Libraries and innovation - Hennepin County Library

Libraries and innovation:
21st century themes
Dr. Jerry Stein
Founder and Director | Learning Dreams
School of Social Work |University of Minnesota
S.E. Advisory Committee Meeting #2
Hennepin County, Minneapolis Central Library
Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 26, 2014
Table of contents
1.
Lending
2.
Makerspaces
3.
Libraries as art incubators
4.
Mobile libraries
5.
Teens
6.
Spaces, community & democracy
7.
The shifting roles of librarians
8.
Library collaborations and partnerships
Lending
Lending, a traditional library function, has grown to allow libraries to fit
into their own communities by being able to offer unique services
targeted toward the needs and desires of the specific location. If, in
addition to book lending, a library also lends unusual items, objects or
services - such as musical instruments - over time, the branch often follows
through with additional support like music teachers, concerts, etc.
Here are some examples:
Tools
Berkeley's Tool Lending Library
Berkeley, California
Seeds
Seed lending library
Richmond Public Library | Richmond, California
Musical instruments
Ukulele lending library
Musical instruments
Portland Public Library
Portland, ME
Lopez Island Library
Lopez Island, WA
Internet
New York, New York
Humans
Ottawa Public Library
Ontario, Canada
Cake pans
New Gloucester Public Library
New Gloucester, Maine
Outdoor equipment
Topsham Public Library
Topsham, Maine
Outdoor exploration
York Public Library | York, Maine
Makerspaces
The nature of knowledge is changing. With technology becoming increasingly
accessible, more and more people are transitioning from simple consumers of
information to creators and inventors of knowledge.
Anyone with a smart phone has, in their pocket, a sound studio, a video
production system, an artist's palette and more.
The library “makerspaces” movement is a response to this change in
knowledge. These unique library spaces provide an environment where people
collaborate, create, learn skills and share creations with others.
Fabulous Laboratory
(FabLab)
Fayetteville Free Library | Fayetteville, New York
Createch Studio
Arlington Hills Community Center
St. Paul, Minnesota
Gateshead Library Eday
Demonstrating a 3D printing program
Gateshead, United Kingdom
HYPE Makerspace
Demonstrating a MakerBot Replicator 3D printer
Detroit Public Library
Detroit, Michigan
Best Buy Teen Tech. Center
Hennepin County Library, Central Library| Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Hack Factory
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Libraries as art
incubators
Like the makerspace movement, libraries are now at the forefront of local
art movements, providing space for people to create, tinker, team-up and
share inspiration in a neighborhood-friendly atmosphere. Local residents
and artists also use the space to display a variety of creations.
The arts are a key way to advance learning and support the growth of
community residents.
Hidden stories
The Bubbler
Madison Public Library | Madison, Wisconsin
Community Mural
Poudre River Public Library District
Fort Collins | Colorado
Playbods
Dance, sensory play and storytelling experiences in
unusual places
Leeds Libraries | United Kingdom
“Homespun”
Library-as-a-gallery idea
Albany Public Library | New York
Art installations
The Reading Nest
Book benches
Cleveland Public Library | Ohio
London | England
Mobile libraries
Mobile libraries dramatically increase the ability for libraries to connect
with people and communities who are not currently using library
resources. It is also a way to increase contact with new audiences, and
connect to underserved communities.
Mobile libraries and pop-up libraries can also deliver creativity and library
support to just about any part of a community, making it easy to partner
with other community programs and institutions.
Bookmobile
Mount Vernon Public Library
VROOM!
Valero Roaming Online Outreach Mobile Library
San Antonio Public Library | San Antonio, New Mexico
Library in the Tram –> Tram
to the Library
Brno, Czech Republic
FryskLab
Europe’s First Mobile Library FabLab
sPARKit
St. Paul, Minnesota
The Sketchbook Project
Brooklyn, New York
Streetbooks
Portland, Oregon
Hospital
bookmobile
The Los Angeles Public Library,
1928
Digital Bookmobile
Driven throughout the United States
Little free libraries
Stereotank: the little free library | New York City, New York
Pop-up beach library
La Romaniquette | France
Teens
“The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: A Call to Action,”
(2014) holds this telling quote: “Libraries used to be grocery stores. Now we
need (them) to be kitchens.”
