we hope you had an amazing experience: libraries in the 21st century
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Here is the presentation I gave for the 2014 Marigold Library System Members Library Workshop. It was a great experience! Thank you Marigold and Alberta!TRANSCRIPT
HELLO STRATHMORE, ALBERTA!
No artist is ahead of his time. He is the time. It is
just that others are behind the time.”
― Martha Graham
WE ARE ARTISTS
Anna Hartmann @annaBnana80 Council Bluffs Public Library
Kelly MarraChildren's LibrarianNew Baltimore, MI,www.mskellyatthelibrary.blogspot.com@MsKellyTweets
Photo by Lanora Melilo Youth Services Librarian at the West Orange Public Library
twitter handle: librarianbunny
WE ARE INSTIGATORSof awesome
Lauren Gibaldi Mathur, Orange County Library System, @laurengibaldi @oclslibrary
The San Antonio Public Library, David Gallin-Parasi @boomshackalack boomshackalack.com/shackablog
We’ve been makers for years
Amy Koester / @amyeileenk / http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com
Photo by Alice Moore, Toronto Public Library, @kittenpie
Amy Koester / @amyeileenk / http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com
Photo by Alice Moore, Toronto Public Library, @kittenpie
Libraries make a big shift towards programming
VIDEO GAME PROGRAMMING
OMG SO HOT IN 2008-2009
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
WE DO THE PROGRAMMING THING....A LOT
Laura Koenig @2nickels Boston Public Library
Laura Koenig @2nickels Boston Public Library
Laura Koenig @2nickels Boston Public Library
OH MY GOSH MAKERSPACES FOR
EVERYONE!
Photo by Michael Casey @michaelcasey http://www.michaelecasey.com
LEARNING=FUN
Lauren Gibaldi Mathur, Orange County Library System, @laurengibaldi @oclslibrary
Lauren Gibaldi Mathur, Orange County Library System, @laurengibaldi @oclslibrary
WE ARE SORTA LIKE TEACHERS
EBOOKS AND THE SHIFT TO DIGITAL
SOCIAL MEDIA IS OUR NEW PUBLIC RELATIONS
THE INTERNET!!!!
YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION
AND SPEED ARE REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT
NOT IN CHATTANOOGA NO WAY
BUT WHAT CAN THIS DO FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES?
KICKSTART INNOVATION
BUT WHAT CAN THIS DO FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES?
GET THE COMMUNITY
READY FOR THE FUTURE
BUT WHAT CAN THIS DO FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES?
Focus on experience
OUR NEW BIG JOB?
OUR NEW BIG JOB? CONSTANTLY
PROVING OUR WORTH TO OUR COMMUNITY
Listen to your audience
The Public Library as a beta testing lab
COMMUNITY PLUS LIBRARY EQUALS BEST
FRIENDS
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME
LET’S CARRY ON THIS CONVERSATION@justinlibrarian
justinthelibrarian.com
myspace.com/justinthelibrarian (psych just kidding)