐preview/
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up‐front/2017/03/30/how‐public‐libraries‐help‐build‐healthy‐communities
Libraries need to listen and learn from the community.
What are the goals, desires, and issues in the community?
How can libraries help the community reach theirgoals or be part of the solution to issues?
Willingness to change, adapt, transform
https://www.poudrelibraries.org/about/pdf/needs‐assessment‐2015‐with‐comments.pdf
https://libguides.mit.edu/assessment/mitlibrarysurveys
Community Assessment and Engagement
https://www.poudrelibraries.org/about/pdf/needs‐assessment‐2015‐with‐comments.pdfhttps://libguides.mit.edu/assessment/2015librarysurvey
Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC)Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC) is an ALA initiative that seeks to strengthen libraries’ roles as core community leaders and change‐agents. The initiative is made possible through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
ALA Partnered with Harwood Institute to Assist Libraries to Turn Outward
https://theharwoodinstitute.org/approach/
http://www.ala.org/tools/sites/ala.org.tools/files/content/LTCGettingStarted_DigitalWorkbook_final010915.pdf
After hosting several open community discussions, HPL staff discerned that its users’ chief concerns included “public safety, community violence, and their relationship with the police” (Marcotte).
It then responded to this clear need by hosting a series of three open dialogues between the police and Hartford residents of all ages.http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2015/10/community‐connections‐at‐the‐library/
Crucial to get community input on transforming space
Transforming SpacesUC Davis has a bold vision to build a library without limits: a large‐scale, ambitiousreimagining and renovation …Beyond its physical space, the library will create a leading‐edge digital platform for knowledge creation, management and sharing by the university’s research community.
Revolutionizing the library will create the conditions for success for our students and faculty… https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/wp‐content/uploads/2017/09/Library‐for‐the‐21st‐Century_November‐2016.pdf
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la‐me‐college‐libraries‐20170419‐story.html
“UC Berkeley's newly remodeled undergraduate library is modern and sleek, with its top two floors featuring low‐slung couches, a futuristic nap pod, and meeting spaces with glass walls made to be written on and colorful furniture meant to be moved.”
Maker Spaces and Beyond!
‘Winnetka's Hubbard Woods School, ILturns library into 'libratory’http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/winnetka/news/ct‐wtk‐hubbard‐woods‐idea‐lab‐tl‐1029‐20151026‐story.html
Part of school effort to develop STEAM Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math) sites at each academic level.
School Libraries
Libraries Online
‐Where the community is
https://borchardtlibrary.edublogs.org/
http://libguides.northwestern.edu/caribbean
http://fordlibrary.org/
https://www.facebook.com/KentonCountyPublicLibrary
Transforming Staff
• Emerging Technologies Librarian Access Services and Scholarly Communication Librarian• Information Literacy Librarian• Community Engagement Manager• Outreach Education Librarian• User Experience Librarian• Assessment Librarian• Metadata Librarian• Scholarly Sharing Strategist• Head of Publishing and Repository Services• Learning & Inclusion Strategist• Digital Content Librarian
Social workers, nurses added to library staff as some larger public libraries
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/4‐baltimore‐libraries‐providing‐help‐to‐navigate‐social‐services/20077244
Transforming Services
U.S. academic institutions and academic libraries focused now on student success more than ever
And Scholarly Communication
https://library.duke.edu/support/crazy‐smart‐personal‐librarian‐program
Academic Libraries
https://www.library.umass.edu/locations/dml/
Student assignments now include visual digital
Libraries provide equipment and support
Academic Libraries
Academic librarians more active in collaborating with and assisting in content creation of faculty and curating content in institutional repositories
https://sustainability.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/FINAL_DRAFT_Libraries‐Action‐Plan.pdf
Libraries being sustainable and helping their community be sustainable
http://www.ala.org/rt/sustainrt
http://programminglibrarian.org/
More Programming on more topics
New Space and New Programs
https://www.facebook.com/IDEAlabSanDiego/
East Lansing Public Library (Michigan)Makerspace programs
https://www.elpl.org/browse_program/makerstudio/
http://www.courant.com/community/simsbury/hc‐va‐simsbury‐library‐maker‐fair‐0426‐20180426‐story.html
Helping to Keep the Community Healthy
http://www.programminglibrarian.org/sites/default/files/resources/health_fair_flier.pdf
https://lunchatthelibrary.org/
Summer Reading now includes lunch
Libraries and opiod crisis in United States
Workforce Development and Financial Literacy Education
http://libguides.uta.edu/c.php?g=432383&p=2949226 https://www.naperville‐lib.org/programs/business‐events
Library as Business Space
http://www.richlandlibrary.com/coworking
http://www.southernminn.com/st_peter_herald/community/article_c3f1c7f3‐a239‐554f‐a580‐2dd7a30a1e8b.html
New services for aging population
New Partnership and Collaborations
http://www1.nyc.gov/office‐of‐the‐mayor/news/623‐15/mayor‐s‐office‐partnership‐city‐libraries‐develop‐nycitizenship‐initiative‐
Just what is the Ozarkansas Tool Library?This is a library that offers tools useful for gardening, farming, and basic construction tasks. It operates just like a traditional library, lending out, for free, a wide variety of implements to residents in our community.
How do I use the Ozarkansas Tool Library?Anyone with a Fayetteville Public Library card has free access to the Ozarkansas Tool Library as well. Simply go to the Fayetteville Public Library to check out a tool. The library has a tool catalog available to look through, or you can look through the catalog online here.
http://www.feedcommunities.org/the‐ozarkansas‐tool‐library/
Feed Communities is an NGO founded with the vision of supporting and expanding local food systems as a means of facilitating durable solutions for food security.
http://thereimaginedlibrary.blogspot.com/
Francis W. Parker School in Chicago
school librarian, educational technology specialist;and first‐grade teachers on Dot Day
Students examined the different themes presented in the story including personal growth, determination, and learning new skills. Through discussion, students identified the qualities of good collaborators and put them into play by working together to create a piece of artwork using a small robot called an ArtBot.
Increase awareness of and support for the transforming library.
Shift perception of libraries from “obsolete” or “nice to have” to essential.
An initiative of the American Library Association
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/librariestransform/
Libraries transform lives.Libraries transform communities.Librarians are passionate advocates for lifelong learning.Libraries are a smart investment.
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/librariestransform/article/because‐libraries‐bring‐communities‐together
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