This quote refers to the need for teen programming and interactions to be
creative, messy and not passive. For libraries to connect to teens - a large
percentage of library users - we will need librarians who understand and
enjoy teens. Many libraries are meeting the challenge.
“The Circle”
Teen only library space
Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library | Tucker, Georgia
Breakdancing classes
Washington County Cooperative Library Services
Washington State
Open-air library
Magdeburg, East Germany
Teen space
Delft Public Library, Holland
Library After Dark
Rice Street Library | St. Paul, Minnesota
Teen Central
Hennepin County Library Central Library
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Spaces, community &
democracy
Author Cat Johnson argues: “It is the vitality of the mix: of intergenerational
activities, of cultural events, that makes a home for new immigrants, that honors
teens with their own spaces, that out of these diverse commitments emerges a
beloved public place”.
Here are a few of many possible examples:
Contemporary dance workshop
Flushing Public Library | Queens, New York
Niños Conarte
Conarte Children's Library | Monterrey, Mexico
Reading net
Family library
Game night
New York Public Library | New York City, New York
Graphic
Novel
Symposium
Moraine Valley
Community College
Palos Hills, Illinois
Shared working space
Sidewalk talks
Interactive
installations &
swapping
services
“I have/I need…”
Melbourne, Australia
Before I die | Candy Chang
Converting An Abandoned Walmart
Into A Public Library
McAllen, Texas
Homework help
Hobson City Public Library | Hobsin City, Alabama
Cultural and historical
engagement
Santa Fe Springs library | Santa Fe Springs, California
The Hubbard School of Living
Frankfort Community Public Library
Frankfort, Indiana
The shifting roles of
librarians
Librarians roles are changing. While still reference and information
specialists, some librarians have now become connectors, facilitators,
curators of learning, community liaisons, and outreach specialists.
To capture the evolving roles of librarians, what follows are a few
selected signs, posters and messages recently used by libraries.
Changing roles
Free Library of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Changing roles
Free Library of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Changing roles
London Public Library
Ontario, Canada
City of
Melbourne
Docklands
Library
Melbourne, Australia
Atlas of New Librarianship by David Lankes
Library collaborations
and partnerships
Libraries are working with organizations, businesses, neighborhoods, social
services, non-profits, and other branches of government to share space, save
money, increase access to new audiences, and create and deliver new kinds of
programming. Sometimes these new partnerships take place at the library,
sometimes at other sites in the community, like schools, senior centers,
community centers, retails outlets, and many more. It is a swiftly growing
strategy based on the idea that libraries are partners in the wider social effort
to support learning.
Arlington Hills Community
Center
St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul Public Library &
Metropolitan State University
Library + Dunn Bros Coffee
Roseville Public Library
Roseville, Minnesota
Financial literacy training
Partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank
American Library Association
Chicago, Illinois
Library + theater
The ImaginOn children’s
library and theater has
become a magnet drawing
people to downtown
Charlotte, North
Carolina, with strong
programs and special
events.
Library + community center
The Escalante Community
Center houses the Tempe
Community Action Program,
the Escalante Senior Center,
the Youth Assistance
Program, summer camp
programs, health services,
adult employment services,
and recreational activities as
well as the local branch of the
Tempe Public Library in
Arizona.
Library + senior center
Dr. James Carlson
Library and Clapp
Park Senior Center
collaboration
Fargo, North Dakota
Botanical
paintings
Botanical paintings created by
students of the Minnesota
School of Botanical Art.
Presented by Hennepin County
Library in collaboration with the
Minnesota School of Botanical
Art and the Minneapolis Park
and Recreation Board.
Minneapolis Central Library
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Footnotes
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