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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

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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

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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

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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.

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http://libraryhub.nejm.org/article‐hub/2017/07/transformed‐library‐lively‐space‐learning/

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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

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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 

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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

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National Gatherings on Future – How Libraries Need to and can Transform

https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog‐posts/future‐libraries‐2017‐review‐2018‐preview/

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https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up‐front/2017/03/30/how‐public‐libraries‐help‐build‐healthy‐communities

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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

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https://www.poudrelibraries.org/about/pdf/needs‐assessment‐2015‐with‐comments.pdfhttps://libguides.mit.edu/assessment/2015librarysurvey

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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

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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/

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Crucial to get community input on transforming space

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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

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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.”

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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

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Libraries Online

‐Where the community is

https://borchardtlibrary.edublogs.org/

http://libguides.northwestern.edu/caribbean

http://fordlibrary.org/

https://www.facebook.com/KentonCountyPublicLibrary

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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

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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

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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

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Academic Libraries

https://www.library.umass.edu/locations/dml/

Student assignments now include visual digital

Libraries provide equipment and support 

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Academic Libraries

Academic librarians more active in collaborating with and assisting in content creation of faculty and curating content in institutional repositories

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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

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http://programminglibrarian.org/

More Programming on more topics  

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New Space and New Programs

https://www.facebook.com/IDEAlabSanDiego/

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East Lansing Public Library (Michigan)Makerspace programs

https://www.elpl.org/browse_program/makerstudio/

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http://www.courant.com/community/simsbury/hc‐va‐simsbury‐library‐maker‐fair‐0426‐20180426‐story.html

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Helping to Keep the Community Healthy

http://www.programminglibrarian.org/sites/default/files/resources/health_fair_flier.pdf

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https://lunchatthelibrary.org/

Summer Reading now includes lunch

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Libraries and opiod crisis in United States

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Workforce Development and Financial Literacy Education

http://libguides.uta.edu/c.php?g=432383&p=2949226 https://www.naperville‐lib.org/programs/business‐events

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Library as Business Space

http://www.richlandlibrary.com/coworking

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http://www.southernminn.com/st_peter_herald/community/article_c3f1c7f3‐a239‐554f‐a580‐2dd7a30a1e8b.html

New services for aging population

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New Partnership and Collaborations

http://www1.nyc.gov/office‐of‐the‐mayor/news/623‐15/mayor‐s‐office‐partnership‐city‐libraries‐develop‐nycitizenship‐initiative‐

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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.

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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.

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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/

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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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