Breaking the Bubble Academic Libraries and Community-Based Programming

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Breaking the BubbleBreaking the BubbleAcademic Libraries and Community-Based Programming

WhyWhyPhilosophical theories: Golden

Rule, agape (Greek, Judeo-Christian, or contemporary)

Opportunity to libraries to consider their value, their roles in changing environment

Opportunity to share our resourcesOpportunity to have a greater

impact on the surrounding community

Our storyOur storyGood neighbor

Define ways to share campus

HowHow

Who benefitsWho benefitsFacultyStudentsAlumniBoard of TrusteesCampus partnersThe communityYOU

Why library?Why library?It’s familiar, people know what it

isWe connect people to resources

they needWe can be a more neutral party

on campuses to facilitate this (no judgment)

We should already be working with variety of campus partners

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