"The Future of Libraries Is in the Community" - Bloomberg
Tune in for two exciting developments where libraries are going beyond the walls.
Registration
Open
11am ET Friday, May 28
***We'll be briefed by Lisa Guernsey of New America's Open Technologies Institute and co-autbor
of "Public
Libraries and the Pandemic"
“Libraries are going to recognize that their role is not just within the walls of their buildings, but it is
across the landscape of their community and in people’s homes." - Lisa Guernsey
The New America study also highlights partnerships with schools. Yet, "something about the system makes it really hard for the librarians in those two institutions
(public and school libraries) to work together.” - Guernsey
*** We'll also hear about an innovative approach to library lending in China: "Neighborhood Home Libraries" "We
curate and install family collections in homes." - Prof. Sophia Shu
The program which won the First Prize of IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award in 2020 is “N-Library to Forge a closer Community of a shared Future”.
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