Breakout 2

LIBRARIES TRANSFORMING

OCLC study--surveys, interviews, etc., of people that live in communities that serve under 200,000 people

some reasons people fund libraries

--people who fund library aren't necessarily the people who use the library

--no predominant group supports funding

--people do have a frame of reference for what the library does for them--libraries are about transformation, not information

so, what does transformation mean?

what would transformational space look like? transformational programs? what kind of collections?

2.0 as a second masters degree (Linda Tietjien)

"putting little bits of the library into other places" --Stephen Sarazin

"They're throwing out the card catalog! They're eating in the library! OMG!"

Teen Friends of the JoCo Library on Facebook--started by kids, unofficial

childhood experiences

library as independence

hold to past successes (how to define?)

library/community interdependence

libraries are personal; personal connections

reaching out

story

libraries make your world bigger

internet as another tool

libraries facilitate creation

culture--libraries as a hub for clan

transformation of role of library in society--books just one format

Josh--story about how his daughter's teacher had never heard of Wikipedia

how do we do it?

make sure staff are as passionate as we are--need to understand the purpose and vision

increase diversity in staff

recognize people's talents and let them focus on that

learn to speak language of administration, users, etc.

staff from different types of librares to share resources & network for service

people resource like lii.org--including emotional support to culture change

reduce rules

look at where we can find our niches

go back to our communities and talk to others librarians and bringing them together

remember community online

grassroots discussions started by each of us