21st century boys and girls: youth services leads the change in public libraries
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My keynote for the UNCG LIS Alumni luncheon where I talked about how Youth Services in public libraries have been leading public libraries towards a more user centered, maker focus for years.TRANSCRIPT
21st Century Boys & Girls: Youth Services Leads The Change in Public Libraries
Justin [email protected]
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
Della Phipps, Chattanooga Public Library, teens.chattlibrary.org
WE ARE INSTIGATORS
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
Focus on experience
Listen to the kids, tweens, and teens
The Public Library as a beta testing lab
HANG ON
BY
HANGING OUT
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
LET’S CARRY ON THIS CONVERSATION@justinlibrarian
justinthelibrarian.com
myspace.com/justinthelibrarian (psych just kidding)
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