we hope you had an amazing experience: libraries in the 21st century

Justin Hoenke@justinlibrarianjustinthelibrarian.com

WE HOPE YOU HAD AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE:

Libraries in the 21st Century

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

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