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The New Normal for Libraries

The New Normal for Libraries. National Perspective. The Bad or The Good News. The Bad or Good News. How Libraries stack up : 2010. Every day…. Taking care of business. Hot spots.

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The New Normal for Libraries

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  1. The New Normal for Libraries National Perspective

  2. The Bad or The Good News The Bad or Good News

  3. How Libraries stack up : 2010

  4. Every day…

  5. Taking care of business

  6. Hot spots Most public libraries provide free wireless Internet access for their users. Nearly 12,000 now offer free Wi-Fi. That’s more than Starbucks, Barnes & Noble or Borders.

  7. It’s in our wallets Library cards are about as prevalent as credit cards.

  8. Getting technical More libraries—5,400—offer technology training classes than there are computer training businesses in the U.S.

  9. Movie night Every day, Americans borrow 2.1 million DVDs from libraries

  10. Let’s meet More public libraries offer free meeting rooms than there are conference centers, auditoriums and convention facilities combined.

  11. Career assistance when we need it most

  12. No ticket required

  13. On the move

  14. The Bad News

  15. Newark • Dallas • Queens • Los Angeles • Houston • Seattle • Fort Worth • Huntsville-Madison County • Birmingham • New York • Montclair (NJ) • Illinois Cooperatives • Boston • Charlotte-Mecklenburg • Wheaton (IL) • Trenton (IL) • Camden (NJ) Mount Vernon (NY) Buffalo & Erie County Charleston (SC) Natchez (MS) Evanston (IL) Milwaukee Bellingham (WA) Portland (ME) Bethlehem (PA) Columbus-Lowndes County Fairfax (VA) Indianapolis-Marion County Longview, (TX) Phoenix Washington, DC Lexington (KY) Miami-Dade

  16. Good News

  17. Partnerships

  18. Johnson County Library KC Science, Inc Partners • Kansas City Public Television • Science City at Union Station • Science Pioneers • Pathfinder Science

  19. Boston Public Library Kids with Asthma Can! Partners • Boston’s Children’s Museum • Boston Public Library • Children’s Hospital Boston • Boston Public Health Commission

  20. Haines Public Library The Voices Project Partner • KHNS public radio

  21. Free Library of Philadelphia Philadelphia Partnership for Peace Partners • House of UMOJA • WXPN-FM – Univ. of Pennsylvania public radio • Atwater Kent Museum

  22. Enoch-Pratt Free Library Virtual Supermarket Partner • Baltimore Department of Health

  23. Columbus Metropolitan Library Ready –to-Read Corps Partners • United Way • Nationwide Insurance

  24. Alachua County Library Library Partnership Partners • DCF • Partnership for Strong Families

  25. Innovations

  26. Brooklyn Public Library Today’s Teens Tomorrow’s Techies (T4) • 120 Teens • 8 Days • A lifetime of skills

  27. Johnson County Library GovFest for Entrepreneurs • One stop shop connecting business with government & non-profit resources • 400+ participants

  28. Queens Library Queens Library HealthLink • 16 Cancer Action Centers were created • 4,000 people accessed Centers

  29. Orange County Library System OCLS Mobile • App for iPhone & iPad touch • 3600 views per month

  30. Cuyahoga County Public Library Renew By Text • Tech savvy interactivity

  31. Columbus Metropolitan Library Technical Services Turnaround Time • 1.5 days turnaround • Down from 3 weeks

  32. Daniel Boone Regional Library Library-to-go Lockers • Ed’s Quik Stop

  33. New Normal = Old Normal = Change

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