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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 National Perspective
The Bad or The Good News The Bad or Good News
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.
It’s in our wallets Library cards are about as prevalent as credit cards.
Getting technical More libraries—5,400—offer technology training classes than there are computer training businesses in the U.S.
Movie night Every day, Americans borrow 2.1 million DVDs from libraries
Let’s meet More public libraries offer free meeting rooms than there are conference centers, auditoriums and convention facilities combined.
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
Johnson County Library KC Science, Inc Partners • Kansas City Public Television • Science City at Union Station • Science Pioneers • Pathfinder Science
Boston Public Library Kids with Asthma Can! Partners • Boston’s Children’s Museum • Boston Public Library • Children’s Hospital Boston • Boston Public Health Commission
Haines Public Library The Voices Project Partner • KHNS public radio
Free Library of Philadelphia Philadelphia Partnership for Peace Partners • House of UMOJA • WXPN-FM – Univ. of Pennsylvania public radio • Atwater Kent Museum
Enoch-Pratt Free Library Virtual Supermarket Partner • Baltimore Department of Health
Columbus Metropolitan Library Ready –to-Read Corps Partners • United Way • Nationwide Insurance
Alachua County Library Library Partnership Partners • DCF • Partnership for Strong Families
Brooklyn Public Library Today’s Teens Tomorrow’s Techies (T4) • 120 Teens • 8 Days • A lifetime of skills
Johnson County Library GovFest for Entrepreneurs • One stop shop connecting business with government & non-profit resources • 400+ participants
Queens Library Queens Library HealthLink • 16 Cancer Action Centers were created • 4,000 people accessed Centers
Orange County Library System OCLS Mobile • App for iPhone & iPad touch • 3600 views per month
Cuyahoga County Public Library Renew By Text • Tech savvy interactivity
Columbus Metropolitan Library Technical Services Turnaround Time • 1.5 days turnaround • Down from 3 weeks
Daniel Boone Regional Library Library-to-go Lockers • Ed’s Quik Stop
New Normal = Old Normal = Change