It’s Not Your Mother’s Library!

Kate MacMillan

Sandy Biale

Breanna Haywood

“….it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…”

closing libraries & cutting staff

during a revolution of information retrieval

the future requires

• letting go of stereotypes and misconceptions

• commitment to change

• vision of the library as relevant

• participatory librarianship

time to transform

Letting go of stereotypes

Commitment to library of the future

• collaboration

• change

• innovation,

• creativity

• knowledge

relationships are the cornerstone of libraries and participation

interact, create & communicate

digital citizenshipcultural literacy

global knowledge

it is timemodel transliteracy to encourage digital fluency

 the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools & media

explosion of information & gradual disintegration of traditional publishing

provide innovative solutionsto free range learners

Content in a variety of formats

no shelf required

free range learners are device agnostic

content specific

connect, communicate, collaborate & construct

provide content through partnerships

Napa County Library Collaboration

SNAP eCardsSNAP Databases

TumbleBooksBookFlix

Homework HelpStudy Center

Homework Hold FormsVisual Catalog for Kids & Adults

NCOE Curriculum LibraryEd1StopTrueFlixFollett Shelf

American Canyon High School• Follett Shelf • One Search• LIBGUIDES• ECHO • Digital Resources

NVUSD digital blueprint

high schools, middle Schools = BYODelementary schools = Ipad initiative

• implement digital textbooks• increase eBook collections 25%

• audio• device agnostic /content specific

Thanks to Bobbi Newman & Buffy Hamilton